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System Upgrades & Challenges
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As you can see the front page of the site has changed. Many system upgrades to keep up with coding technology have been applied and are still being worked. There are a few things that may not work, which leaves us with two possibilities: 1) I am still making changes and troubleshooting the new upgrades; or 2) You may need to clear your cache on your internet browser. Either way, you may need to come back later to try and access the features.
Appreciate everyone's patience, as I continue to work on the upgrades and tweaking. I needed to implement this as soon as possible because, many things on the previous system did not allow for system upgrades, which caused several technical issues and challenges.
I'm not the young nerdy coder I use to be with a lot of patience. What use to take me no more than a week now seems to take six months to a year or two! LOL
Anyways....Merry Christmas!
Procopio Novera, a "deportado" & the Jai Family
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A 1920 church census of Guam snapshot with “deportado” (deportee) information.
During the Spanish occupation of the Mariana Islands and early U.S. occupation of Guam, there were instances of Filipinos being deported to the Mariana Islands for criminal or political reasons.
As with the case of “Procopio N”, a Filipino gentleman, who was a deported to Guam for political reasons (related to the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain). It took some additional time and research to discover that his full name was Procopio Peña Novera.
After translating the church census text on Google Translate, it revealed that Procopio and Ana Ignacio Cruz, my maternal Great Grandfather Jai's sister, had one daughter, who they also named Ana (married Juan Pangelinan Santos, manggåfan Bonik).
When all the Filipino political deportees on Guam were allowed to return back to their country Procopio eventually chose repatriation and to reunite back with his wife in the Philippines. However, in De Viana (2004), he indicates that Procopio opted to stay on Guam; but never mentioned that he in fact returned back to the Philippines. Procopio was still on Guam by 1902, based on a land record court case where he made a statement to the court that he purchased a house on Pizarro Street in Hagåtña from Jose Ignacio.
Later after Procopio had left Guam, Tan Anan Jai married Juan “Iko” Pangelinan Guerrero (manggåfan Kotla yan Liberato) as reflected in this church census snapshot.
Bibliography
United States Government. 1902. Civil Case No. 245, Procopio Novera y Peña. Court of First Instance, Guam.
Father Roman Maria de Vera. 1921. Censo Oficial de 1920 (copia). Aragon-Cantabria, Burlada, Spain.
Augusto V. De Viana. 2004. In the Far Islands: the Role of Natives from the Philippines in the Conquest, Colonization and Repopulation of the Mariana Islands. University of Santo Tomas: Manila, Philippines.
Manggåfan Jai: 1920 Church Census of Guam
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This image is a snapshot of my Jai (pronounced Yai) , Pa’eng and Ma’fongfong family roots recorded in the 1920 Census of Guam conducted by the Catholic Church. Notice how the names were still being recorded by the Church using the Spanish convention (first name, paternal surname, and maternal surname). Also, the Church and Spaniards did not record the married woman's husband's surname; they left the woman's maiden name completely in tact.
This Church census was conducted independently and separately from the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Guam.
The Guam Genealogist (Publication)
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The Guam Genealogist published by Jillette Leon-Guerrero, Guamology Inc. is now available. It is a quarterly publication offering insight, tips, tools and resources for those interested in conducing genealogy focusing on families from the Mariana Islands and Guam.
You can subscribe to receive this rare publication at this link:
https://www.guamologyinc.com/store/p71/The_Guam_Genealogist.html
Or...if you are on Guam you can buy a copy at the Faith Bookstore:
https://www.facebook.com/FaithBookstoreGuam/
University of Minnesota Here We Come!
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Please spread the word to those that might be able to attend. Si Yu'os Ma'åse!
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