Hello,
This week I happened to mention the PACHECO name on the Maine (US) List,
and someone responded. The researcher said she had an old picture of a
... Private Manny PACHECO .. from 1917. At the time he was at a military
"field" on Long Island, NY. She had no other information on the
soldier, and she wondered whether he could have been related to my
husband's paternal grandfather. I dug out an old picture of my
husband's father and uncle when they were first married, and I see
somewhat of a resemblance.
As I've mentioned many times before, my husband grew up with his
grandmother (Mrs. Pacheco) telling all her grandchildren many things about
her late husband. And, I've discovered most of them were not true. So,
after researching and posting queries, I don't believe I ever found out
.exactly. when Antonio PACHECO arrived in MA (US). He arrived ~1905 as a
20-yr-old from Sao Miguel (From just outside of Ponta Delgada) So, I
don't know who he traveled with, and I don't know who he came to stay
with. (There were too many Antonio's arriving around that time.)
Several yrs. ago I heard from another researcher that one of the other
PACHECO families in Cambridge, MA, were related to "Tony" as they came from
the same village (Sao Roque). "Grandma" always tolder her
grandchildren her late husband had no relatives in New England. But, I
believe he did have relatives here, maybe not with the same last name.
I checked census records earlier this morning and there were at least a
dozen Manuel Pacheco's in New England in that 1900-1920 timeframe. And,
several were men in their 20's. The problem with the soldier in 1917 is
that he probably fought in WW I. And, it would take some research to
find out if he survived the War. So, he might not have been in the 1920
census.
That's all I'll say for now. Have a pleasant weekend !
Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)
P.S. "Tony" and "Elsie" had 5 surviving children, and their oldest
daughter passed last month. Their other daughter is in a nursing home,
and only their youngest son is still doing OK. ("Tony" is the one who
was killed in a car accident in 1928, and their were 4 other, Portuguese
men from Cambridge in the car with him. I don't know how many survived
that.) (Think about a 1920-era car in MA/US.)
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