My great grandmother died in 1953, when I was 5, said name was Caton. Filomema Polycena. Said her parents were from Flores. Her mother was pregnant with her, one of 14?. Went to Mass., then Ashland area of Bay Area because other family/friends lived there. Somewhere around turn of the century, both parents died of possibly influenza. All children given to family and or friends. Great Grandma was give to friend of Father's who lived in Mission San Jose. Married eventually to Manuel Alvernaz from Pico,changed name to Harvey. I don't know why, maybe sounded more "Americanized.I was blessed to have known her. She had 4 children, 2 dying in a terrible home fire when stove exploded., and My Grandmother, Helen Evelyn Alvernaz Harvey, died in 1970, and Clarence Harvey,died in the late 1980s.My Portuguese side has connections deeply in Mission San Jose.Family names, Caetano, Caton, Garcia, Andrade, and Harvey.Would appreciate any info, especially about Ashland years or those in Massachusetts. Also all very active in Holy Ghost Festas,Garcia from Castelo Blanco,Fayal.
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