I had this problem at St. John’s in New Bedford where 2 of my siblings were buried before I was born. I went to the cemetery office a quite a few years ago (since moved) and they gave me the grave marker numbers and we spent a day in the heat digging for the markers (all stones had numbers on them so it was not too hard to find the markers.) My siblings and I had proper gravestones made for them. I wish I would have done it before my mom passed away as she alway wondered where her 2 babies who died a few weeks apart were buried. I don’t know how this brave, wonderful mother managed losing 2 children a few weeks apart.
“E”. Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2019, at 12:01 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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