BORBA FAMILY

A total of 10 children were born to the couple Bernardino de Braga and Miquelina Rosa de Borba, in the small town of Calheta, except for the oldest, João, who was born in S. Miguel island, due to parents living there before they moved to S. Jorge. 3 of those children died as babies.
Bernardino was a native of Stº. Espírito, St. Maria island. He probably met his future wife, Miquelina, in S. Miguel island, where she was living with her parents, despite being born in Calheta, S. Jorge island. Bernardino and Miquelina married in S. Pedro, Ponta Delgada January 26 1862, moving back to S. Jorge a couple of years later already with the baby boy João. According to family history Bernardino didn't want to go to the Army so to escape they came to S. Jorge.

This picture shows 5 of the children born to Bernardino and Miquelina
From top to bottom and left to right: Manuel Borba and Antonio Borba; Catarina (Kate), Mariana and Maria.
They all moved to California at first at a pretty young age, except for Maria, who stayed behind until her parents passed away, arriving the US on December 10 1920. And of course, my ggrandfather, José Machado de Borba, who never left the Azores.
The two boys never married. Manuel lived and died in Franklin Canyon, Contra Costa. Antonio moved to Beaver, Oregon, after the eldest brother, João (John) passed away so he could help raise his nephews.

The ladies married and lived in CA, except Mariana that lived in Idaho, Missing in the picture is the oldest sibling, João and also my ggrandfather José.

Descendants of Bernardino de Braga

Generation No. 1

1. Bernardino5 de Braga, born Dec 1829 in Stº. Espírito, ilha de Stª. Maria, and died 6 Dec 1917 in Portinho, Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge. He married Miquelina Rosa de Borba 26 Jan 1862 in S. Pedro, Ponta Delgada, ilha de S. Miguel, daughter of António da Silveira and Catarina da Silveira. She was born 15 Feb 1837 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge, and died 5 Sep 1919 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge.

Children of Bernardino de Braga and Miquelina de Borba are:
2 i. João Machado de Borba, born 16 Oct 1864 in Ponta Delgada??, ilha de S. Miguel; died 8 Jul 1924 in Tillamook, Tillamook Co., OR, USA. He married Rosa L. Vicente Soares Abt. 1888 in CA, USA; born Abt. 1869 in Ilha de S. Jorge; died 3 Jun 1949 in Tillamook Co., OR, USA.
3 ii. Manuel Machado de Borba, born 29 Jul 1865 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 24 Nov 1945 in Franklin Canyon, Contra Costa Co., CA, USA.
4 iii. Mariana Borba, born 8 Jun 1867 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died Bef. Nov 1945 in Idaho, USA. She married ? Green.
5 iv. José, born 2 May 1869 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died Bef. May 1876 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge.
6 v. Maria Arminda, born 17 Jun 1870 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 27 Sep 1955 in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA, USA. She married Herculano dos Santos 20 Nov 1893 in Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; born Abt. 1873 in S. Sebastião, Ponta Delgada, ilha de S. Miguel.
7 vi. Catarina Borba, born 30 Apr 1873 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 14 Mar 1953 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA. She married Manuel Rogers 1893 in Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA, USA; born 15 Jun 1866 in Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 8 Sep 1918 in Hydesville, Humboldt Co., CA, USA.
8 vii. Maria, born 22 Apr 1875 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge.
9 viii. José Machado de Borba, born 6 May 1876 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 7 Nov 1951 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge. He married Ana Augusta Bettencourt 13 Nov 1899 in Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; born 15 Dec 1881 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 14 Jun 1944 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge.
10 ix. António, born 11 Oct 1878 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died Bef. Apr 1880.
11 x. António Machado de Borba, born 14 Apr 1880 in Fajã Grande, Calheta, ilha de S. Jorge; died 7 Dec 1954 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, USA.