Do you know any of her siblings? Was her parents naturalized? or maybe their siblings? That is how I found one of my ancestors first by the obit, then checking his brothers and one brother was naturalized. He also went back to visit the Azores then moved back and died there.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:36 AM, riverview <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > John, > Doesn't the city of Buffalo have a birth certificate for her? They may > also have an archives department which you can probably check on line. > Ginny Swinson > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Machado <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:21 PM > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Mary Roderick & Joseph Silva | Azores - > Island Unknown | Research Ideas > > I have come to seek wisdom from the group. Recently, I have hit a wall > with one of my branches. The ancestor nearest me is Mary Agnes Silva > (married William Perry). She was born in Buffalo, NY Jan 24, 1868. Her > parents were Joseph Silva and Mary Roderick. I have no records of birth, > only the death cert to confirm. In 1869, I find the family in Oakland, > CA, with a new son named Joseph. Interestingly, Joseph’s name on the > internment records is Joseph Dyce. Also, his death cert is Joseph Dyce > with mothers maiden name as Mary Roderick. So that fits. Fast forward > to the 1880 Oakland, CA census she is now married to Joseph Nichols and > living next door to a family of Roderick’s. I have to assume it’s her > brother. Her mother was also living with the brother I believe. All are > buried at the same cemetery. All I believe are from the Azores. I would > like to find from where in the Azores. I have searched Ancestry at > nausea, Google, news archives, library of congress and so on. Anyone > have ideas or connections? I can’t find any info on Joseph Silva the > biological father. I assume only the birth record of Mary Agnes Silva > would include that info, but she was born in 1868 Buffalo, NY, hospital > unknown. Mary Roderick (Silva, Dyce, Nichols) died in Oakland in 1901. The > death was only recorded on ledger and gives simple info. Thanks for > reading… > > John Machado**** > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
