When George Benson Braga was born on 15 January 1863, in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, his father, Arsa John Braga, was 25 and his mother, Jane L Wiltse, was 25. He married Nellie Jeanette Nichols in 1888, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Elrod, Clark, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 3, Hidalgo, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 March 1943, in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1873: Clark, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Clark, South Dakota, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1885: Lawrence, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Meade, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Meade, South Dakota, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Francisco, Luis, Mario, Sergio, Alvaro, Carlos, Luiz, Reginaldo, Virginio, Adriana. Portuguese Paulo, Duarte, Joao, Albano.
Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from Braga, a city innorthern Portugal. As Bracara Augusta, it was the capital ofthe Roman province of Gallaecia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
George (Braga) was the father of Edith Braga Beatty and the great grandfather of my husband Greg McKay Bishop. His wife was Nettie Jeanette Nichol, she died in 1942 in McAllen, Texas and is buried th …
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