Many times, it is called "Potter's Field." That seems to be the universal term that most cemeteries use. So if there's another term to try if they don't know what you mean. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 11:25 AM 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dixie, > I have an uncle who died at the age of 3 months. My grandmother, Maria > Jose Ferreira Dinis, (born in Ponta Garca, Terceira) was always sad that > she and her husband, Joao Bernardo Sobral, did not have the $5.00 to have > him buried in his own grave site. So.....he was buried with a woman who > was being buried at that time. > > My grandmother was always sad that she did not know where her first > born was buried. About 20 years ago, I decided I would try to find his > grave site. Shortly before that time, there were volunteers who walked the > cemetery and recorded markers for those that were buried there. Not every > site had a marker and there was a portion of the cemetery they called the > "poor ground." > > There was a priest at All Saints Church in Hayward where there was > records of Mt. St. Joseph cemetery. The priest was born in the same > village ( Ligares, Tras os Montes) in Portugal where my grandfather was > born. I contacted the priest and let me have all record books for Mt. St. > Joseph Cemetery. > > It took me 2 years to search each entry of every book. At the same > time, I made a copy (in alphabetical order) of the names of those buried > there. I did not find the baby's name, however, I found the name of a > woman who had died the same day he had died and was buried in what was > called (the poor ground) I made the assumption that he was buried with > her. > > So I walked the cemetery taking note of every grave that looked to me > to have been buried in "the poor ground." By this time, my grandmother had > died and I was never able to tell her my findings. > > I gave the church a CD of the records I put into alphabetical order. > > So, if you can get someone at the church to look, they may be able to > tell you more than that someone was buried "in the poor ground." > > Celeste Perry [email protected] > > -------------------------------------------- > On Sun, 5/26/19, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Mount St Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Hayward > (California?) > To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 9:51 PM > > Repost for Dixie > Schafir, > dschafir at aol.com > > The Mount St Joseph Catholic Cemetery in > Hayward > The original cemetery was where the priests > residence is today, next to the All Saints Catholic Church > on 2nd and D. When > the then new Mount St Joseph Cemetery was established my > Grandfather > Martin helped move the dead from next to All Saints Catholic > Church to The present St Joe’s cemetery. My > Great grandfather was among those moved. Then > the church itself was moved onto the former cemetery on 2nd > St and the > present Catholic Church was built on the site where the old > church > stood. My great grandfather’s wooden cross > disappeared long ago under one of the fire roads so I do not > know where he is. > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FriuKTKd3kt87u3Frm5iWOZ-QdJ%3D9_zHJcs-k2fGNyEw%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/1498786020.5360425.1558981535652%40mail.yahoo.com > . > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_HSVKVXTHy%3DSOaEXs7QMpz%2BmSaS50Hh8ZnEPP0oN0C0Wg%40mail.gmail.com.
