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Juan Martinez Torres 1914 Island Treasurer
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Nearly one hundred years ago Juan Martinez Torres was sworn in as Guam’s Island Treasurer. Note that Tun Juan’s name in the article reads Juan Torres Martinez. It wasn’t until around 1919 when the U.S. Navy did away with the Spanish naming convention (Fathers surname first and then followed by the Mother’s surname) and replaced it with the current naming convention. (Guam News Letter, May 1914)
Database Update 18 April 2014
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The database has been updated and has grown from 311,833 to 312,593 names.
Save the Date: April 26, 2014
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Joaquin Taitano Blaz in 1924
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Even a 90 year old short article published in a historical publication such as the Guam Recorder April 1924 edition, can be a meaningful piece of history in one’s family. How many people can recall or have documented a Carabao Bull Cart accident in their family?
[I must admit at the time of this writing I was under the gun and placed more effort toward getting my 1930 Census Book out of editing and proof-reading so that it could be published, printed and out in the market. However, I am committed to blogging at least one article a week, no matter how long or short so here's one. This may continue to be the case until I am able to also complete the 1940 Census transcription project. There are over 1,000 Census sheets to transcribe, so the transcription challenge keeps getter larger.]
Unfortunate Events in 1888
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The following are some 1888 excerpts from the 1971 Guam Recorder article:
At approximately 10:00pm on January 24, 1888, Santiago Garcia, a Pampango "presidario" who had served his term, killed his wife Maria Leon Guerrero. It was believed that the cause for the murder was attributed to jealousy.
On February 27, 1888, Lazaro Pangelinan, a 42 year old bachelor died after falling from a tree while hunting bats in Yona. Previously, he was injured badly by a pig.
On the 18th [month was not disclosed], 1888, Captain Williams, arrived with his new schooner the Esmerelda. The Esmerelda had twice the capacity of his Beatriz schooner [received and delivered mail throughout the Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Philippines, Japan and China among other places.]
On October 4, 1888, Romualdo Gutierrez, a resident of Aniguag and the son of Germenegildo [Hermangildo married to Dolores Nauta] Gutierrez, a Tagalog, fell from a coconut tree and died.
On October 23, 1888, the schooner Esmerelda arrived and was believed to have brought in the measles either from Manila or Yap. One of the passengers was Henry Milimchamp [Millinchamp; husband of Maria de Castro Anderson] was one of the passengers who broke out in a bad rash. A few days later, several of Millinchamp's neighbors had the measles. During this measles epidemic Agana was described as a large hospital. Mostly all of the pregnant women miscarried and many children continue to die through the first days of the 1889 new year.
On November 12, 1888, the drowned body of Luis Baza, a ten year old child, was recovered. Luis was the son of Pedro Baza and Maria Ungagha [Ungacta?].
Source:
----.1971. Relation of Events in the Years 1849-1894, Volume 1, Number 1, pp 53-57. Guam Recorder. Micronesia Area Research Center. University of Guam: Mangilao, Guam.
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