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“It isn’t often in life that you have a chance to be a part of something like this, that is the first of its kind and will educate so many, and benefit so many.” ~Guma’ CHamoru

After messaging back and forth with Jeff Macaraeg, President of the House of Chamorros, I will be donating some of the CHamoru Roots Genealogy Project transcription books and essays as part of a genealogy collection for their Library.   But much more needs to be done.

Therefore, I am also reaching out to everyone and a call for donations to continue supporting Guma’ CHamoru, House of Chamorros, in San Diego, CA.  Construction is expected to be completed by March 2021, and if all works out well the planned move in timeframe will be around June 2021. Like everything else, COVID-19 has adversely impacted the progress and assistance towards this effort.  Funds are still needed for the interior of the Guma’.  Please spare what you are able to support this endeavor.  Put fabot, ayuda.

For more information the Guma’ CHamoru please click on website link below.

https://www.houseofchamorros.org

 

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Postponed till further notice, due to the another surge in COVID-19 cases.

 

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For quite some time I have been trying to trace the source of my Sablan lineage stemming from my father’s side. Specifically, my great-great-great grandfather, Francisco Sablan Quitugua who married Rita Diaz de la Cruz sometime in the early 1800’s.

Although, many of the Sablan families throughout the Mariana Islands trace their lineage through what is said to be two brothers: Juan and Manuel Zablan[1], I have not been to make any connection with those lineages. They purported arrived on Guam sometime around 1825.

However, while recently indexing names contained in Levesque’s History of Micronesia, I find a document, Document No. 1835A[2], listing of 21 “Heads of barangays,” “For the Commons,” under the city of Agaña. Two of them were: Mr. Ignacio Sablan and Mr. Alvino Sablan. Barangays were municipalities within a city/town. I have yet to come across any other data to support that they are descendants or relatives of Juan or Manuel Zablan or to establish any other family connection. But, this is certainly a new lead of possibilities.

1835: Ignacio and Alvino Sablan

Interestingly, within that same 1835 listing, my great-great-great Scottish grandfather John Anderson, who married Josefa de la Cruz, was listed as a head of barangay for the navy. It made me wonder if this was my Sablan connection because: Francisco Sablan Quitugua and Rita Diaz de la Cruz’s daughter, Ramona Cruz Quitugua, married Jose “CHe’” Cruz Anderson, son of John Anderson and Josefa de la Cruz. Ramona and Jose, where the manggåfan (familian) CHe' originates, are my great-great grandparents.

 

 

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[1] __. 2019. Sablan Family Reunion. Accessed November 14, 2020 from: https://www.sablanreunion2020.com/

[2] Levesque, Rodrigue. 2003. History of Micronesia: Volume 23, Whalers and Second D’Urville Expedition, 1831-1839, p318. Levesque Publications. Quebec, Canada

 

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