Katy Perry's Azorean Roots

[Katherine]

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[Patricia Butcher]

Hi Katherine,
Enjoyed your post about Katy Perry. Having the Perry name in my
ancestry I have been very curious about her Portuguese roots and was
trying to find out more about her Faial ggrandfather's surnames and
families. If anyone has more information please let me know. Thanks....

Pat

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["E" Sharp]

Perry is also a very English surname.  I assume most of the Portuguese Perry's are from the Pereira spelling?

 

E"

[Patricia Butcher]

Hi Elaine,
My mom's maiden name was Perry. (Pereira) and my mother in law was also a Perry, possibly English origin. Alvina Gussie Perry born in California,June of 1896. Haven't tackled that Perry line yet.

Pat

At 11:28 AM 5/1/2011, you wrote:

Perry is also a very English surname.  I assume most of the Portuguese Perry's are from the Pereira spelling?
 
E"

[drv...@cs.com]

My Perrys came from Brazil from Terceria Mary Perry I don't have all
info with me now, will in few weeks

Loretta Aguiar Valdez

["E" Sharp]

Pat,

 

I found the following which might be her.  There are a few Alvina's but this on says Gussie:

 

1900 US Census 1545 K Street, Fresno CA

Alvin Perry b. Dec. 1874 CA father b. NY mother b. CA music teacher

wife:  Myrtle b. Feb. 1879 b. MO father b. PA mother b. VA married 5 years, 2 children born, 2 children living.

dau. Gussie b. June 1896 CA

son Elmer b. Jan 1900 CA

 

Is this them?  Can't seem to find much more on them.  Did they stay in CA?

 

"E"

[Joan Jurancich]

At 12:14 PM 5/1/2011, you wrote:
>Hi Elaine,
>My mom's maiden name was Perry. (Pereira) and my mother in law was
>also a Perry, possibly English origin. Alvina Gussie Perry born in
>California,June of 1896. Haven't tackled that Perry line yet.
>
>Pat

My maternal great-grandmother's maiden name was Perry. She and my
ggrandfather emigrated from Faial (not sure of the village). At
least in my grandfather's family, the first son was named for his
father and given his mother's name as a middle name (in the records
over here). It looks like all my mother's ancestors were originally
from Faial, with my maternal grandmother's people from Flamingos. My
grandfather was Augustus Perry Monteiro--his father was Augustus
Garcia Monteiro and his mother was Olivia Perry.

Joan Mary Jurancich
Sacramento, CA

Researching Monteiro, Perry, Fialho, Gonsalves (Goncalves), Garcia,
da Silva, da Rosa on Faial

[Joan J]

On May 1, 10:57 am, Patricia Butcher <pereir...@cox.net> wrote:
> Hi Katherine,
> Enjoyed your post about Katy Perry. Having the Perry name in my
> ancestry I have been very curious about her Portuguese roots and was
> trying to find out more about her Faial ggrandfather's surnames and
> families. If anyone has more information please let me know. Thanks....
>
> Pat

I also have Perry in my ancestry. My maternal ggmother's maiden name
was Olivia Perry (born c. 1870); she was originally from Faial as was
my ggfather Augustus Garcia Monteiro (born March 3, 1867; he died in
the 1930s). They met and married in the Boston area, then moved to
Oakland CA in 1903. My greataunt, Olivia Monteiro, was born c. 1892
in MA. My grandfather, Augustus Perry Monteiro, was born 20 June 1895
in MA and died 28 March 1957 in Santa Clara (according to the CA death
index). Given that Olivia and Augustus are not given names that I
have seen before, one would think that they would be easy to find.

My maternal grandmother's family seems to come from Flamingos, Faial.
I don't know if that's the case for my maternal grandfather.

[Patricia Butcher]

Elaine,
You are "something else!" I mean that in a complimentary way of course!! :) Thanks, that is the family!!!

My mother in law, Gussie Perry, died in Jan 1967. She was married to Thomas Saul Butcher. They lived in the Fremont, CA area. Will write to you off list as they were not Portuguese. But my husband had that beautiful skin tone & grew up with all the Portuguese in the San Leandro area. Thanks again...

Pat

[LHarr...@aol.com]

Check out Katy Perry's bio in Wikipedia.  (Katy) Katherine Elizabeth Hudson was born in Santa Barbara, CA. She is of Portuguese, Irish, German, English ancestry.  Her parents were both evangelical pastors.  Mother's maiden name was Perry.  I have no idea which Perry line.  Her aunt, Eleanor Perry is a screenwriter and uncle, Frank Perry a Director.

 

Laura

[Patricia Butcher]

Thanks Laura. I read the Wikipedia section and there are a few more clues to work with. Will just have to contact Katy!!! :)

Pat