Notes on the
Medeiros (and Madeiras) Families
of Martha's Vineyard

1. MARIANO MADEIRAS, (also Marion, Merian) born Aug. 27, 1849 (or 1847?) in the Azores (on St. George or St. Michael), the son of John Maderios and Anna Carania. He immigrated about 1884-5, and came to Oak Bluffs about 1887. (He may have been the "Marinner de Medeiros" AKA Marinner Marshall who bought land from Louis Machado in Dukes County in August 1886.) He bought a half-parcel of land in the "Forrest Hill" section of Oak Bluffs along Wing Road in 1889, and he bought a lot in 1894 in Cottage City on Lagoon Heights Road. He owned property on Wing Road in 1916 . He appeared in the 1900 and 1910 Cottage City censuses as a farmer, and was listed as a farmer, living on Norris Ave., Oak Bluffs in 1907. He was called an Oak Bluffs farmer in 1916. He was illiterate. He died Feb. 6, 1916 in Oak Bluffs of intestinal cancer .
He married Philomena Jasino / Swartz / Amaral (sources vary), called "Fannie," about 1869-74. She was born about 1847-9 in San Miguel. She came from the Azores directly to Oak Bluffs in 1889. She never learned to speak any English, and was illiterate. She was probably the widow "Fannie Maderios" who appears in the 1920 Oak Bluffs census on Lagoon Road adjacent to John Madeiras (11). She lived to see five generations of descendants, and died on July 28, 1939.
They had the following children (in addition to five who died as children before 1900):

*10. FRANK C. MADEIRAS, b. August 15, 1876 in San Miguel.
*11. JOHN MADEIRAS, b. in 1878 in St. George.
*12. ROSA C. MADEIRAS, b. in 1882. She came to United States as a child. She m. Frank Bernard (10) before 1905. They were living in Oak Bluffs in 1903-5 and 1916. She d. July 17, 1956 in Tisbury.
13. MANUEL MADEIRAS, b. Oct. 1889 in Mass. He was living in Boston in 1916, in Oak Bluffs in 1939, and in New York City in 1935.
14. ANTONE MADEIRAS, called "Tony," b. Jan. 8, 1891 in Cottage City. He was living in Boston in 1916, and in Woburn in 1935 and 1939.

10. FRANK C. MADEIRAS, (Merian1), b. August 15, 1876. He was b. Aug. 1875 in San Miguel, and came directly to Oak Bluffs in 1889 at the age of 14. He was naturalized in 1902. He was listed as a Cottage City laborer in 1896, and a Cottage City plumber in 1898, 1899, 1900 1910, and 1920. He was listed a plumber living on Norris Ave., Oak Bluffs in 1907 and 1941. He had his own plumbing & heating contracting business for 30 years in Oak Bluffs which his son Richard eventually took over. He died at home on Norris Ave., Oak Bluffs on May 22, 1941.
He married Mary A. Pachico Combra (10) in Cottage City on 15 Jan 1896. She was born in June 15, 1879 on San Miguel, the dau. of Frank Pachico Combra (1) and Augusta Amelia de Conceicao (and the sister of Mrs. Fannie Childs of Hyannis. She immigrated about 1885-6, and came to Oak Bluffs about the same time. She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1928 and 1941. She d. at home on Feb. 15, 1969.
They had the following children:

*20. MARY JULIA MADEIRAS, called "May", b. December 15, 1896 in Cottage City. She was an Oak Bluffs bookkeeper in 1915. . She m. Manuel O. (Pachico) Perry (210) on Apr. 15, 1915 in Oak Bluffs. He was born c. 1891-2 in Cottage City, the son of Joseph O. Perry and Isabelle Perreira. She appears married but without her husband in 1920 census of her parents. She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1941.
21. ANGELINE R. MADEIRAS, (also known as "Inglina" or Ingenia"?), b. March 13, 1898 in Cottage City. She was working as a bookkeeper and living in the home of her parents on Lagoon Road in 1920. She m. Edward J. Silvia (12) on September 25, 1950. He was b. August 15, 1884, the son of Adrian Silvia (1) and Isabella Jacinto. He had been m(1) to Isabella H. Fragoza and m(2) to Isabella T. Hurley. Edward J. Silvia (12) d. June 1, 1961. Angeline R. Madeiras (21) d. July 29, 1958. She lived in Oak Bluffs her whole life.
*22. FLORINE J. MADEIRAS, called "Florence", b. July 15, 1899 in Cottage City. She m. Frank P. Silvia (50) Jan. 15, 1919 in Oak Bluffs. He was born c. 1893-4 in the Azores, the son of Manuel W. Silvia and Mary C. Rose. He was an Oak Bluffs carpenter in 1919. She worked in a candy store in Oak Bluffs where she met her husband. They moved to San Luis Obispo CA about 1941, and to Cuesta-by-the-Sea, Los Osos, CA about 1953, where they were living in 1969. They were listed in San Luis Obispo, CA in 1972 and 1977.
23. RICHARD NORMAN MADEIRAS, b. December 15, 1900(?)Cottage City; d. April 14, 1901Cottage City .
24. FANNY H. MADEIRAS, b. February 15, 1902. She m. Richard Bentley Frost October 23, 1938. He was from Franklin MA, b. October 19, 1902 in Malden, the son of Herbert Frost and Lauretta Bentley. He was a carpenter, contractor, builder, and Oak Bluffs assessor for many years, but best known as a singer soloist. Fanny H. Madeiras (24) d. June 16, 1970. Richard Bentley Frost d. February 18, 1973Martha's Vineyard Hospital. They were living in Oak Bluffs in1941, 1958, and 1969. They evidently had no children.
*25. RICHARD NORMAN MADEIRAS, b. November 8, 1903.
26. BENJAMIN DAVID MADEIRAS, b. March 5, 1906. He served in the Army during World War II, and after the war he opened a package store on Ciruit Ave. with John R. Silvia called "The Vineyard Wine Shop," which he sold in 1966. He was an ardent sportsman, "reputed to be one of the best flight shooters on the Island." He lived in Oak Bluffs in 1941, 1958, and 1969, and was living on Barnes Road in 1972 He m. Irene Valentine Mantel/Matel December 9, 1961. She was b. in Melrose MA in 1912, the dau. of Emil Mantel and Valentine Winesky. She had been m(1) to Joseph A. Andrews (420) and m(2) Manuel Alfred Caton, Jr. (20). Benjamin David Madeiras (26) d. January 19, 1972 Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
*27. ELIZABETH MARY MADEIRAS, b. March 1, 1912 ; m. George Charles Alley (170). She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1941, 1958, 1969, 1972, and 1977.
*28. FRANCIS CHARLES MADEIRAS, b. January 31, 1915 in Oak Bluffs. She was living in San Luis Obispo, CA, in 1941, and in Oak Bluffs in 1958, 1969, and 1977.
*29. RUTH ANN MADEIRAS, b. February 26, 1918; m(1) Meredith S. Fisher (160) and m(2) Lauress Fisher September 19, 1982. Lauress Fisher was b. July 19, 1913, the son of Thomas West Fisher and Charlotte Hamblen and the brother of Hollis West Fisher (100). Lauress Fisher had been m(1) to Thelma Ferris. [She was called "Mrs. Meredith Fisher" of Oak Bluffs listed as a daughter of Frank in 1941 and sister of Angeline in 1958, and again, of Oak Bluffs, 1969.=GAZ]] She was living in Oak Bluffs in1941, 1958, 1969, 1972, and 1977.

11. JOHN MADEIRAS, (Merian1), b. in June 1878 on St. George. He immigrated in 1888, and was a resident of Oak Bluffs since age ten. He obtained citizenship in 1903. He was a Cottage City day laborer in 1900, a Cottage City odd jobs laborer 1910, an Oak Bluffs plumber in 1911, a factory fireman living on Lagoon Road, Oak Bluffs in 1920, and a landscape gardener living on Lagoon Road in 1935. He died in March 1935 at his home on Lagoon Road in Oak Bluffs. .
He m. Fannie L. Silvey/Sylvia/Silvia on Oct. 16, 1912 in Oak Bluffs. She was born about 1890 in Cottage City, , the dau. of Joseph W. Silvia (-1910) and Marianna Lewis (1863-1937) of Oak Bluffs (and sister of Frank J. Silvia and Manuel Silvia of Oak Bluffs, Joseph W. Silvey of Vineyard Haven, and Mrs. Mary Alley of WT.) She grew up in Oak Bluffs, and was living there in 1937. She d. Aug. 11, 1949 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital following an operation.
They had the following children:

*30. ROLAND JOHN MADEIRAS, b. November 29, 1913 in Mass.
31. EVELYN ROSE MADEIRAS, b. in 1914 in Oak Bluffs. She was living in West Tisbury in 1949, and in Vineyard Haven in 1975. She m. Ernest Enos Duarte (46) April 29, 1940. He was b. in 1912, the son of Joseph Silva (Duart) Duarte (30) and Mary R. Golart (10).
*32. HILDA MAY MADEIRAS, b. July 15, 1915 in Oak Bluffs; ; m. Francis Michael Duart (121) on Oct. 21, 1940. . She was living in Vineyard Haven in 1975.
*33. RALPH JOHN MADEIRAS, b. March 29, 1922.

25. RICHARD NORMAN MADEIRAS, (Frank,2 Merian1), b. November 8, 1903 in Oak Bluffs. He lived in Oak Bluffs his whole life. He operated the plumbing contracting business started by his father. He d. December 5, 1977Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
He m. Elizabeth Frances Lewis (121). Called "Susie", she was b. January 13, 1924, the dau. of Manuel Da Rosa Lewis (110) and Angelica Medeiros. She had been m(1) to Henry Sherman Zimmerman. "Susie" died Aug. 30, 1997.
He and Elizabeth Frances Lewis (121) had the following child:

*40. RICHARD FRANK MADEIRAS

28. FRANCIS CHARLES MADEIRAS, "Frank," (Frank,2 Merian1), b. January 31, 1915 in Oak Bluffs. He was a Oak Bluffs Shoe salesman in 1947, and was living in Oak Bluffs in 1972. He m. Dorothy Jeanette Fuller October 5, 1947. She was b. August 12, 1918, the dau. of Charles C. Fuller and Bertha M. Knights. She was an Oak Bluffs clerk in 1947. She had been m(1) to ________ Brooks. She d. April 7, 1977. Frank Madeiras died Mar. 16, 1998. Francis Charles Madeiras (28) and Dorothy Jeanette Fuller had the following child:

*50. MARSHA GAY MADEIRAS

30. ROLAND JOHN MADEIRAS, (John,2 Merian1), b. November 29, 1913 in Oak Bluffs. He was a lifelong resident of Oak Bluffs. He was a carpenter, and helped build the Vineyard Haven-Oak Bluffs bridge, the Oak Bluffs school gym, and several Navy barges during World War II. He held a pricate pilot's license, and his hobby was locksmithing.
He m. Caroline Dorothy Silva (83) September 12, 1940. She was b. May 17, 1914 in Edgartown MA, the dau. of Antone Manuel Silva (70) and Mamie Rose (221). Caroline Dorothy Silva (83) d. June 4, 1984 in Oak Bluffs.
Roland John Madeiras (30) d. October 23, 1975Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a heart attack at work.[obvr, obit] They had the following children:

60. DAVID ROBERT MADEIRAS
*61. DONALD RICHARD WAYNE MADEIRAS
*62. DANIEL JON MADEIRAS

33. RALPH JOHN MADEIRAS, (John,2 Merian1), b. March 29, 1922. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1949 and 1975. He m. Dorothy Ann Maury (25) December 14, 1950. She was b. September 24, 1926, the dau. of Hamilton Lincoln Maury (11) and Bertha Mae Esau. Ralph John Madeiras (33) d. August 13, 1985. He and Dorothy Ann Maury had the following children:

70. PATRICIA ANN MADEIRAS
71. MARGARET ANN MADEIRAS
72. KATHLEEN ANN MADEIRAS

30. MANUEL J. MADEIROS, b. c. 1870 in Sao Miguel, the son of Victor Madeiros and Anna S. _____, and the half brother of Henry Madeiros of California. He immigrated with his parents about 1883-4, and as a young man he was an interpreter for the Fall River courts. He and his wife moved from Fall River to Martha's Vineyard about 1901. They lived for a time in West Tisbury (around 1905) before moving to Edgartown. He was working as an odd jobs laborer and living on State Road, Edgartown in 1910, and as a fisherman on State Street, Edgartown in 1920. He was an Edgartown farmer for most of his life. He was also a talented writer of verse. Manuel J. Madeiros (30) d. in September 1958 at the Hathaway Rest Home in Westport.
He m. Margaret D. Perry de Melo AKA Margaret Pereira De Mello c. 1896-7, called "Maggie." She was born about 1880 in Capelas, Portugal, and immigrated in 1896 to visit her aunt. She d. May 8, 1974.
Manuel and Maggie were living apart by 1925, and in 1938 Margaret charged Manuel with desertion in Dukes County Superior Court. She was living in Edgartown and he in Westport Center, Bristol Co., Mass. in 1938. She was living in Edgartown in 1958.
They had the following children:

40. MARY I. MADEIROS, b. in 1899 in Fall River. She was a public school teacher in 1920. She graduated from Hyannis Normal School, taught for six years at Southwick, then taught second and third grades at the Edgartown School from 1927 until 1966. She was living, unmarried, in Edgartown in 1958, and in 1974 in the family home on Upper Main St., Edgartown. She died at Mass General Hospital on Oct. 13, 1974.
41. CHARLOTTE VICTORIA MADEIROS, b. December 23, 1900 in Fall River MA. She graduated from Hyannis Normal School. She was a teacher at Westport Point School in 1925. She made local front page news when she mysteriously disappeared after school in Westport one day. (She turned up in a Boston hospital a week later with acute apendicitis.) She was living, unmarried, in Westport Point in 1958, and in the family home on Upper Main St., Edgartown in 1974. She was living in Edgartown in 1976.
42. ANNE A. MADEIROS, b. October(?) 28, 1902. She graduated from Hyannis Normal School. She was living inWorcester in 1925. She was living, unmarried, in Worcester in 1958. She m. George Albert Kent from Newburyport MA. He had been m(1) to ________ and would later m(3) Marie Brown Nickerson Birch. He d. April 5, 1989 in Falmouth MA. Anne Madeiros (42) d. April 6, 1981. She was living on Curtis Lane, Edgartown, in 1974. She was listed as a resident of Edgartown in 1974 and 1976.
43. GEORGE-HENRY MADEIROS, b. October 29, 1905 in West Tisbury. He was employed briefly by the island boat line, and later by the Fall River line. He was an oiler on one of the steamers of the New York-New Bedford line in 1925. He bought a house on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in 1932. He and his wife went into the electric appliance business in 1947, and they had a shop on North Water Street near Four Corners. He was living in Edgartown in1973, and on Ocean Heights, Edgartown, in 1974 and 1976. He collected paintings. George Henry Madeiros (43) d. July 28, 1976. He m. Elna Nelson May 2, 1942. She was b. c. 1913-4 in New Bedford MA, the daughter of Ivar V. Nelson of New Bedford. She moved to Martha's Vineyard permanently in 1939. She had been a private nurse in New Bedford, and later joined the staff of the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She d. April 7, 1973Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis. She excelled at swimming.
44. _____ MADEIROS, d. before 1910.

1. Manuel Pacheco Medeiros, b. _____ in St. Michael. We have no primary records of Manuel, who evidently died before 1900. This family evidently immigrated about 1875-1880.
He married Innocencia Rosa Ferreira. She was born either Feb. 1840 or about 1833-4 (records vary) on St. Michael. She immigrated about 1880-81. She was living as a widow with her son Antone at his Cottage City home in 1900 and near her son Domingo and his family in Oak Bluffs in 1910. She died after 1910, probably in Oak Bluffs.
She had eleven children (four of whom died before 1900):

? *10. Mary Pacheco Medeiros / Alley, born ____ (prob. born about 1850-60). She m. John Peters DeCosta (AKA John Peters (1) See P566) before 1876, probably in St. Michael. (It is not certain that she is a daughter of Manuel and Innocensia, but her "Pacheco Medeiros" name, coupled with one reference to her as "Mary Alley," and the fact that Manuel and Innocensia was known to have had one additional surviving adult child, is strongly suggestive.)
11. Julia Pacheco Medeiros, b. c. Dec. 18, 1858 in St. Michael. She was an Oak Bluffs housekeeper in 1915, and was living on Vineyard Ave., Oak Bluffs, in 1925. . She died Mar. 29, 1925 in Oak Bluffs of gall bladder cancer. She m. Joseph M. Cardoza/Cardosa, called "Joe." He was born about 1855-6 in Pico, the son of Joe M. Cardosa and Annie Roza. He was an Oak Bluffs fisherman in 1915. He had been previously married to (1st) _________. He was living in 1925. They had a son Louis Cardoza, who was an overseer in No. 3 Spinning Room, Sharp Mfg. Co., New Bedford, in 1924.
*12. Maquelina Jazus Medeiros, b. Dec. 1860 in San Miguel, Her obituary states that she came to Oak Bluffs as a "small child" although the 1900 census states that she immigrated to the US in 1877. She m. (1st) Joseph Pemintail (AKA Joseph Rogers AKA Joseph Metell (1)) of Cottage City on 26 Jun 1880 in Cottage City. She m. (2nd) John/Joseph Real (AKA John Sousa) ] on 15 Nov 1899 in Cottage City. He was b. May 1865 in the Azores, the son of Joseph S. Reil(?) and Mary _____. He immigrated in 1889, and is called a Cottage City laborer in 1899, and as "John Sousa" appears as a Cottage City day laborer in 1900. . He evidently died about 1917-20.
*13. Capitolina Encarnaco P. Medeiros, born Sept. 1861 in St. Michael , emigrated to the US in 1880, and was living in Cottage City by 1880. She d. May 19, 1922 in Oak Bluffs of uteran cancer. She was living on New York Ave., Oak Bluffs in 1922. She m. Henrique (Henry) Correira (Corey) (1) on 18 Sep 1880 in Cottage City. He was born in Fayal about 1858-9, the son of Jose Coreia and Nareiza/Narciza Rosa/Roza. He was listed as a Cottage City barber in 1880, and a Cottage City day laborer in 1900.
* 14. Domingo Pacheco Medeiros / Alley, b. c. 1864 in St. Michael.
* 15. Philomena P. Medeiros / Alley, known as "Fannie," probably born about 1869 in St. Michael. She immigrated in 1875, was living in Cottage City in 1886 and 1900, and on Vineyard Ave., Oak Bluffs in 1922. She d. Feb. 12, 1922 in Oak Bluffs of myocarditis. She m. Antonio S. Duarte (AKA Sylvia/Silvia) (See Sylvia 260) of Cottage City on 5 Jun 1886 in Cottage City, the son of Antonio Duarte and Ignacia Joaquino. He was born about 1866-7 in Fayal, and immigrated in 1885. He is listed as a Cottage City laborer in 1886, and as a Cottage City day laborer in 1900.
* 16. Antone/Antonio Pacheco (de)Madeiros / Alley (AKA Antone Charamba), born Dec. 7, 1871 in St. Michael.

14. Domingo Pacheco Medeiros/Alley He was born c. 1864 in St. Michael. He probably immigrated about 1878. He was a Cottage City laborer in 1886, 1888, and 1895, a Cottage City day laborer in 1900 and 1910, a Cottage City clerk in 1893, and a Cottage City Grocery Clerk in 1898. He evidently had his own grocery store sometime around the turn of the century. He was living on Green Meadow Place, Oak Bluffs, in 1907. He was listed as a grocery store clerk living on Vineyard Avenue in 1920. His obituary notes that he worked for twenty-five years for Capt. Otis Foss, then opened a market in Montgomery Square with his sons. He owned properties on Central Place and Vineyard Ave., Oak Bluffs at the time of his death. He was living on Pacific Ave., Oak Bluffs at the time of his death. He died of a heart attack in Oak Bluffs on May 10, 1922.
He m. Lena Knoff of Cottage City in May 1886 in Cottage City. She was born in July 1864 in Bausea(?) or Benecia, Germany, the daughter of William and Wilhelmina Noffz/Noffs. She immigrated in 1882 or 1886 (records vary.) She d. after 1922.
Children:

160. Antone H. Medeiros/Alley, b. 30 Oct. 1886 in Cottage City. He was one of the "Alley Bros." He was an Oak Bluffs clerk in 1907, and appeared in the 1910 Cottage City census as a Grocery Salesman, and on Vineyard Ave. Oak Bluffs in 1920 as a store merchant. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1922, 1932, and 1946. He married Norann E. Duffy, called "Annie," on Oct. 2, 1907 in Oak Bluffs. She was born c. 1886-8 in Ireland. She immigrated in 1904 and was naturalized in 1907. Antone was chief of the Oak Bluffs Fire Dept. in 1933. (See A14 for children.)
161. George P. Medeiros/Alley, b. Sep. 30, 1888 in Cottage City. He was one of the "Alley Bros." He was in the grocery business since childhood, starting as an errand boy in his father's store. He then became a partner with his brother Antone and began the Alley Bros. Stores in three island towns. He was an Oak Bluffs clerk in 1908, appears in the 1910 Oak Bluffs census as a "retail grocery meat cutter," and in 1920 on Vineyard Ave. as a grocery store merchant. He was called a Tisbury grocer in 1915, and as living in Oak Bluffs in1922. He was living in New Bedford in 1932. He was in the meat and grocery business and managed his own stores in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. He later was employed as a meat cutter at the First National Store in Edgartown. He married (1st) Mary P. Monahan (dau. of Patrick J. Monaghan and Bridget Donahue/Dinahan of Ireland) on Nov. 23, 1908 in Oak Bluffs. She was born about Apr. 4, 1890 in Shenandoah, PA, and died on Mar. 20 1927 of accidental burns. He died 16 Aug 1946 in Oak Bluffs of an asthmatic attack. . (See A14 for children.)
161a. Agga L. Alley, b. Apr. 1891 in Cottage City. She died 29 Jun 1892 in Cottage City of cholera infantum.
162. Domingo P. Alley, b. Oct. 2, 1893 in Cottage City. . He was an Oak Bluffs clerk in 1919. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1920. He died May 14, 1919 in Oak Bluffs. He owned two lots at Naushon Park, Oak Bluffs, at the time of his death. He m. Nellie F. Reap who died June 1963 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was b. c. 1885 in Avoca, PA. She moved to Martha's Vineyard about 1909. (See A14 for children.)
162a. Frank P. Medeiros/Alley, b. Dec. 7, 1895 in Cottage City. He died of cerebral meningitis on Mar. 4, 1903 in Cottage City.
163. Manuel Pacheco Medeiros/Alley, b. Apr. 13, 1898 in Cottage City. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1922, 1932, and 1946. (See A14 for children.)
164. Frank P. Medeiros, b. about 1904 in Mass. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1922, 1932, and 1946. He m. Eva Rose Marie Lavoie (dau. of Napolean Lavioe of Westport) on 26 Oct 1925.
165. Annie Marie P. Alley/Medeiros, b. Apr. 11, 1908 in Mass. She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1922. . She m. Hollis West Fisher (100) of Edgartown before 1946.

16. Antone/Antonio Pacheco de Madeiros / Alley (AKA Antone Charamba) He was born in St. Michael on Dec. 7, 1871. He immigrated from St. Michael on the Schooner Veronica under the name "Antone Charamba", arriving in New Bedford on Aug. 18, 1881. He was listed as a Cottage City laborer in 1892, and a Cottage City "day laborer" in 1900. He moved to West Tisbury by 1906, and was called a "farmer and cranberry raiser" off State Road, West Tisbury, in 1907, and a West Tisbury "cranberry growing" farmer in 1910. His obituary explains that he bought Capt. Josiah Cleveland's cranberry bog and raised and sold cranberries for a time. He was listed as a Main St., West Tisbury farmer in 1920, and as living in West Tisbury in 1932. He was a West Tisbury "market gardener" in 1936. His obituary calls him a West Tisbury farmer.
Antone married (1st) Maria Correia Nunes of Cottage City on 7 Jan 1892 in Cottage City. She was born Jan. 1876 in Taunton, the daughter of Manuel Jose Nunes and Maria Concia/Correia. She m. (2) James T. Dow in New Bedford on Jan. 25, 1905. (He was b. c. 1876-7.) The Feb. 28, 1901 Vineyard Gazette, "Cottage City" column, reports: "A double elopement occurred here last week. A son of Joseph Silva runs away with a married woman, the wife of Joseph Perry, and Antoine Alley, a married man, takes the young daughter of Mr. Silvey. Both parties leave on Monday, three of them leaving from Vineyard Haven on the first boat in the morning and Antoine Alley from Cottage City on the 9 o'clock boat, meeting the others at Woods Hole. Before leaving Mr. Alley mortgaged his house here, so the story goes, for quite a sum of money with which it is suspected they will go to Honolulu. They have not been overtaken up to this time."
Antone m. (2nd) Mary Silvia/Silvey on Mar 29 1906 in West Tisbury. She was b. May 31, 1884 in Oak Bluffs. She was the daughter of Joseph W. Sylva/Silvia and Mariana Lewis of Cottage City (and the sister of Frank J. Silvia/Silvey and Manuel Silvia of Oak Bluffs, Joseph W. Silvey of Vineyard Haven, and Fannie L. (Silvey/Sylvia/Silvia) Madeiras of Oak Bluffs (c. 1891 1949) She moved to West Tisbury about 1901, and was living in West Tisbury in 1906 and 1937. She died May 1966 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Antone had the following children with his second wife:

210. Albion Anthony Alley, b. Oct. 6, 1902 in Oak Bluffs. . He was living in West Tisbury in 1936 and 1966. He was owner and manager of Alley's General Store in West Tisbury from 1945-1964.
211. Lillian Marie Alley, b. Dec. 17, 1904 in West Tisbury. She m. George Magnuson before 1936 and was living in West Tisbury in 1936, 1966, and 1972.
212. Domingo Norman Alley, called "Norman", b. Oct. 29, 1906 in West Tisbury He was living in Watsonville CA, in 1936, West Tisbury in 1966, and Oak Bluffs in 1972. He d. Aug. 15, 1991.
213. Alfred Forrest Alley, b. Dec. 7, 1908 in West Tisbury. He was living in West Tisbury in 1936, and was called a West Tisbury laborer in 1937. He m. Theresa Fleming on July 27, 1937 in Tisbury. He was living in West Tisbury in 1966.
214. Louise Iona Alley, b. June 15, 1913 in West Tisbury. She m. Henry Benefit before 1936. She was living in West Tisbury in 1936, in Edgartown in 1936, in Ohio in 1966, and in Edgartown in 1972.
215. Evelyn Doris Alley, b. Dec. 23, 1915 in West Tisbury. She was living in West Tisbury in 1936. She m. Robert Bauer, and was living in Ohio by 1966. She was living in Port Clinton, OH, in 1972.
216. Edna Rose Alley, b. Dec. 16, 1917 in West Tisbury. She was living in West Tisbury in 1936. She m. ____ Lyons and was living in Ohio by 1966, and in Spencer OH in 1972.

300. Joseph Frates Medeiros , born c. 1863 in St. Michael , the son of Manuel F. Madeiros of St. Michael . He immigrated in 1884. He was an Edgartown seaman in 1898, a deckhand in 1900, and a shellfisherman in 1910. He was listed in the 1907 directory of Edgartown as a fisherman living on Cook St.
He m. Annie M. Enos about 1887-8. She was b. 26 Mar. 1870 in Boston. She was the daughter of Camillo Enos of Fayal and Charlotte M. Marshall of St. George. She d. 18 Apr. 1906 in Edgartown of uraemia.
Joseph was living as a widower in Pine Side Park, Edgartown in 1910. He died Feb. 3, 1913 in Edgartown of nephritis. He owned land in Edgartown at the time of his death. His death record calls him an Edgartown fisherman.
They had the following children:

310. John F. Medeiros, b. Feb. 1889 in East Boston. He was working as a grocery salesman and clerk in 1910. He lived on Martha's Vineyard practically all his life. He was living in Edgartown in 1966. He was a caretaker and gardener. He and his wife were custodians of St. Elizabeth's Church for more than half a century. He worked as a gardener for many years for the families of Walter M. Magee, Burton F. White, and Chester H. Tipton. He served as deputy fish warden. In 1941 he became custodian for the town hall. He m. Rosline/Rosalina/Rosalie S. Bettencourt on Apr. 18, 1910 in Oak Bluffs . She was born about 1887 in Fayal, the daughter of Frank S. Bettencourt and Mary Isabel (and aunt to Frank and Anthony Rose of Taunton, Gilbert and Alfred Mello of E, and Frank Mello of South Dartmouth, 1972.) She immigrated in 1903. She was an Edgartown dressmaker in 1910. She died Oct. 21, 1972 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. They had no children.
311. Pamilia/Palmeta/Parmelia/Pamela F. Medeiros, born c. Aug. 21, 1892 in New Bedford. She was living at home in Edgartown in 1910. She m. Manuel Cabral (De)Mello (___) on October 23, 1910Oak Bluffs. She d. January 21, 1924 in Edgartown MA of tuberculosis.
312. Stillborn Medeiros, b. and d. in Edgartown May 29, 1898.
313. Mary Ferreira Madieras, b. prematurely on June 13, 1904 in Edgartown, and died there on June 15, 1904.
314. Mary F. Medeiros, prob. born after 1904. She m. Antone Francis Silvia (123). She was living in Edgartown in 1966 and 1972.

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400. John Medeiros (probably AKA Joseph Perry Medeiros), born Feb. 1847 in the Azores. He immigrated in 1882. He was a Cottage City day laborer in 1900. He m. Maggie Julia about 1876-7. She was b. Mar. 1849 in the Azores. She immigrated in 1882.
They had the following children:

*410. Jose (Joseph) Medeiros, b. c. 1872-3 in the Western Islands. He married (1) ______ in 1889 in Fall River whom he reportedly divorced, and (2) Mamie Silva of Cottage City on 17 Oct 1895 in Vineyard Haven. She was born about 1874-5 in the Western Islands, the daughter of Leander Silva and Marie _____. He was Cottage City laborer in 1895. He was a resident of New Bedford in July 1896 when he was arrested at Cottage City for polygamy. He pled guilty in April 1897 and was fined $200. (He was probably the same as Jose de Medeiros Estrella who was sued in April 1897 by Mary Silvia under the "bastardy act".)
411. Manuel Medeiros, b. May 1884 in Mass. He was a Cottage City day laborer in 1900. (He was probably the Manuel Perry, New Bedford "boss comber" in 1905, who was the son of Joseph Perry Mederious and Margaret Julia, and who was born about 1883-4 in Fayal and m. Maria Louisa Marshall of Edgartown on Jun 7, 1905 in New Bedford. She was born about 1886-7 in Edgartown, the daughter of Joseph R. Marshall and Josephene L. Anderson.
412. Frank Medeiros, b. Sep. 1885 in Azores. He immigrated in 1887.
413. John Medeiros, b. Dec. 1886 in Mass.
414. Maggie Medeiros, b. Dec. 1891 in Mass.

500. Julius O. Medeiros, born c. 1871-2 in "Portugal," and immigrated in 1904. He appears as a fisherman in the 1910 Tisbury census. He m. Rosa _____ about 1903-4. She was born about 1885-6 in "Portugal" and immigrated in 1904. She was employed in "housework working out" in 1910 in Tisbury.
They had the following children:

510. Manuel Medeiros, b. 1904-5 in Mass.
511. Julius Medeiros, b. 1905-6 in Mass.

600. Manuel S. Medeiros, born c. 1829-30 in St. Michael. He immigrated in 1905, and was living with his son Joseph in Edgartown in 1910. He was probably the Manuel Medeiros who was living at Great Plain, Edgartown in 1907. He m. Claudina S. _____ about 1850-1. She was born c. 1829-30 in the Azores and immigrated with her husband in 1905. She had nine children, only one of whom was still living in 1910:

*610. Joseph Soares Medeiros, b. Apr. 19, 1870 in St. Michael.

610. Joseph Soares Medeiros, born c. Apr. 19, 1870 in St. Michael. He immigrated to the US about 1890, He lived for one year in Vineyard Haven, and the rest of his life in Edgartown. He was called an Edgartown laborer in September 1897, when he was naturalized. He may have been the "Jose S. DeMedeiros," born May 1872, who appears in the 1900 Edgartown census as a servant farmhand living with the Jophanus H. Smith family. He is called an Edgartown laborer in his 1900 marr record. He may have been the Joseph Soares Madeiros who bought land in Edgartown in 1905. He was probably the Joseph S. Medeiros who was living on the Great Plain, in Edgartown, in 1907. He was living in the Great Plains in Edgartown as a farm laborer in 1910. He was living on Planting Field Way, Edgartown, in 1920 when he was working as a farm laborer. His obituary calls him an Edgartown farmer, and noted that he worked at Pohogonet for several years. He died June 20, 1939 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital of myocarditis.
He married Lena C. Souza of Edgartown on 5 Sep 1900 in Edgartown. She was born c. 1870-1 in St. Michael, and immigrated in 1894. She was called an Edgartown "domestic" at the time of their marriage. She was undoubtedly the same person as Lena (Cravalha) Madeiros of Edgartown, wife of Joseph Madeiras, who died on Jan. 30, 1931at Martha's Vineyard Hospital of colon cancer. According to this death record, she was born c. Nov. 1, 1868 in St. Michael, the dau. of Manuel Cravalha and Frances _____ of St. Michael.
They had the following children (in addition to two more who died before 1910):

620. Mary Madeiros, b. c. 1903-4 or c. 1905-6 in MA. She m. Parker J. Timmons. Of Portsmouth NH, 1939.
621. (Ce)Celia E. Madeiros, b. c. 1908 in Mass. She m. Joseph Costa/Gosta (450) on January 24, 1927. He was b. in 1908 in Edgartown MA. She was living in New Bedford in 1939. They had the a son, JOSEPH COSTA {Jr.}, b. July 20, 1927. (See Joseph Costa, {Jr.} (460) in Chapter C.)

700. Alfred Pacheco Medeiros, b. in 1906 in New Bedford MA. He m. Deolinda Agnes Silva (451) November 28, 1929. She was b. in 1911, the dau. of Mack Silva (440) and Rose Perry. They had the following children:

710. ROSEMARY PACHICO MADEIROS, b. October 17, 1930.
711. SYLVIA MAE MADEIROS, b. March 6, 1933.

1. CHARLES MEDEIROS, b. in 1901. He m. Mary L. Correia (21). She was b. November 20, 1903, the dau. of John Louis Correia (11) and Mary Enos Bettencourt. She d. May 9, 1987 in Oak Bluffs. They had the following child:

*10. JOHN MICHAEL MEDEIROS, b. March 8, 1928.

10. John Michael Medeiros, (Charles1), b. March 8, 1928 in New Bedford MA. He died May 14, 1992 in Danbury, CT. He m. Vivian Catherine Gallagher November 19, 1955. She was b. in 1931. They had the following children:

20. MICHAEL JOHN MEDEIROS
21. EDWARD CHARLES MEDEIROS

70. EDWARD MEDEIROS, (Joseph1), b. c. 1901-2 in New Bedford MA, the son of Joseph Medeiros and Anna Machado. He was in the US Navy in 1944. . Edward d. May 19, 1991 in Worcester, MA. He m. Anna Beverly Campos (99) July 21, 1944. She was b. July 18, 1919, the dau. of Manuel A. Campos (80) and Maria (Mary) Viera . They had the following children:

*80. ANTHONY MARK MEDEIROS
*81. EDWARD THOMAS MEDEIROS
*82. SHIRLEY ANN MEDEIROS

160. FRANCIS KENNETH (ALLEY) MEDEIROS, (George,2 Domingo1) b. in 1920, the son of George P. (Medeiros) Alley (161) and Mary E. Monaghan. (Note: Francis Kenneth (Alley) Medeiros (160) was the only child of George P. (Medeiros) Alley (161) to use the original family surname.) Francis Kenneth (Alley) Medeiros (160) m. Shirley Smith. From Newport RI, she was b. ________. They had the following children:

170. _____ MEDEIROS, b. March 25, 1945 in Orlando FL.
171. SUSAN MEDEIROS

230. FRANK MEDEIROS, b. ________. He m. Mary Rose. She was b. ________. They had the following children:

*240. MANUEL GRACE MEDEIROS, b. December 25, 1883 in Cedros on the island of Fayal in the Azores.
*241. ANGELINA MEDEIROS, b. in 1893 in the Azores; m. Manuel Da Rosa Lewis (110). She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1940.
242. _________ (daughter). She married Antone Duarte and was living in Oak Bluffs in 1940.
243. ISABELLA MEDEIROS. She married Joseph Jerome Francis (30) and was living in Oak Bluffs in 1940. .

240. MANUEL GRACE/GRACIA MEDEIROS, (Frank1), b. December 25, 1883 in Cedros, Fayal. He came to the United States in 1882. . He worked as an Oak Bluffs gardener and his hobby was making ship models and cabinet work.
He m. Matilda Felicmina/Flismina Medeiros on Sep 19, 1904 in New Bedford. . She was b. July 13, 1880 on St. George. She had a sister Mrs. Mary Rose living in Lewisdale MD in 1954. She emigrated from St. George on the Peninsular, arriving in New York City in September 1899, and came to Oak Bluffs about 1919. She was naturalized in Dukes County Superior Court in September 1938. She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1938. She conducted a seamstress shop on New York Ave. for many years. She m(2) Manuel Oliver September 20, 1946. She d. in 1954. Manuel Grace Medeiros (240) d. December 7, 1941 in Boston. He and Matilda F. Medeiros had the following children:

*250. JOHN GRACE MEDEIROS, b. in Sep. 16, 1905 in New Bedford MA. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1940, He married Mary Lillian Enos (130).
252. MARY MEDEIROS, b. July 20, 1907 in New Bedford. She m. Jose Gulart/Golart in Oak Bluffs in April 1926. She was living in Pebble Beach, CA in 1934 and 1940, and in Monterey CA in 1954.
*251. MATILDA GRACE MEDEIROS, b. in Oct. 25, 1914 in Fairhaven MA. She was living in Edgartown in 1934, and in Oak Bluffs in 1940 and 1954. She m(1) Manuel Louis Correia (22) in Dec 1932 in Oak Bluffs, and m(2) John Joseph Enos (132) before 1954.

250. JOHN GRACE MEDEIROS, (Manuel,2 Frank1), b. in Sep. 16, 1905 in New Bedford. He was listed as an Oak Bluffs laborer in 1923, and a Tisbury laborer in 1925. He lived on Summer St., Vineyard Haven in 1931, in Oak Bluffs in 1934, in Fairhaven in 1954, and in Arizona in 1960.
He m. Isabella Elizabeth Pachico (27) December 29, 1923. She was b. July 28, 1907 in Vineyard Haven, the dau. of Manuel G. Pachico (11) and Louise Delphina Texeira. She lived in Vineyard Haven most of her life, and was living on Pine St., Vineyard Haven, in 1933. She of living in Vineyard Haven in 1960. She d. September 12, 1976Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
John Grace Medeiros (250) m(2) Mary Lillian Enos (130) June 29, 1934. She was b. in 1910, the dau. of Manuel Lawrence Enos (120) and Rosa Lillian Nunes (71). John Grace Medeiros (250) had the following children:

(first marriage)
260. ANNA ELIZABETH MEDEIROS, b. May 4, 1925 in Tisbury. She m. David Duarte and was living in Fairhaven in 1960 and 1976.
261. DORIS MEDEIROS, b. Nov. 17, 1926; m. Anthony Amaral. She was living in Marion in 1960, and in Fairhaven in 1976.
*262. MANUEL GRACE MEDEIROS, called "Sonny", b. in 1929 in Teaticket MA.
263. LOUISE ANTOINETTE MEDEIROS, b. April 9, 1933Tisbury. ; m. Albert Stewart Robinson (1). She was living in Vineyard Haven in 1960 and 1976.
*264. CHARLOTTE JOAN MARIE MEDEIROS, b. December 7, 1939. (Note, she used her mother's maiden name, "Pachico", as her maiden name.) She was living in Oak Bluffs in 1960 and in Vineyard Haven in 1976. She m(1) Herbert Pyle June 6, 1958. He was b. in 1938. She m(2) Philip Alan Tucker (30). Charlotte d. May 31, 1999 in Hyannis, MA.
*265. GEORGE RICHARD MEDEIROS

(second marriage)
266. PATRICIA MAY MEDEIROS

262. MANUEL GRACE MEDEIROS, (John,3 Manuel,2 Frank1), called "Sonny", b. (April 8?) 1929 in Teaticket MA. He served in the Navy. He lived in Vineyard Haven almost his whole life, until about 1957 when he started a dry wall contracting business in Tampa, FL. He d. July 27, 1960 in Tampa FL of an accidental gunshot wound.
He m(1) Muriel ________. She was b. ________. He m(2) Juaneta Lucky.
He had the following children:

(first marriage)
270. DANIEL MEDEIROS, b. ________.
271. DAVID MEDEIROS, b. ________.

340. JOHN SOARES MEDEIROS, (Antone1), AKA Joano Soares Medeiros, b. Sep 17, 1886 in St. Michael, the son of Antone Medeiros and Francesca ________. (At the time of his death he had two unmarried sisters living in New Bedford: Frances Madeiros and Gloria Madeiros.) He emigrated from Flores on the S. S. Penninsular, arriving in New York City on May 31, 1895. He came to Oak Bluffs in 1929, and was living on Lagoon Road, Oak Bluffs, in 1935, working as a "loom fixer." He was an Oak Bluffs town employee for many years. He died Aug. 9, 1948 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
He m. Mary Josepha Soares Amaral (21) on Sep 24, 1906 in New Bedford. Called "Mamie", she was b. January 22, 1889 in Oak Bluffs, the dau. of Amos Joseph (de) Amaral (10), and Mary (Maria) Da Gloria Pachico (12). She lived in Oak Bluffs her whole life. Mary Soares Amaral (21) d. January 7, 1977 at her home on Wing Road, Oak Bluffs.
She and John Medeiros (340) had the following children:

*350. ERNEST SOARES MEDEIROS, b. in Apr. 3, 1908 in New Bedford.
351. JOHN SOARES MEDEIROS, JR., b. in March 23, 1909 in New Bedford. He was living in Oak Bluffs in 1938, 1948, 1965, and 1977. He m. Josephine Perry (383) October 9, 1934. She was b. May 29, 1913. Josephine d. Apr. 9, 1991 in Boston, MA. John Soares Medeiros, Jr. (351) d. September 11, 1983. (He and Josephine Perry (383) had no children of their own, but brought up Robert Arthur Nutton, Jr. (10), their nephew, after the death of his mother, Constance Frances Perry (386).)
*352. MARY SOARES MEDEIROS, called "Pretty Mamie", b. June 2, 1910 in New Bedford; m. Robert Many Waller (1). She was living in Edgartown in 1948 and 1965.

350. ERNEST SOARES MEDEIROS, (John,2 Antone1), b. in Apr. 3, 1908 in New Bedford. He was a North Tisbury caretaker. He lived in North Tisbury since about 1935, and was listed in West Tisbury in 1948, and 1965. He m. Evelyn Elizabeth Metell (33) on Dec. 30, 1933. She was b. Nov. 13, 1912, the dau. of Joseph Metell (11) and Rita Sylvia. She m(2) Alfred Moniz. Evelyn Metell Medeiros Moniz d. Dec. 24, 1997 (in Falmouth?).
Ernest Soares Medeiros (350) d. September 15, 1965Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
He and Evelyn Elizabeth Metell (33) had the following children:

*360. ERNEST ARTHUR MEDEIROS, b. May 4, 1935  .
361. FRANCES GLORIA MEDEIROS, b. March 27, 1937. Of NT, 1965 She m. Howard Evans (after 1965?). He was b. ________.

360. ERNEST ARTHUR MEDEIROS, (Ernest,3 John,2 Antone1), b. May 4, 1935. He was living in Vineyard Haven in 1965. He m. Margaret Ann Corio November 9, 1963. Called "Peggy", she was b. in 1944, the dau. of Nicholas Marion Corio and Marjorie Allen. She m(2) Rick St. Pierre of Frankford, Mich. Ernest Arthur Medeiros (360) and Margaret Ann Corio had the following children:

370. ERIC SCOTT MEDEIROS
371. JEFFREY MICHAEL MEDEIROS

430. Raul Balthazar (de)Medeiros, born Mar. 20, 1866 Povoacão, San Miguel. He was the son of Joseph F. Medeiros. He arrived in Boston from Ponta Delgada, San Miguel on Steamship Azorean on 15 Oct 1883. He appears as a hairdresser in the 1897 Vineyard Haven directory, on Main Street at the corner of Centre Street. He is called a Tisbury barber in 1897 and 1899 records. He is called a Main Street, Tisbury barber in 1900. He was a Vineyard Haven barber and fisherman in 1907, and his barber shop was on Main street, on the corner of Centre Street, and his home on Franklin St., at the corner of Woodlawn Ave. The 1910 Tisbury census lists him as an odd jobs laborer living on Franklin St., Vineyard Haven. His death record calls him a barber. His family was listed on Franklin St. during 1917-1925. He died on 10 Feb 1918 in Tisbury of pancreatic cancer, and is buried in New Bedford.
He m. Elvira Amaral about 1892. She was b. Jan. 15, 1871 on St. Michael, the daughter of Joseph Amaral and Elvira _____. She immigrated about 1892 -5 , and was naturalized in 1904. She was living as a widower with three of her children on Franklin St., Vineyard Haven in 1920. She died Jan. 11, 1924 in Tisbury of heart disease and buried in New Bedford. They had the following children:

*440. RAUL BALTHAZAR MEDEIROS, b. May 23, 1894 in St. Michael.
441. JOSEPH F. MEDEIROS, b. Jun 1893 in "Portugal." He appears with his parents as an odd jobs laborer in 1910 in Tisbury, and was living in Tisbury in 1924.
442. MARIA (Mary) ANNA (de) MEDEIROS, b. 1 Jun 1897 in Vineyard Haven. She probably died about 1910.
443. ANNA ELVIRA MEDEIROS, b. July 1899 in Vineyard Haven. She was living at home in 1920, and in Tisbury in 1924.
444. ESTUPHANIA HELENA MEDEIROS, called "Fannie," b. Nov. 22, 1908 in Tisbury. She was living at home in 1920, in Tisbury in 1924, and on Franklin St., Vineyard Haven in 1925.

441. RAUL BALTHAZAR MEDEIROS, (Raul1), b. May 23, 1894 on St. Michael. He came to the United States with his parents in 1897, when he was three years old. He appears with his parents as an odd jobs laborer in 1910 in Tisbury, and as a house painter living with his widowed mother in 1920. He was a Tisbury chauffeur in 1921 and 1925 , and a Tisbury painter in 1922, 1927, 1929, and 1934. His obituary notes that he was a house painter "widely recognized as a craftsman of superior skill." He was living in Tisbury in 1924, on Daggett Ave., Vineyard Haven, in 1928 and 1929, on Franklin St. in 1930-33, and in Vineyard Haven in 1968. His obituary adds, "Through the family name Mr. Medeiros traced his lineage back to the Flemish settlers from Burgundy, first to come to the Azores after the discovery of the islands by the Admiral Cabral in 1497."
He m. Barbara Allen on September 17, 1921. She was b. February 17, 1903 in Chilmark, the dau. of William Chase Allen and Sarah Frances Hammett. (She had sisters Mrs. Anna Cabral anf Mrs. Esther Phanny of RI, in 1968.)
Raul Balthazar Medeiros (440) d. April 27, 1968 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Barbara died after 1968. He and Barbara Allen had the following children:

*450. BARBARA ALLEN MEDEIROS, b. July 17, 1922; m. Earle S. Ray (1). She was living in Danvers in 1968.
*451. ELEANOR ALLEN MEDEIROS, b. July 20, 1925; m. Nathan H. Hunt (1). She was living in Vineyard Haven in 1968.
*452. RAUL BALTHAZAR MEDEIROS, JR., b. August 19, 1927. 
*453. HELEN DOHERTY MEDEIROS, b. February 22, 1929 in Oak Bluffs; m. Gary Southworth Mosher (1). She was living in Vineyard Haven in 1968.
*454. JOANNE MEDEIROS, b. October 4, 1934 in Tisbury; m. William Mayhew Smith (340). She was living in Chilmark in 1968.

452. RAUL BALTHAZAR MEDEIROS, JR., (Raul2,1), b. August 19, 1927. He was living in Vineyard Haven in 1968. He m. Corabelle Simpkin April 22, 1950. She was b. ________. Raul died Apr. 23, 2000. They had the following children:

*460. STEPHEN RAUL MEDEIROS
*461. PAUL ALLEN MEDEIROS
*462. JOAN ELLEN MEDEIROS
*463. KATHY JEAN MEDEIROS
*464. DAVID JAMES MEDEIROS
465. GAYLA NANCY MEDEIROS

60. MANUEL A. MADEIROS, b. ________. He m. Catherine O. ________. She was b. ________. They had the following child:

70. JAMES THOMAS MADEIROS, b. January 12, 1935.

90. RALPH P. MADEIROS, b. ________. He m. Lucynthia Prada (130). She was born c. 1830-1 on St. Michael, the dau. of Marium Prada and Rosa Jesus of St. Michael. She d. November 9, 1917Oak Bluffs of "senility."


1000. Who was the memoriam in the 1976 Gazette: "In Memoriam / Constance Henrique Medeiros / June 12, 1951 / Daughter Peggy Medeiros Woods" ?

1010. Who was Joseph F. Medeiros Jr., b. Jan. 7, 1917, son of Joseph F. Medeiros of Tisbury, who was going to Tisbury School in 1922 and 23? (Maybe #441?)

1020. Who was John A. Medeiras Jr., b. 1887-8 in Mass. , Oak Bluffs odd jobs laborer 1910 , who m. Sara E. _____ 1908-9. She b. 1885-6 in NJ. They had a daughter Mary Medeiras, b. c. 1908-9.

1030. Who was Manuel Amarel Mederis of Edgartown who went to meet his mother Mrs. Maria Mederis who was arriving on the Cretic in 1908? He also had sisters in Edgartown.

1040. Anthoney Mederias, the son of m/m P. A. Mederias of Oak Bluffs. He was working in Boston on the elevated railroads in 1911.

1060. Isabel Mederas, b. 1885-6 in the Western Islands. She immigrated in 1905. She appears in the 1910 Oak Bluffs census as a servant living with the family of Adrian Isabel.
She was probably the same person as:
Isabel Medeiros, c. 1885-6 in St. George , the dau. of Joseph F. Mederias and Mariana _____ . She was an Oak Bluffs housekeeper, 1910 . She m. Edward J. Silvia on May 4, 1910 in Oak Bluffs. He was born c. 1884-5 in New Bedford, the son of Adrian Silvia and Isabella B. Machado. He was an Oak Bluffs laborer in 1910. They had a daughter Eleanor May Silvia, b. 1911 in Oak Bluffs who d. 1912 in Oak Bluffs.

1070. Mary Madeiras (sister of Manuel Madieras, Mrs. Isabel Sousa, and Miss Louisa Madieras all of New Bedford in 1929 ), the daughter of Manuel Mederios and Mary Doglaria. She was born c. Nov. 1, 1892 in Fayal and came to US about 1919. She married Antone A. Andrews (1) of Vineyard Haven about 1919. She d. 12 July 1929 or 8 July 1929 in Taunton of tuberculosis. (See Andrews #1.) She had son Edward Andrews (1919-1919) in Tisbury and Manuel M. Andrews (1921-1946) Manuel M's obit states he was one of 20 children (including some half-siblings.)
She may be the same person as:
Mary Marceres/Marerras/Mercedes/Madieros/Madeiras/Maderios/Mederios (Mary Uecela(?) de Mersudes(?)) of Edgartown and Tisbury. She was born in Terceira. She m. Antone Andrews, Edgartown farmer. They had son Benjamin Reed Andrews, b. May 24, 1895 in Tisbury or Edg. and d. 1922 in T. (See p. A35 was she really a Texeira?) They also had son Alpert P. Andrews in E in 1897 and dau. Lydia M. Andrews in E in 1900. Also Manuel Andrews (1904-1919) b. in Edg, d. in Tisbury. Also son Antone Andrews, b. Edg. c. 1897-8, m. Hazel Amundsen in 1919 in Tisbury. Also Lucy Andrews, m. Leo Normandin 1926. Also Lawrence b. c. 1915-6 in T. Also more children...

1080. Rosa Medeiros of Tisbury, born c. 1883-4 in St. George or St. Michael . She was the daughter of Joseph and Marion Medeiros. She m. Joseph S. Figueiredo (1) of Tisbury on Nov. 26, 1910 in Oak Bluffs. He was born c. 1883-4 on St. Maria, Western Islands, the son of Joseph S. Figueiredo and Annie Jesus. He was a Tisbury laborer in 1911. They had son Joseph Swartz Figueriedo Jr., b. Nov. 5, 1911 in Tisbury, and another son Edward S. Figueredo, b. Jun 20, 1913 in Tisbury. Also .more children (See p. F272.)

1090. Manuel Madeiros, who was a servant farm laborer boarding with the family of Henry J. Cleveland on the Great Plains in Edgartown in 1910. He was born c. 1890-1 in "Portugal" and immigrated in 1905. He appears in the 1907 directory of Edgartown as "Medeiros C. Manuel, bds. Henry Cleveland, Cleveland Town way."

1110. Mary Medaros, b. c. 1906-7. She appears as a "ward" of Frank S. and Mary Coreira in 1920.

1120. Rosa Clara Medeiros, b. Feb. 21, 1880 in Pico. She emigrated from Pico to New York City on May 14, 1900 as "Rosa Clara." She was working in "domestic house work" and living unmarried on Wing Road, Oak Bluffs in 1940.
Could she be the same as Mrs. Rose Clara Madeiros of Oak Bluffs who was sister of Mary Clara Medeiros, wife of Joseph S. Machado (70)?

1130. Maria Cisaltina de Medeiros, b. Sep. 24, 1927 on St. Michael. . She imm. to the US on Oct. 3, 1966. She was unmarried, childless, and living on Edgartown Road in Edgartown in 1972.

1140. Joseph Medeiros listed as living off Main Street in Edgartown in 1907.

1160. Manuel Medeiros of New Bedford bought lot #220 on Chappaquiddick from Joseph and Rose Enos in 1889.

1170. Manuel J. Medeiros, b. c. 1899-1900 in New Bedford, the son of Manuel J. Medeiros and Mary A. Constaneior(?). He was a Tisbury laborer in 1932. He m. Eva Pursey on Sep. 12, 1932. She was born c. 1908-9 in New Bedford, the dau. of Patrick Pursey and Elizabeth _____.

1180. Delvira Medeiros of Oak Bluffs. She m. John Vieira. They had a dau. Lillian Helen Vieira, born c. 1915-6 in Oak Bluffs. (Lillian m. Angelo Antone Torres in Tisbury in 1938.)

1190. Mary Medeiros. She m. Antone Silvia of Edgartown about 1931. He was the son Manuel F. Silvia of Oak Bluffs, and died 1951.

1200. Domingo Maderios, b. July 1, 1921, the son of Antone Maderios. They were living on Pine St., Tisbury about 1927.

1210. Rosa Medeiros, born before 1908 in "Portugal." She m. Jules Larange. He was a Tisbury laborer in 1922. They had a daughter Gloria Larange, b. Sep 14, 1922 in Tisbury.


1230. Jose de Medeiros, b. c. 1871-2 in St. Michael, the son of Francisco Eugenio de Medeiros and Maria Condida . He was living in New Bedford and his occupation given as "card room" in 1902. . He m. Francisca de Jesus Corra(?) on Feb 3, 1902 in New Bedford. . She was born c. 1878-9 in St. Michael, the daughter of Manuel Luiz Corra and Maria Candida de Jesus. She was working in a mill and living in Edgartown in 1902. .

1240. Mary Angel Maderias. She m. James Cardoza. They had son James Cardoza, born c. 1891-2 in Cottage City. .