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Major New Online Database at SFGenealogy

SFgenealogy is excited to announce a new major database available online:

San Francisco Colma Cemetery Index

http://www.sfgenealogy.com/php/cemetery/cemeteryindex.php

The database currently includes over 305,000 burial records for the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma (1887-2001). In the future, other…

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Added by Gena Philibert Ortega on June 6, 2012 at 9:13am — No Comments

Robert Frost, Derry resident

Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, taught school in Massachusetts, and died in Vermont, yet he will forever be loved as a New Hampshire Poet. He lived in New Hampshire between 1895 and 1938. His first book was title “North of Boston” and his fifth book was titled “New Hampshire”.

As another nod to his Derry residence, Frost’s eighth book was titled “West Running Brook” after the stream near his farmstead. This fame has caused a… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on December 4, 2009 at 10:06am — No Comments

George Emerson, Forty Niner

A photo, early 1950's, of Carrie (Batchelder) Allen wearing the gold nugget, surrounded by her descendants

George Emerson’s parents were from New Hampshire, raised in Milford and removing to South Boston, Massachusetts sometime soon after their marriage in 1810. George was born in 1817, and married Mary Esther Younger in 1845. He was listed as a “boot and shoe worker.” This young family had two babies by the time gold was found in… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on September 2, 2009 at 10:56am — No Comments

Who Were My Maternal Great Grandparents?

Moving over to the maternal side...

The parents of Joao Pacheco (aka John P. Smith) were Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. Theodoro was born in the town of Achada, Nordeste, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. He migrated with his mother and siblings to Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii in 1882 on the SS Hansa to work the sugar plantation.

Maria was born in Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. She migrated to Kauai, HI in 1882 on the SS Monarch with her parents and siblings for the… Continue

Added by Melody Lassalle on August 8, 2009 at 9:02pm — 2 Comments