Hi friends: I may have sniffed out a new trail on one of my "Mystery Maria's" (my GGrandmother). I know about her marriage and death, *but am working on her birth and beyond (if possible)*. Her marriage in Madera CA lists her as Mary Souza, and her death in 1903 lists her as being 19 years old and having been born in Boston USA. She was married and known as Mary C. Evangelho (married name) by then. I know from her brother's Social Security record that their mother's maiden name was Costa.
So here is my new trail: *Found birth record for Mary Souza, born Boston USA, 26 OCT 1884.* I think this is probably her, age and place fits perfectly, and there were no other Maria/Maria Souza's born around that time. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-695K-15?i=203&cc=1536925 Record lists her father as Manuel J, from St. Michaels Azores. Record lists her mother as Maria M, from St. George Azores. *Found Marriage of her parents: Manuel J and Maria M, married 30 NOV 1872, in Boston USA* https://familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Asouza~%20%2Bmarriage_place%3ABoston~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1872-1872~&collection_id=1469062 Record lists him as Manuel J Souza, age 30, Carpenter. Born St. Michaels Azores, his parents are Manoel and Florinda Record lists her as Maria Margarida, age 25. Born in St. George Azores. Her parents are Joseph and Elizabeth. (This is where the possible Costa surname came from) If anyone has info on Manuel J or Maria Margarida, or their parents - please let me know. I've started searching the St George records for a Maria M, born around 1847ish, but have still have a lot of churches to go through. thank you! Mary -- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
