Brickwall Ancestor: What Happened to Maria DeLuz Caton (Caetano)?
Maria DeLuz born @ 1882 on Santa Maria Island, Azores
Daughter of Manuel CABRAL and Anna ALVES
Immigrated 1903 to Provincetown, MA, USA
Married 24 July 1905 in New Bedford, MA to William "Willie" Caton
(Gerurlherme Caetano)
1910 US Census shows family living on Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA
Mother of 5: Marion Standish Caton -female- born 1906 Provincetown,
MA; James Caton -male- born 1907 Provincetown, MA; Charles Caton
(Carlos Caetano) -male- born 1909 Provincetown, MA; Manuel Caton -
male- born 1911 Fairhaven, MA; Dorothy Caton -female- born after 1911
in Massachusetts
Family legend is sketchy for Maria - thus she is a 'brickwall
ancestor' - Maria (Mary) in family notes is elusive in her birth as
she is in her death. Her maiden name is unclear - family records show
her using DeLuz in various forms, such as DaLuiz, and DeLuiz, and
DeLuz . . . And was DeLuz her maiden name? Had she been married before
she married Caton/Caetano? What was her maiden name - was she given
either her mother or her father's surname at birth or someone
else's?
Family legend says she died in the 1917-1919 Flu Epidemic .... but
Massachusetts death records checks so far have not found a Maria
Caton, Mary Caton, or Maria Caetano of what the 'understood' age range
she would have been to have died during that time. A look at Rhode
Island and Conn. death records have proved any better - yet.
Maria DeLuz Caton just drops off the map. Her children paid a
terrible price - particularly the 2 youngest as they were unwanted by
any relatives - too young to work, they were sent to orphanages when
their mother 'died' ...
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