Thanks Eric and Rick for translation and information.
It looks like there is indeed a link to Sebastiana and Quitéria, as I'm
seeking, although Quitéria is the grandmother:
Maria (23 Dec 1854) legitimate daughter of
Manoel Rodrigues Silvestre
Sebastiana de Jesus
Paternal granddaughter of
Manuel Rodrigues Silvestre and
Quiteira de Jesus
Maternal granddaughter of
Antonio Jose Pimentel Carneiro and
Anna Ignacia
The evidence looks tantalizing if Marie called herself Marie do Céu upon
immigration, married in Massachusetts as Marie S Ceao, and her death
certificate informant remembered her maiden name as something like Guiterra.
Sound like a stretch?
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You asked what I had that leads to seeking Sebastiana and Quitéria lineage.
Here is the line of evidence:
*Mary Pimentel Guiterra*
Birth Dec 1854 in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal
Death 20 Aug 1936 in Contra Costa County, California
"Guiterra" comes from one record, Calif Death Index. (= Quitéria ?)
Pimentel likely came from husband since initial "P" used only in later
records.
Birth date is from 1900 US Census (but gravestone has 1853); Calif Death
Record has age 82: 20 Aug 1936 - 23 Dec 1854 = 81 yrs, 7 mos, 28 d.
married to
*Mathew Pimental Renas*
Birth 19 Mar 1844 in Santa Cruz, Flores, Azores, Portugal
Death Mar 1891 in Brentwood, Contra Costa, California
= Matheus Pimentel Ramos (1873 immigration) = Mathew Minta (1880 US Census
only), thereafter = Mathew Pimental Renas
*Immigration*
6 Aug 1873
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Passenger & Crew Lists 1820-1943. From Flores aboard Kate
Williams: "Matheus Pimental Ramos, age 29 [1844], Male, occupation Mariner,
Azores, immigration USA, Steerage" with next line "Maria de Ceo, age 18
[1855], Female, Azores, immigration USA, Steerage"
Presently contemplating this *possible marriage record*:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NW1D-71F
Name: Matthews Manta Ramas
Event Type: Marriage (first for both)
Event Date: 23 Aug 1873
Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
Residence: Cohasset, Massachusetts
Occupation: Laborer
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year (Est): 1845
Birth Place: Western Isles
Father's Name: Manuel
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Name: Maria S Ceao
Residence: Cohasset, Massachusetts
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Est.) 1855
Birth Place: Western Isles
Spouse's Father's Name: Manuel S.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sebastian
…which is close to the 1873 immigration data, but I'm having difficulty
with Mathew and Marie traveling together unmarried, though marrying several
weeks later in MA. Perhaps they were chaperoned.
Then I looked for Marie's possible parents, say Quitéria and Sebastiana, in
'Casais das Flores e do Corvo':
João de Medeiros da Silveira [23 anos, n. Relva, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel
, f.º de Francisco de Medeiros e de Jacinta Rosa] c. 1877.11.10 c. Maria da
Glória [31 anos, f.ª de Manuel Rodrigues Quitéria e de Sebastiana de Jesus].
However, there are no other listings involving Manuel Rodrigues Quitéria e
de Sebastiana de Jesus.
Steve
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