Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] U.P.P.E.C Gilroy Chapter

Dave, The Council number for Gilroy is 89. It was organized on January 27, 1934 by Supreme President, Maria C. Peters. There were 14 Charter Members.  You have the 14 listed below in your email as the names on the sides.  Don't know anything about the last five names. Information obtained from

[AZORES-Genealogy] U.P.P.E.C Gilroy Chapter

Cleaning a storeroom at Gilroy I.F.D.E.S Lodge came across what appears to be the framed charter for Gilroy U.P.P.E.C dated 27 January 1934 with the "Nomas das Fundoras" down each side. It is signed 8 February 1934 by Maria C. Peters and Maria S. Pimental. Not sure, but I think the chapter number

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Wow! Awesome! that's not her but is an aunt of mine! Cool thanks so so so much for looking!!! -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Hmm. No that is not her although it's close. Thanks very much for looking anyways Celeste! Do they give the birthplaces of the parents? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Widowed woman "mendicante" buried where?

my pleasure! On Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:46:55 PM UTC-7, Maria wrote: > > Yes that is so kind of you to share the information with me. > Thank you Linda. > Wow- that was tough living. It makes me think about the conditions of our > ancestors. We are so abundantly blessed today to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Jeremy, the only name I found that is even close to the information you sent me is: Maria Terra, died 6/7/1942, no age listed, in Oakland, CA. No date of birth no father or mother listed. She died of bronchopneumonia & myocarditis. The mortuary was C.P. Bannon, Oakland. Children listed:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Widowed woman "mendicante" buried where?

Yes that is so kind of you to share the information with me. Thank you Linda. Wow- that was tough living. It makes me think about the conditions of our ancestors. We are so abundantly blessed today to have the necessities of life and then some. I can't imagine how hard their lives were.

[AZORES-Genealogy] California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

The PFSA (Formerly the UPEC) has the original UPEC records in their office (separate from the JA Freitas Library in the same building) in San Leandro. I have been many times and they have let me look through the records and take pictures of the pages I was interested in. I also talked to them a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Widowed woman "mendicante" buried where?

Hi Maria Elena, Mendicant denotes begging, but, no, I don't think we can assume homelessness. Nineteenth century travel writers to the Azores describe the material poverty and the custom of begging, but I don't recall reading any accounts of homeless elderly women. Ok, here's a quick

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

 I would have no idea which council number it was. Her name was Maria Emelia Reis nee Terra and she died July 1942 and was born about 1855 but thats all I know.  She lived in Morro most of the time she was in the States.  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Maria Reis San Luis Obispo CA or Morro Bay CA died 1942 -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Marilyn, Without more information, I cannot search for your greatgrandmother. Celeste Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com On Wed, 10/12/16, Marilyn Thompson wrote: Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Jeremy, It has taken me some time; however, I did find a Maria Brazil Reis who died in San Luis Obispo on Jan, 9, 1943, age 73. I also found Mary/Maria Julia M. Reis and a Julia M. Reis who died in San Luis Obispo. I did not search farther because I do not have enough information. If

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Jeremy, As an example of what I can and cannot do: You mention Morro Bay. In the database I have several deaths in Morro Bay and the Council of the UPPEC to which the person belonged varies from 13, 18, 32, 39, 58, 110. Where the person died does not give me the "real" information about

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

If anyone wants me to look in the database I need information about the member. The more information, the more likely I can find the woman. Here are the thing I copied from the information I found in the death records of the member: death claim #, policy #, last name, first name, mid. name,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Does anyone know where I can find the UPPEC for Bakersfield? I know that my grandmother belonged to that organization. I would like to see if my great grandmother also belonged to the same organization. Thanks Marilyn On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 1:42 PM, 'j Bc' via Azores Genealogy <

[AZORES-Genealogy] When trying send an email from a third party site

I get this question a lot in regards to FTDNA. It could happen with any site though. You click the link to email the person, and instead of launching your email, Windows wants you to use THEIR email client. With Chrome, they want you to use Gmail (since both are Google products). Pretend you have

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

> > Yes, I am sure there are a great many persons with those names, but I am > interested in any in Morro bay/San Luis Obispo As you said Cheri in > regards to the UPEC collection* "Do NOT put on horse blinders...You have > to look around and collect the whole set! You may find the answer

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

Jeremy, Of course she's going to find those surnames. Every organization has them. You'll have to email Celeste with the full name of your ancestor(s) and she'll take it from there. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

I was indeed reffering to the SPRSI records, although I am ALSO interested in those of the UPPEC. Specifically in Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo County California. Is there any was you might be willing to look for deaths in those areas in your database for surnames simalar to:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 9:28 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > If anyone is from Warm Springs, I would be glad to look but will not be > home until the end of the month. > > > I might take you up on that! I have some sort of connection with the Peters

[AZORES-Genealogy] California Portuguese Fraternal organizations

I will try to write what I remember about the organizations my family joined in California. The oldest organization I found was the UPEC. This was a men only organization and I was told that it began because there were families where the husband died and there was no money to bury him.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DA ROCHA

Carmen, da Rocha is the Surname. Some of the Priests have a bad habit of just dropping the Surname and just writing Jose Ignacio or Manuel Constantine etc. maybe they are just getting lazy! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting 500 Error message

Okay, I wrote them. Thanks. Maria Elena > On Oct 12, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > You need to report it to the CCA. drac@azores.gov.pt Either English or > Portuguese. > As always, let them know you appreciate all the work they have done on this >

[AZORES-Genealogy] HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DA ROCHA

have a ancestor whose name is either João Inácio or João Inácio da Rocha his name appears both ways on different documents and i don't know which one to use was wondering if da Rocha was the place where he was from another problem is none the documents give his parents names nor any names on

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting 500 Error message

You need to report it to the CCA. drac@azores.gov.pt Either English or Portuguese. As always, let them know you appreciate all the work they have done on this project. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting 500 Error message

me too :( Carmen       On Wed, 10/12/16, Maria Lima wrote: Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting 500 Error message To: "AZORES" Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 2:28 PM

[AZORES-Genealogy] Getting 500 Error message

Hi friends, Getting a 500 error message while trying to access the records today. Bummer Maria Elena -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help With Obituary Translation

Repost for Sue Quinn, sleeq42 at gmail.com For those who will try to help, I should mention that the record is the second one on the left page and Antonio Pereira casado com Antonia Rosa is written in the margin. Corrected link: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

OK, I thought he was talking about the UPPEC, women's organization. Now that you mention it, it was Celeste who did the indexing of the Death Records of UPPEC. I don't know the years covered though. Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,

[AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com > wrote: > So happy to hear these stories Mary!! > I have another one! I found the husband of a first cousin twice removed listed in the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

The only clue was Jeremy said it started with an "S." And I don't know who he quoted. Perhaps one of them will check their email on break and get back to us. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You received this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

So happy to hear these stories Mary!! Susan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2016, at 10:09 AM, Mary Bordi wrote: > > More fun from these records! Someone I am researching has the middle initial > "C". On his draft registration he used the not very Portuguese middle

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

I'm guessing Jeremy was talking about the SPRSI. He posted an excerpt and I don't see the original author of the question. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

I think Celeste has UPPEC records (an extra P) .as you always say Cherie, alphabet soup! Susan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2016, at 9:22 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > I think Celeste Perry knows about the women's records. SPSSRI??? Something > like that. > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

If you are talking about the SPRSI, I don't know if any are stored in any location such as the Freitas library, but I do know what happened to council 84, Sao Gabriel, which was organized in the Warm Springs area of what is now Fremont. All my family was from this area and a little band of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

I think Celeste Perry knows about the women's records. SPSSRI??? Something like that. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

Kathy Cardoza and Susan Murphy have been indexing the death records for the UPPEC but I think the Membership Rolls are probably at the J.A. Fritas Library in San Leandro. Kathy is that correct?? Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

Nooot exactly, Rosemarie. To clarify this, there has been no indexing done. We just copied the records that have been microfilmed by the LDS Church. I assume that the original records are at the J.A. Fritas Library in San Leandro. If someone wants to check to see if their ancestor was in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

> > *I don't suppose anyone knows the whereabouts of the women's fraternal > records? (I forgot the acronym for the group but I think it starts with an > S)* > *I DO know the death books for the Portuguese Union of California from 1880-1949 are available at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Widowed woman "mendicante" buried where?

Linda, thank you for clarifying. Yeah, i saw those words, "that "she had nothing". I looked to see if it said that in the other obits but it didn't. And the priest used the word " VELHA" ( as in old? I wondered ) to punctuate her status. It saddens me that with grown children the