aldina pereira francisco part 2 (records)

In my last post I transcribed the baptismal record of my husband's great grandmother from Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores.  In this post I will go over some of the other records I have for Aldina, and the order that I found them in.

Starting with what is known, Jeff's grandfather's name: Gilbert Ernest Francis born in 1915 in RI.

Gilbert is listed in the 1920 census with his family, Ernest Francis and Aldene Francis in Providence, RI.

• Residence 1920: 368 Wickenden St, Providence, Rhode Island
• states Aldene was born in the Azores around 1898, and she immigrated in 1905.  The birth year seems young, as she would have had a baby when she was 17 years old.
• Source: Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Providence Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1676; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 909; Name: Aldene Francis.

Gilbert in the 1930 census with his family, father Ernest Francis, mother Aldine Francis.

• Residence 1930 : 10 Ingraham St, East Providence, RI
• states Aldine Francis was born in Azores around 1890, immigrated in 1911, and married at the age of 23, about 1913.  So if she immigrated in 1911, or in 1905 as the 1920 census states, she was married in RI.  The 1930 census birth date seems more likely, especially if she married in 1913.
• Source: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rol), Year: 1930; Census Place: East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 2172; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 212; Image: 303.0. Name: Aldine Francis.

Next I looked for Ernest Francis and Aldina's marriage record in Rhode Island around 1913, to find Aldine's maiden name.  

• Marriage: 14 Sep 1912 in RI
• This is just an index, so the only additional information, other than marriage date, is names of Ernesto Francisco and Aldina Pereira
• Source : Ancestry.com, Rhode Island Marriages, 1636-1930 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.), Name:Aldina Pereira.

Now I have Aldina's maiden name and two dates to keep in mind for a passenger record for Aldina Pereira, 1905 (from the 1920 census) and 1911 (from the 1930 census).  I found an Aldina Pereira traveling with her brother Anibal Pereira in 1907.  

• Arrive: 28 Nov 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts
• states Aldina was born around 1889 in Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores; lists her father as Antonio Pereira from Ribeira Grande.
• Source : Ancestry.com, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls # 1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Bo), Name:  Aldina Percira.

Now that I have this passenger record, I need to connect this Aldina Pereira with Ernesto Francisco, and then I can be sure that this is Aldina's passenger record and that she was born in Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, with a father of Antonio Pereira.  Her marriage record, which I do not have, would list her parents.  Also, her death record would list her parents' names.

I did find a death record from the Social Security Death Index for a Aldina Francis.

• Death: Dec 1971 in Rumford, Providence, RI
• Source: Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 037-05-1115; Issue State: Rhode Island; Issue Date: Before 1951.
• Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence, RI
• She is buried with three of her daughters, Doris, Hilda and Anna, all seem to have not married as they all have the surname Francis.  No Ernest Francis on headstone from picture.
• Source : findagrave.com, Find A Grave; Find A Grave Memorial# 135473210.

headstone of Aldina Pereira Francis (from findagrave member J. Benjamin Chrismond #47684041)

Back in 2008, I actually sent away for Aldina's SS-5 application to obtain more information, and I wrote a blog post about it.  Unfortunately; I cannot find this application, but according to my post, this record shows that Aldina's parents are Antonio Amaral Perry and Mary Moreira.  The father's name matches the Aldina that immigrated in 1907, just a little americanized as Perry rather than Pereira.  I did not write it in that post, but I am sure they must have listed Aldina's husband as Ernest Francis, or I would have noticed otherwise.  It seems very likely to me that the passenger record in 1907 is the correct Aldina Pereira, as the SS-5 application links the surname Francis to Aldina Pereira with a father of Antonio Perry (Pereira).  The headstone at Gate of Heaven Cemetery also connects Aldina Francis who dies in 1971 to her children Dora, Hilda and Anna from the censuses.

I wrote in my last post how I found the baptismal record of Aldina Pereira Francisco in the church records available online.

• Birth:  19 Jul 1889 in Matriz, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores; parish Matriz da Estrela
• The birth date is a bit off from the SS-5 application of June 24, 1889.
• Source : Matriz da Estrela (Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores), Registos Paroquiais, Estrela, Batismos 1885-1889 > 1889 > 0062 (accessed 3/23/2015). baptism aldina pereira. Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores (CCA).

The following are some other records I found for Aldina Pereira Francisco:

1. Residence 1915 : 134 Brook St, Providence, Rhode Island
• Source : Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Enumeration Year: 1915; Township: Providence Ward 1; County: Providence; Enumeration District or Census Tract: 224; Line Number: 43; Household number: 170; Volume Number: 11; Name: Ida Francis.
2. Residence 1925 : 10 Ingraham St, East Providence, Rhode Island
• Source: Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Enumeration Year: 1925; Township: East Providence ; County: Providence; Enumeration District or Census Tract: 119; Line Number: 20; Household number: 1; Volume Number: 14; Page Number: 3; Name : Huldina Francis
3. Residence 1941 : 10 Ingraham St, East Providence, Rhode Island
• Source: Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Publication Title: East Providence, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1941; name: Ernest Francis.

I still have not found Ernest or Aldina in the 1940 Federal Census or the 1935 RI census.  I did find their children Arthur and Hilda (age 13 and 14) in the 1935 RI census, living at 10 Ingraham St., but no one else in the family seems to be listed. This census is filed differently than others, with each person on their own individual card. I cannot find a way to find an entire household.  As for the 1940 Federal census, Ernest and Aldina are listed in the 1941 East Providence directory, still living at 10 Ingraham Street. I searched for this street on the 1940 census, and it is included, but the enumerator seems to have missed house number 10. Perhaps the Francisco family were not home on this day.