Catholic Church in Cambridge, MA

[kmh4sch]

Good afternoon,

I am looking for the church that my grandparents likely attended when they lived in Cambridge from 1921 to about 1924. I'm guessing it was probably East Cambridge, as that was where many other ethnic groups first settled.

My grandparents, Joe Machado Silva (1894) and Maria Augusta Silva (1897) came from Angra, Terceira to the area in May of 1921.  Joe had several brothers and sisters that lived in Cambridge.  I do not have an address.  Their first born child, Paul L. Silva was born there.  I know that because I found him on the Massachusetts birth Index on Ancestry.com.  I have the book, volume and page and I am requesting a copy.  I would like to also get the church record.  Paul only lived a few months and died in 1922 (again I found him on the Massachusetts Death index and have requested the civil record).  Knowing where he was baptized and buried would be great.  My grandparents left Cambridge for California in 1924 so it must have been so hard to leave their first born there.

Any help would be appreciated,

Karen Silva Hillman

[Shirl Sereque]

Karen-You can get the census records from Cambridge which will tell where they lived.  I got mine through Ancestry.com.  (I lived in Cambridge but not being Catholic I don't know the names of any churches that would be of interest to you.)
- Shirl -

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From: kmh4sch <kmh...@aol.com>

[Eleanor Levine]

Try St. Anthony's, in Cambridge.  The church,  I believe was established in the early 1900's.  it is listed on the Archdiocese of Boston webpage as a Portuguese ethnic Church.   

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[Shirl Sereque]

Karen:  I found a Joseph and Mary Silva in Cambridge in 1923 living at 233 Charles Street.  It said he was a printer.
Another Joseph and Mammie lived at 87 Amory and he was a machinist.
Two Josephs (no wife mentioned), one was a chauffeur and lived at 61 Tremont, and the other was a laborer and lived at 245 6th Street, all in Cambridge.

[Cheri Mello]

Repost for Betty Fredericks, bbffrrpp11 at gmail.com

Hi Karen,

 

You probably want to learn about St. Anthony's Church in East Cambridge.    That is the Portuguese Church for the City.    I don't know when it was originally built, but an FYI is that a new building was built maybe after 1950 - on a different street, I believe.

 

My (now) husband spent most of his life in Cambridge, and grew up on Gore St. in East Cambridge.    There were many nationalities on Gore St. and in East Cambridge, in general.   His family moved to Cambridgeport during the 1950's, but his father's relatives mostly remained in East Cambridge and Somerville next to it.     

 

Another FYI is that his grandfather, Antonio PACHECO, was killed in a car accident in ~1929, and there were 3 other, Portuguese men in the car with him.    At least 3 of the 4 men did not survive their injuries.    From memory at 7 am, I'm pretty sure one of the men was a SILVA.    And possibly a MACHADO.  ..    "Tony" married Elsita "Elsie" MOURA in ~1912, and her mother and sisters were also in East Cambridge  (or Somerville).   Her brothers were also there initially but moved out of state in 1920's.     And, I found out last fall her mother's brothers with the da ROSA name were already there.

 

You'll find many Portuguese surnames in Cambridge and Somerville, and the young adults marrying Portuguese people.    For example, the couple Frank and Carolina (MOURA) MEDEIROS had relatives marrying MACHADO people.

 

(I grew up in Arlington, right beside Cambridge and Somerville,  so I'm somewhat familiar with the area.     And, I know many  Portuguese moved to Arlington or neighboring towns.

I have access to the 1920 census, and I just checked.   There were ~260 people with the SILVA name in just Middlesex County.       And, you mentioned that your Joe and Maria SILVA didn't arrive until 1921.    If you wanted to mention the brother's name, I'll see if he is mentioned in the 1920 census.

 

Betty       (near Lowell, MA, USA)

[Shirl Sereque]

I hadn't realized that the post said "Catholic Churches..." so am riposting this again.   Yes, there were tons of Silvas in Cambridge but only four named Joseph.

- Shirl -

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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic Church in Cambridge, MA

[Karen Hillman]

Thanks Shirley.  I also received a post from Betty Fredericks and she had good info too.  This will keep me busy for a while.

Karen

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[Sandy Dolan]

Hi Karen,

My grandparents also attended St. Anthony's church, now on the corner of Cambridge Street and Cardinal Mederois ( Way or Street). The original old wooden church was across on that street a little further down. My dad and his brothers and sisters went there as well. 

My grandmother was Deolinda (Augusta) Souza and was born in 1882, also from Angra, Terceira. I was wondering if you had any more information about your grandmother who's last name was Augusta. I have been trying so hard to find out how many brothers and sisters she had and there names. I know she had a brother Joseph and a brother Bernard. My Dad is now 86 (soon to be 87 next month) and was the baby of 8 kids in his family and the last older brother he has left has dementia, sadly. My dad doesn't remember any family history to tell of. I was only 12 when my grandmother died in 1972 and back then I didn't have the bright idea of asking her about her family and growing up in the Azores. She spoke mostly Portuguese so I never really had a conversation by myself with her. My aunt would translate. But I loved her just the same and now want to know all about her (when it's too late!). Just wondering if there might be a connection I could work with! 

Thanks! 

Sandy

[Adair Borba]

Hello,

I have little information, but am wondering if there is a connection...

I am searching for information on my GGM family, I am comfortable with her(Jennie)information, but have yet to verify her brother and father.  Any help would be appreciated!

Jennie Solomon Silva

Born 1857 Portugal

Died 1946 California

Arrived at age 12 in 1869 Rhode Island

Her Father-

Joseph Salamina Silva

Born abt 1821 Portugal

Arrived at age 44 in Boston 1865

Her Brother-

Manuel Silva

Born 1851

Died 1925, St. Marys, Bristol Rhode Island

Arrived at age 26 in 1877

Adair Borba

[Karen Hillman]

Hi Sandy,

 

I know what you mean about wanting to ask questions when it is too late.  Have done that many times myself. 

 

As far as Maria Augusta goes, Augusta is her middle name.  You probably already know that during periods of Azorean history, most women only listed their given and middle names; not their surname as we would.  What a trick to play on us when we want to find them.  Her actual family name Goncalves.  I have a list of all her siblings and Bernard is not among them.  Her mother was Maria Clementina  and as far as found, no Augustas among them.  So sorry to not be a bigger help. 

 

Happy hunting,

Karen

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[Karen Hillman]

Hi Adair,

 

I know what it’s like to search with not results, really frustrating.  I can tell you right off though that Jennie is not a name I have in my database.  I am assuming you don’t know where in the Azores they came from as this would help greatly.  Without a location, I can only say that I do not have any Silvas named Jennie or Soloman and none of the Silvas I know settled in Rhode Island.  My Silvas all came to Cambridge, MA and then my grandfather moved on to Visalia, California. 

 

So sorry I can’t be of more help.

 

Karen

 

From: azo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Adair Borba

Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:37 AM
To: azo...@googlegroups.com

[Sandy Dolan]

I wasn't sure about that Karen, thank you for letting me know about women using their middle names and not their surnames. In fact I just asked that very question on another thread. That's going to make it tricky to find out my great-grandmothers last name I guess!

Sorry I couldn't be of help. I live about 40 minutes from Cambridge now so if there is something you need to visit the church for, I may be able to do that for you.

Sandy

[Betty Fredericks]

Hello,

 

Just an FYI.   From my earlier postings, my hubby's great-grandmother was born Filomena Augusta da ROSA from Faial, and her 3 daughters were born there,  Elsita Augusta MOURA, Rosa Augusta MOURA, and Carolina Augusta MOURA.    There were also 2 sons born there, Ernesto Bernardo MOURA and Manuel MOURA.     (Filomena's mother was born on Pico, Clara Emilia ..)

 

Betty          (near Lowell, MA, USA)

 

(Curious why Azoreans in CA/US  seem more interested in their ancestors than Azoreans in MA/US.     And, how many from Cambridge, MA, moved to CA.)

 

 

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[Adair Borba]

Thank you Karen, I think Jennie(Eugenia) came from Sao Jorge, as I understand it Jennie met Manuel Borba after arrival married in 1875 in Rhode Island, migrated to Hayward, California in 1880. I think she had a brother Manuel Silva  in Northern California.  They settled in Sebastopol, had many children there, and is buried there.

The only source document I have is attached below, which is attached to her parents in my tree, and I cannot read...additionally this is a picture of Jennie/Manuel and their Borba children.

[rcapodc]

Adair, what a beautiful family picture!  Rosemarie

 

From: Adair Borba

Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:13 AM

To: azo...@googlegroups.com

Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic Church in Cambridge, MA

 

Thank you Karen, I think Jennie(Eugenia) came from Sao Jorge, as I understand it Jennie met Manuel Borba after arrival married in 1875 in Rhode Island, migrated to Hayward, California in 1880. I think she had a brother Manuel Silva  in Northern California.  They settled in Sebastopol, had many children there, and is buried there.

 

The only source document I have is attached below, which is attached to her parents in my tree, and I cannot read...additionally this is a picture of Jennie/Manuel and their Borba children.

 

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