Manuel R Dennis Sr (1849 - aft. 1931)

Born 31 Aug 1849 in Fajã de Baixo, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal

Ancestors

Son of Luiz Diniz and Mequelina Julia Francisco

Husband of Maria de Jesus Unknown — married about 1883 in Hawaii

Descendants

Died after 1931 after age 81 in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Parents

• Manuel was b. 1849 in Fajã de Baixo, São Miguel, son of Luiz Diniz (b.1823 Azores) and Mequelina Francisco (b.1828 Azores).

Aliases

• Variant given names: Manoel
• Variant surnames: Denis, Dinis, Diniz.
• Americanized to "Dennis" after immigration.

Siblings

• Antonio Denis (abt. 1846 - 1928)
• Rita Denis (b. 11 Feb 1847 Fajã de Baixo - )
• Manuel R Dennis Sr (1849-1931)
• Francisco Denis (1851-1911)
• Maria de Jesus (Denis) Borges (1854-1901)
• Maria da Conceição (Deniz) Curt (1860–1924)

Immigration

• Arrived in Hawaii on 10 May 1883 aboard the "Abergeldie." He and his wife were naturalized American citizens in 1883, according to the 1900 Census.
• Migrated again to Bristol, Rhode Island, before 1900.
• According to a descendant, JD, Manuel initially left the Azores for Hawaii, to work on the pineapple plantations. From there he went to California, and then finally settled in Rhode Island.

Marriage & Children

• Married Maria de jesus about 1883 in the Azores, before they migrated to Hawaii
• Children:
  • Manuel Dennis Jr (Oct 1884 TH – 1963), m. 1904 in RI to Christina Grabert (1880-1961).
  • Mary Dennis (Apr 1885 TH - ), m. Manuel C Brown (1882- )
  • Jessie Dennis (Jul 1886 - )^[1]
  • John James Dennis (1890 MA – 1969)
  • Joseph John Dennis (Mar 1894 – Dec 1960), m. abt. 1915 to Mary King (1892- ). Their children included Harold A Dennis (1924-2017).
  • Anthony Joseph Dennis Sr (Aug 1895 – Dec 1966), m. abt. 1918 to Mary Veronica Sousa (1899-1942)
  • Annie Dennis (Feb 1899 – )
  • Louis George Dennis Sr (1901–1961)
  • Elizabeth Lizzie Denis Jones (1904– )
  • Alfred Denis (1906–1957)
  • Walter John Dennis (1908-1994)

Death & Burial

• Died in New Bedford, Bristol, MA according to the MDI.
• 1850 North Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island

DNA

• Maternal and paternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match, 22.7 cM across 2 segments, between CJD and NJC, third cousins. Their MRCA is Luiz Diniz and Miguelina Pereira. CJD is a great-grandson of the the MRCA by their daughter Maria da Conceição Deniz, by her daughter Laura Curt Medeiros (1881-1935), then by Laura's daughter Lillian Dorsey (1917-2017). NJC is a great-granddaughter of the MRCA by their son Manuel R Dennis Sr by his son Anthony J Dennis Sr, then his son Leonard Roland Dennis (1920-2009).
• Maternal and paternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match, 44.6 cM across 3 segments, between CJD and RJD, third cousins. Their MRCA is Luiz Diniz and Miguelina Pereira. CJD is a great-grandson of the the MRCA by their daughter Maria da Conceição Deniz, by her daughter Laura Curt Medeiros (1881-1935), then by Laura's daughter Lillian Dorsey (1917-2017). RJD is a great-grandson of the MRCA by their son Manuel R Dennis Sr by his son Louis George Dennis Sr, then by his son Ernest Dennis (1925-2018).
• Paternal and maternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA match (85 cM across 2 segments) between MVST and NJDC, third cousins. Their MRCA are Luiz Diniz and Mequelina Francisco Pereira, MVST by their daughter Maria de Jesus, and NJDC by their son Manuel R Dennis Sr.
• Paternal and maternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA match, 54 cM across three segments, between DB and JMG, third cousins. Their MRCA is Luiz Diniz and Mequelina Francisco, DB by their daughter Maria da Conceição Deniz, and JMG by their son Manuel R Dennis Sr, then by his son Manuel Dennis Jr.
• Paternal and maternal relationship confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match, 22.7 cM across 2 segments, between CJD and NJDC, third cousins. Their MRCA is Luiz Diniz and Mequelina Francisco Pereira. CJD is a great-grandson of the the MRCA by their daughter Maria da Conceição Deniz, by her daughter Laura Curt Medeiros (1881-1935), then by Laura's daughter Lillian Dorsey (1917-2017). NJDC is a great-granddaughter of the MRCA by their son Manuel R Dennis Sr by his son Anthony J Dennis Sr (1896-1966), then his son Leonard Roland Dennis (1920-2009).

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ There is some slippage in the birth years and places for these older children, e.g., the 1900 US Census.

• Baptismal record 31 Aug 1849, Nossa Senhora do Anjos, Faja de Baixo, Sao Miguel, Azores. See the image.
• 1883 Ship Manifest, Honolulu, Hawaii, 10 May 1883, "SS Abergeldie," Capt. Watson, from St Michael: Page 27, no. 279
  • Ship Log #994 Abergeldie, 10 May 1883, secondary index (see the image)
  • Manuel Diniz 33, and his wife, Maria de Jesus 19, from Mãe de Deus, Povoação.
  • Manuel's parents were Luis Dinis and Miguelina Julia, from Fajã de Baixo, São MIguel
  • Ancestry Record 61078 #85756, image 251/1202, Hawaii Manifest Records, 1843-1898.
  • Ancestry Record 1030 #130135161678

Ship Manifest, 1883, Abergeldie

• 1883 Hawaii, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, Manifest Records. SS Abergeldie, 4 May 1883, Honolulu, p27/29, family 279. Ancestry Record 61078 #85756, image 251/1202
  • Manuel Diniz 33
  • Maria de Jesus 19
• 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1241504. Ancestry Record 7602 #69079173
  • Manuel Dennis 49
  • Mary 36
  • Manuel [filho] 17
  • Mary 15
  • Jessie 14
  • John 9
  • Joseph 6
  • Tony 4
  • Annie 1
• 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375449
• 1920 United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1670; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 5
• US City Directory, 1925, Bristol, RI
• 1925 US City Directory, Bristol RI. Manuel and Mary Dennis, 1 Easterbrooks Ave., Bristol Ancestry Record 2469 #1014229464
• 1930 United States Federal Census. Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; Roll: 2168; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 169.0; FHL microfilm: 2341902.
  • Manuel 80 is widowed on the 1930 Census.
• US Find A Grave Index Memorial ID 21264814, North Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island, uncertain date, aft. 1930.