Thursday, February 26, 2026

FONSECA


 

 

 

FONSECA

A.S. de Fonseca & Francisca M. Cruz de Fonseca   

 Father of Marcos de Fonseca 

1920 --      California Marriages: On 10/26/1920, in Alameda, Cal., Marcos de Fonseca, b. 1888 in CV, 32y, resides in San Francisco, (s/o A.S. de Fonseca & Francisca M. Cruz) married Domingas de Lomba, 28, b. CV, lives in Alameda, (d/o M. da Lomba & Mary da Rose)). 

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da Fonseca, Alice Guedes de Andrade de Almeida &  Jorge Almeida da Fonseca  --              

Mother of Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade  Listed on the Rio de Janeiro Immigrations of her son Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade de Almeida da Fonseca 

Anna Simoa da Fonseca   - SANTO ANTAO   doRObits1855-65 - On 12/6/1864, Anna Simoa da Fonseca of SANTO ANTAO, died at 33, d/o Martinho Fernandes da Fonseca & Luisa de Anna da Luz.
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Fonseca, Antonio Jesus         SANTO ANTAO    Husb of Emelinda Anna Delgado    - Santo Antao, Santo Crucifixo - Mats - 1885-95   10/3 - On 4/15/1885 Antonio Jesus Fonseca md Emelinda Anna Delgado.  

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Fonseca, Antonia Rosa & Pedro Jose dos Santos   

Mother of Jose Pedro dos Santos
Listed on the Rio de Janeiro Immigrations of her son Jose Pedro dos Santos. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fonseca, Catherine S.M.         BRAVA Wife of Jose A. de Fonseca  Mother of Marcellino Jose de Fonseca    *****     NB Marriages (1902) - On 5/15/1902 edit to check yr, Marcellino Jose de Fonseca of Brava, Seaman, (s/o Jose A, da Fonseca & Catherine de S.M.) m     d Marianna Santos 18 yo, b. Brava, (d/o Marcellino S. & Perpetua Monteiro).  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
da Fonseca, Domingas de Lomba     CV Wife of Marcos de Fonseca  Daughter of M. da Lomba   & Mary da Rose California Marriages    On 10/26/1920, in Alameda, Cal., Marcos de Fonseca, b. 1888 in CV, 32y, resides in San Francisco, (s/o A.S. de Fonseca & Francisca M. Cruz) md Domingas de Lomba, 28y, b. CV, lives in Alameda, (d/o M. da Lomba & Mary da Rose). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fonseca, Ermelinda Anna Delgado     SANTO ANTAO Wife of Antonio Jesus Fonseca --  Santo Antao, Santo Crucifixo - Matrimonios - 1885 - 189510/3 - On 4/15/1885 Antonio Jesus Fonseca md Emelinda Anna Delgado.

Fonseca, Fidele      b. Husb of Luisa Fonseca 1910 Census, NB, 95 First St., 22 y, b. CV, h/o Luisa 21. 

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Fonseca, George     See entries at Jorge
Fonseca, Gualdina   Relative/friend of Maria Fausta Oliveira    Immigration - Listed on the ship manifest for Maria Fausta Oliveira as her brother & the person who she would join at 492 Wickenden,  Prov. when she arr’d on 9/1910. 

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Fonseca, Isabel       Fogo --   See Isabel Fonseca Lomba, w/o Jose Lomba NB Marriages (1914) - On 3/7/1914, Jose Lomba, 24, b. Brava, married Isabel Fonseca, 22, b. Fogo

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Fonseca, James  New Bedford  b. 8/21/1931 NewBedford High School Yearbook - Nickname “Aces”, 63 Howland St., General Curriculum, b. NB on 8/21/1931, plans to be a Cobbler.  Was in ROTC.

 Jorge Almeida da Fonseca & Alice Guedes de Andrade de Almeida da Fonseca --  Father of Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade   *****     Listed on the Rio de Janeiro Immigrations of his son Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade de Almeida 


da Fonseca, Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade de Almeida  
b. 11/17/1927  Son of Jorge Almeida da Fonseca  & Alice Guedes de Andrade de Almeida da Fonseca      Rio de Janeiro Immigrations       Jorge Luis Guedes de Andrade de Almeida da Fonseca was b. on 11/17/1927 in CV, & he arr’d in Rio in 1959, had lived in Lisbon, occupation - commerciante, s/o Jorge Almeida da Fonseca & Alice Guedes de Andrade de Almeida da Fonseca  

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de Fonseca, Jose   Brava    Husb of Catherine de S.M.  Father of Marcellino Jose de Fonseca who md Marianna Santos in NB on 5/15/1902.   


da Fonseca, Jose Antonio    Santo Antao      Husb of Maria dos Santos      Santo Antao, Santo CrucifixoMats18851895 12/6 - On 5/13/1885, Jose Antonio da Fonseca m d Maria dos Santos.  

Jose Carlos Vaz de Fonseca 

1894 --     doRMats1893-94 --   48/23 -  On 7/2/1894, Bartholomeu Miguel Araujo 26, of Mofina (s/o Miguel Antonio Araujo  & Maria Clara) md Maria Francisca de Brito (x) 27, of Calejao, (d/o Manoel Antonio Miranda & Francisca Roza de Brito (x)), w - Jose Antonio Araujo & Jose Carlos Vaz de Fonseca (x).


Jose Joaquim Fonseca         CV   b. Immigration 10/19/1933  Ship = COAMO, San Juan to NY, b. CV, seaman, 41y      

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Marcellino Jose de Fonseca   

Brava   b.   Husb of Marianna Santos de Fonseca       Son of Jose A. da Fonseca  & Catherine de S.M.  NB Marriages (1902) - On 5/15/1902 edit to check yr, Marcellino Jose de Fonseca of Brava, Seaman, s/o Jose A, da Fonseca & Catherine de S.M. md Marianna Santos 18 y, b. Brava, d/o Marcellino S. & Perpetua Monteiro. 

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de Fonseca, Marcos & Domingas de Lomba

b. 1888  Son of A.S. de Fonseca  & Francisca M. Cruz    *****    

 California Marriages - On 10/26/1920, in Alameda, Cal., Marcos de Fonseca, b. 1888 in CV, 32y, resides in San Francisco, (s/o A.S. de Fonseca & Francisca M. Cruz) md Domingas de Lomba, 28y, b. CV, lives in Alameda, (d/o M. da Lomba & Mary da Rose).  

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Maria dos Santos Fonseca  Sao Nicolau  ---   Wife of Jose Antonio da Fonseca      *****     Santo Antao, Santo CrucifixoMats - 1885 95 12/6 - On 5/13/1885, Jose Antonio da Fonseca md Maria dos Santos.

Maria Gomes Fonseca   -   See Maria Gomes Fonseca Monteiro, w/o Miguel F. Monteiro


Maria Jose Baptista da Fonseca  Brava    See Maria Jose Baptista da Fonseca Correia 

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Marianna Santos Fonseca  

Brava    b.      Wife of Marcellino Jose de Fonseca ---  Daughter of Perpetua Monteiro Santos  & Marcellino S Santos     *****     

NB Marriages (1902) - On 5/15/1902 edit to check yr, Marcellino Jose de Fonseca of Brava, Seaman, s/o Jose A, da Fonseca & Catherine de S.M. md Marianna Santos 18 y, b. Brava, d/o Marcellino S. & Perpetua Monteiro.    

1910 Census, NB, School St, 27y, Wd, d/o Perpetua Monteiro Santos    

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Martinho Fernandes da Fonseca & Luisa de Anna da Luz -  

Father of Anna Simoa da Fonseca     ***** doRObits1855-65 - On 12/6/1864, Anna Simoa da Fonseca of SANTO ANTAO, died at 33, d/o Martinho Fernandes da Fonseca & Luisa de Anna da Luz.

Miguel Nicolau  Fonseca CV b.   Mass Crew Lists: 6/11/1926 --  Ship = BRUNHILDE arr’d in NB, 71 y,        Cook.  

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Raul Fonseca  b. 1895   imm 2/20/1926, NY. Passenger Lists.  


Monday, February 23, 2026

FREITAS


on Johnny Cake Hill in New Bedford, Massachusetts 

FREITAS 

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Pedro Carlos Freitas

1843 - doRBaps1842-52 -   page _____,   On 12/25/1843, Pedro  was bap, b. 11/26/43, s/o Joze Antonio Soares & Rosa Maria da Graca, gods - Pedro Carlos Freitas (x) & Margarida de Cortona Costa , m/d Jose Francisco de Almeida (x); 

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Freitas de Almeida 

Maria Freitas de Almeida

1859 --  doRBaps1852-64 --  121/-  On 7/18/1859, Eugenia was bap, b. 8/14/58, d/o Joao Antonio Lopes de Almeida & Maria de Freitas de Almeida, god - Pedro de Freitas Machado;  

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Freitas Machado 

Pedro Freitas de Machado 

1859 --  doRBaps1852-64 --  121/-  On 7/18/1859, Eugenia was bap, b. 8/14/58, d/o Joao Antonio Lopes de Almeida & Maria de Freitas de Almeida, god - Pedro de Freitas Machado;  

 

Someone on the Sao Nicolau FB page is looking for Adelaide Freitas.   

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Ferreira / Pereira / Ferreira da Rocha / Ferreira dos Santos

 


 This is the Seamen's Bethel Church in New Bedford.  This church is mentioned in the first pages of the book MOBY DICK.  My mother's sister was married in this Church.   It is on Johnny Cake Hill.  

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FERREIRA 

Eugenia Maria Ferreira & Antonio Manoel Alves 

1880 --  daLObits 128/44 - On 4/18/180, Gertrude Alves Ferreira died at 11 mos, (d/o Antonio Manoel Alves & Eugenia Maria Ferreira of VRB).  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gertrude Alves Ferreira (1879-1880)

1880 --  daLObits 128/44 - On 4/18/1880, Gertrude Alves Ferreira died at 11 mos, (d/o Antonio Manoel Alves & Eugenia Maria Ferreira of VRB).   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manoel Ferreira 

1881 - daLObits - 166/120 - On 12/11/1881, Candido Ferreira da Rocha died at 5y, (s/o Manoel Ferreira & Isabel Antonia da Rocha of VRB)   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maria da Cruz Ferreira & Francisco Manoel dos Reis (x) 

Parents of: 

(1)  Anna (b. 2/2/1844) 

1844 -  doRBaps1842-52 -  47/-  On 2/25/44, Anna was bap, b. 2/2/1844, d/o Francisco Manoel dos Reis & Maria da Cruz Ferreira  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Narciso Antonio Pereira 

   - what volume?  6/-  On ?2/4/47 -  Narciso Antonio Pereira, s/o Antonio Pereira & Bernarda de Brito.   =========================================================================== 

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Candido Ferreira da Rocha  (1876-1881)  

1881 - daLObitswhatyears - 166/120 - On 12/11/1881, Candido Ferreira da Rocha died at 5y, (s/o Manoel Ferreira & Isabel Antonia da Rocha of VRB)  ==========================================================================  

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Ferreira dos Santos  On 6/7/2026, a CV DNA member wrote to me saying that there is no family "Ferreira dos Santos".  So now I have to figure out where and why I picked it up.  I will just leave it here with the caveat for now.    

 

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A. Manoel Pereira

1900 -  BoaVista doLivMats1897-1900  11/3 - In early 1900, Joao Baptista Almeida Pereira, 28y, of SANTO ANTAO (s/o A. Manoel Pereira & Maria Gertrudes Pereira) md Antonia Maria Evora, 21y, of Santo Antao (d/o Marcos da Graca & Maria Joanna Evora), both of Santo Antao, w - __________ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Agueda de Jesus Pereira

what church/what volume? --  120/-  On 7/3/1859, Maria d/o Agueda de Jesus Pereira of MADEIRA  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Antonio (Maria) Pereira  (    -1882)

1882 - daLObits 185/114 -- On 12/18/1882, Antonio (Maria) Pereira died at 18y, of RP, s/o Maria Joanna Pereira.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ignacia Pereira de Lima /Ignacia Pereira de Brito 

1852 - what volume?  (1842-52 or 52 - 64) - what pages?  On 3/23/1852 .. I P de Lima  ....  On 4/10/1852 I.P de Brito.    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joao Baptista Almeida Pereira & Antonia Maria Evora

 1900 -  BoaVista doLivMats1897-1900  11/3 - In early 1900, Joao Baptista Almeida Pereira, 28y, of SANTO ANTAO (s/o A. Manoel Pereira & Maria Gertrudes Pereira) md Antonia Maria Evora, 21y, of Santo Antao (d/o Marcos da Graca & Maria Joanna Evora), both of Santo Antao, w - __________   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joao Pereira dos Santos 

1852 - what volume - what page?  On 5/29/1852, god - Joao Pereira dos Santos  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maria Gertrudes Pereira & A. Manoel Pereira

1900 -  Boa Vista doLivMats1897-1900      11/3 - In early 1900, Joao Baptista Almeida Pereira, 28y, of SANTO ANTAO (s/o A. Manoel Pereira & Maria Gertrudes Pereira) md Antonia Maria Evora, 21y, of Santo Antao (d/o Marcos da Graca & Maria Joanna Evora), both of Santo Antao, w - __________  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maria Joanna Pereira 

Mother of:

(1)  Antonio Maria Pereira (b.     d. 12/18/1882) 

1882 - daLObits 185/114 -- On 12/18/1882, Antonio (Maria) Pereira died at 18y, of RP, s/o Maria Joanna Pereira.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maria da Piedade Pereira & Joao Gaspar Lopes  (   -1881)

1881 - daLObits  159/83 - On 9/28/1881, Joao Gaspar Lopes died at 60y, widower of Maria da Piedade Pereira of VRB.  

Maria da Silva Pereira 

1847 - doRBaps1842-52 - On 6/17/1847, w - Maria da Silva Pereira  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Raymundo Manoel Pereira & Gertrudes Domingas Soares /Gertrudes Domingas Duarte

1852 - what volume?    303/-  On 6/28/1852 -  god Gertrudes Domingas Duarte, m/d Raimundo Manoel Pereira 1856 - doRBaps1852-64 - 44/-  On 1/1/1/55, Gertrudes Domingas Soares (x) m/d Raymundo Manoel Pereira was a godmother.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vicente Jose Pereira (    -1881) & Josepha Francisca da Graca 

1881 - daLObitswhatyears  - 150/27 - On 3/23/1881, Vicente Jose Pereira died at 63, h/o Josepha Francisca da Graca of VRB.    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------