Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
If you have been researching your Portuguese family tree for any amount of time, you’ve notice that they weren’t very creative with their names. Antonio, Maria, Jose, Joao, Manoel, and Rosa fill out most 1800s genealogies. A Standard List of Given Names How many Maria’s can one family have? Did a mother ever revolt and…
The Wailea Mill was established in 1921 in Hakalau, Hawaii Capacity: 250 tons of cane per 24 hours Excerpted from “Gilmore’s Hawaii Sugar Manual, 1938-1939”, page 241. President: August S. Costa Vice President: Satoru Kurisu Treasurer: R.B. Booth Secretary: Ant. S. Costa Directors: M. Uehara, James Parker, and U. Nagahama Manager: Aug. S. Costa Agents:…
Founding Members of Sociedade Portugueze de Santo Antonio Beneficent (aka The San Antonio Society or the Santo Antonio Society) Established 1 Jan 1877 Founding Member Native Of Pereira, Jacintho (aka Jason Perry), President Pedro Miguel, Horta, Faial Rodrigues, Antonio (Emanuel), Vice President Pico Pereira, Manoel Silveira, Secretary-Treasurer Pico Barreto, Manoel Antonio Bettencourt, Manoel Silva…
The Sociedade Portuguesa de Santo Antonio Beneficente de Hawaii was also known as the Santo Antonio Society. These were their officers in 1919. J. Caetano B. Camara M. Camara V. Fernandes J.F. Freitas M.S. Freitas L.R. Meideiros A. Ornellas M. Pereira M. Pimentel M.J. Serpa M.R. Sousa Source: Portuguese Hawaiian Memories, by J.F. Freitas, page…
Middle names as used in America weren’t shared across cultures. Portuguese males rarely used middle names. You might find one or two ancestors with a middle name, but was not the norm. Those who migrated to Hawaii continued this practice. So, how is it that after 1917 or so, many Portuguese Hawaiian males acquired a…