I was thinking the same thing...Dyce/Dias. Also what about Nicols/Nicholas??
"E" On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel < [email protected]> wrote: > *Just some quick thoughts. The name Joseph Silva Dyce – I believe Dyce is > a phonetic spelling of Dias so in Portuguese records it would be Jose da > Silva Dias. Where did this Joseph Nichols come from? Did Jose da Silva Dias > die and Maria Isabel remarry? You kind of indicate this but you have no > death date for Jose da Silva Dias or a marriage record with Jose Nichols.* > > > > *Have you done any DNA testing to see if you can get any matches with an > indication of which island and general location your ancestors may be > from? * > > > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *John Machado > *Sent:* Thursday, March 22, 2018 10:42 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Maria Isabel Rodrigues > > > > > I have done a lot of research with nothing to show for her life before > coming to US. I chose Angustius out of dumb luck to be honest. I was > simply trying to look at baptism records around the birth date of Oct 26, > 1830 as a last ditch effort. Angustius is simply where I started. > > > > What I know. > > - Mary Esabel Rodrigues arrives in the US prior to 1868 even though > the 1880 Oakland, CA census record indicates 1870 as arrival year. > - Mary Esabel Rodrigues gave birth to Mary Agnes Silva, Jan 24th 1868 > in Buffalo, NY. Joseph Silva listed as father. > - Mary gave birth to a second child named Joseph Silva, August 2, 1869 > in Oakland, CA. Joseph Silva listed as father. > - Using Oakland Directory records Maria is living at the same address > as Joseph Nichols. Joseph Nichols is also written on the back of a family > photo I have, listed as Step Father to Mary Agnes Silva. > - Son, Joseph Silva changes name to Joseph Dyce. Joseph Silva Dyce > shown on death cert and internment records. > - Joseph Nichols dies Sept 15, 1893. I have death cert. Lists Mary > Roderick as maiden name of mother and Joseph Dyce as father. > - Maria Esabel Rodrigues now Maria Esabel Nichols dies in Oakland, CA > Nov 4, 1901. I have death cert. > > Media > > - 1880 US Census Oakland, CA showing Joseph, Mary, Mary, Joseph. Age > of Mary shown as 40. (Address matches City Directory Records) > - Death Certificates for Maria Isabel Nichols, Joseph Nichols, Joseph > Silva Dyce, Mary Agnes Silva. Age of Mary shown as 70 at death in 1901. > - Numerous Oakland City Directories and voter registrations for Joseph > Nichols and Mary Nichols. Joseph Nichols first recorded in Oakland 1878 > (City Directory) > - 1900 US Census Oakland, CA showing Mary E Nichols. Age of Mary show > as 40. (Address matches City Directory Records) > - Newspaper obit is slight only saying native of azores, aged 70 and 9 > days. Same as death cert. > - The best evidence is a photo given to me by my grandmother. In > handwriting on the back, it tells who is in the photo. Attached in the > thread below. > > Could not find > > - Mary Agnes Silva birth cert (if exists) > - Ship manifests for Mary Isabel Rodrigues and Joseph Silva. Have no > idea what island they are from. > - What happened to Joseph Silva. > - Parent names of Mary Esabel Rodrigues > - Church records in Oakland, yet. (I just recently requested a records > search at the Oakland Diocese) > - Other newspaper tidbits except below: > > Joseph Silva Dyce died in 1915 and was a dead end. Nothing useful in the > few records I could find. > > > > Another mystery find. I found a newspaper clipping in the notice section > that read; > > > > *Dec 19, 1901 --Joseph Silva or Dyce, son of Mary Foote (Silva) deed to > Mary A Pereira or Perry and C F Pereira, All int N park... *She may have > changed her name or remarried for a third time to a Mr. Foote. I found a > Mr. Foote living near by at the time of death. > > > > John Machado > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
