Eric and Dave
I have Jose Martins Cotta and Maria Balbina in my records Maria.Balbina is
related to my mother from 2nd to 8th cousins. Jose and Maria Balbina were
married Nov. 5, 1869. (1860-1869+006 pg.6 Rec. #10) Sao Pedro, Biscoites. He
was 22 yrs old when he married, and she was 19 yrs old. . He was the son of
Jose Martins Cotta and Maria Ignacia.and Maria Balbina was the daughter of
Jose Martins Ourique and Josefa Constancia .
I also have three more children for Jose and Maria Balbina
1 Maria do Rosario b. June 3, 1870, married June 6, 1889 to Pedro de Sousa, of
Angra. (1889-006 Rec 9 pg. 6)
2 Manoel b. Oct. 7, 1872
3 Emilia b. Sep. 27, 1875
Helen S
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From: luiznoia . <noblankt...@gmail.com>
To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 7:50 am
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta
The 1913 shiplist shows Francisco came to the US in 1906, and is returning to
his brother Jose Martins Cotta in Sanger, Fresno. Father is Jose Martins Cotta
in Biscoitos
I have no censuses for 1920 for this Cotta family
This was a very tricky family to sort out. I'm going to post what I have for
the group to see if anyone relates to these families, has worked on related
families, or just for a second look at things.
First, there are three Jose Martins Cotta who left Biscoitos, Terceira within a
few months in 1901. Two of those came to the Tulare, Kings, Fresno area. Two of
them had brothers named Francisco.
One of the fathers was Jose Martins Cotta, and one was Manuel Martins Cotta.
I do not have draft notices that fit the two who appear on the 1910 census in
Kaweah, Tulare
I have no clear death record for Frank M Cotta.
I'll post a number of records in a few messages
Eric Edgar
Descendants of Jose Martins Cotta
Generation No. 1
1. JOSE MARTINS2 COTTA (JOSE MARTIN1) He married MARIA BALBINA, daughter of
JOSE OURIQUE and JOSEFA CONSTANCIA.
Childrenof JOSE COTTA and MARIA BALBINA are:
2. i. JOSE MARTIN3 COTTA, b. 19 Mar 1882,Biscoitos, Terceira,
Azores; d. 12 Jun 1961, Chino, San Bernardino, California.
ii. FRANCISCO MARTIN COTTA, b. 21 Nov 1884,Biscoitos,
Terceira, Azores.
Generation No. 2
2. JOSE MARTIN3 COTTA (JOSE MARTINS2, JOSE MARTIN1) was born 19 Mar1882 in
Biscoitos, Terceira, Azores, and died 12 Jun 1961 in Chino, SanBernardino,
California. He married MARIA M CONCEIACO 12 Sep 1901 inLowell, Massachucetts,
daughter of JOSE CONCEICAO and JOSEFA.
Childrenof JOSE COTTA and MARIA CONCEIACO are:
i. MARY M4 COTTA, b. 31 Jan 1903,Taunton, Bristol,
Massachucetts; d. 15 May 1990, Tulare. California; m. SOUZA.
3. ii. VELMA COTTA, b. 15 Mar 1910,California; d. 30 Jan 1971,
Tulare. California.
4. iii. ROSE ALICE COTTA, b. 1913,California; d. 24 Sep 2014,
Tulare. California.
Generation No. 3
3. VELMA4 COTTA (JOSE MARTIN3, JOSE MARTINS2, JOSE MARTIN1) was born 15
Mar1910 in California, and died 30 Jan 1971 in Tulare. California. She married
(1) MANUEL M COELHO 1923 in Tulare,California. She married (2) JOE G HUGHES
1933 in Reno,Nevada.
Childof VELMA COTTA and MANUEL COELHO is:
i. EDWARD5 COELHO, b. 1926,California.
4. ROSE ALICE4 COTTA (JOSE MARTIN3, JOSE MARTINS2, JOSE MARTIN1) was born
1913in California, and died 24 Sep 2014 in Tulare. California. She married
JOSEPH LEAL, son of LEAL and BORGES. He was born 08 Feb 1910 in Azores, and
died28 Dec 1999 in Tulare. California.
Childrenof ROSE COTTA and JOSEPH LEAL are:
i. DOLORES5 LEAL.
ii. LUCILLE LEAL.
iii. IRENE LEAL.
iv. MARY LEAL.
v. ALICE LEAL.
vi. TERESA LEAL.
vii. LAURA LEAL.
viii. JOSEPH LEAL.
ix. JAMES LEAL.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 5:33 PM, nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Congratulations! What a thrill it must be to talk with your cousin! Your
mother's sisters daughter! Thank you for sharing this mystery as it unfolded.
For those of us who are your cousins, there's still that mystery of "how/who/
when? Do you have a connection to the Azores yet? I know there was talk of
looking at the passports. You already have your MTDNA...right?
Best regards for the continued story unfolding.... I like Belmira....aka,
Velma......married at 13....you have a good story there.
Nancy Jean
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:43:34 -0700
To: azores@googlegroups.com
How wonderful! So many of us have watched this quest unfold and it is so nice
to read of your success!
Susan Vargas Murphy
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 28, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Dave Worman <dvco...@gmail.com> wrote:
Success!!!
Thank you to each and every one of you who have spent time searching on my
behalf and to each one of you following this thread. I could not have done it
without you. You are an answer to my prayers! God Bless you!
I have been searching for Velma Cotta, my birth mother, for most of my adult
life with no results beyond finding out her name and marriage to my birth
father. Due to the help from members of this group - she has been identified
and I have been able to locate and contact my actual, real 1st cousin! A child
of Velma's sister!
The information came in a little bit at a time but then quickly once we were
pretty sure we were on the right trail. Understanding the name change from
Belmira to Velma was really the first clue. Then census info, newspapers
articles, tracking the people who might be the right family, finding graves,
then obituaries of Velma's parents (thank you Sequoia Genealogical Society!)
and then the obituary of Velma's sister. I don't have permission to name the
people who actually found all this but you can find them on this thread :)
They did all the important work as I have no clue.
To you who have been searching, too. Keep looking and trying and I hope for
your success!
Thank you,
Dave
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:34 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote:
Yeah, that's the spelling. I knew it looked a little off!
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada
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