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Database Update 13 Jan 2012
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- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
Updated database from 193,197 to 196,039. I still have much more to capture from funeral announcements, but most user submissions/suggestions were applied.
Part 1: Excerpts of Lieutenant William Edwin Safford’s Journal
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Monday, August 14, 1899...
"...Made arrangements with Henry Mellinchamp [sic], the pilot, to take my meals with him at forty pesos ($20.00) a mouth. Met his wife, Doña Emilia [Castro] Anderson, who is said to be the most attractive and witty matron of Agaña. She is the grand-daughter of John Anderson, a Scotchman, who settled in Guam about 1819, and served the government as pilot and interpreter for years. The eldest daughter [Maria Victoria Anderson Millenchamp] of Henry and Dona Emilia is the wife of Captain Pedro [Maria Andujar] Duarte, of the Spanish Army, who served as military aid to the late Spanish governor of Guam. Don Pedro is about to resign his commission in order to remain on the island with his wife and little ones.
Back to the ship for the night."
(Note: Lt. Safford arrived on Guam on the Yosemite and during his tour on Guam served as the first Deputy Governor of Guam; following the cessation of Guam from Spain to the U.S. negotiated in the Treaty of Paris. He known for his journals published in 'The Plant World.')
Read more: Part 1: Excerpts of Lieutenant William Edwin Safford’s Journal
Come Join Us On FaceBook: Chamorro Roots - Hålé Chamoru
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Año de 1823: An Observation of the Vital Statistics
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- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
As a researcher documenting Chamorro genealogy, I have reviewed the Spanish record Año de 1823 and the translated 1823 Vital Statistics by Omaira Brunal-Perry, Spanish Documents Collection, University of Guam Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center published on the Guampedia.com website. Below, I have documented my observations of the photo-copy Spanish record and translated document that other fellow genealogy researchers may find useful. Although these documents contain a total of 429 names, 420 names were added to the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project as a result of reconciling infant births and deaths that potentially matched. To date, there continues to remain a wide gap in Chamorro genealogy towards bridging the history of Chamorro names from the 1600’s to the early 1800’s and reconciling with the 1897 Census through the present Chamorro genealogy source records.
Vital Statistics Recapitulation
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Females |
Males |
Total |
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Births |
100 |
135 |
235 |
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Marriages |
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65 |
65 |
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Deaths |
58 |
71 |
129 |
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Total |
158 |
271 |
429 |
Read more: Año de 1823: An Observation of the Vital Statistics
What's Up with the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
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- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
Over 66 years have passed since Guam was liberated by U.S. forces. During the course of that timeframe our leaders from Guam have been trying to get additional congressional legislation passed to provide for loyalty recognition and war claims parity. Since I am currently undergoing my public administration graduate studies with Bellevue University, Nebraska and for this particular term, I have embarked on scrutinizing the history and events of this issue in order to get a better understanding of why it has taken so long for this issue to be resolved. We read and hear about this issue over the media, but I have always wondered about the details of what happened in the past and what may really be going on now. Whether this Act is passed or not in the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, I think it would still be interesting and to get a better understanding of both government actions. I will soon be publishing part of my research that will include in depth information on major legislation history and events from both the leaders of Guam and the U.S. The articles/reports I write on this topic may come out in several pieces. I have a lot of editing to do from my current papers.
My research effort and findings on this topic is dedicated to my father, the late Eustaquio Anderson Punzalan.
Bernard Punzalan
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