Brief Life History of Alexandrine
When Alexandrine Garcia was born on 21 October 1885, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, her father, Jorge Or Angel Garcia, was 26 and her mother, Elawa, was 22. She had at least 2 sons with Walter Y Watai. She immigrated to Hawaii, United States in 1899 and lived in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 August 1945, at the age of 59, and was buried in Alae Cemetery, Wainaku, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.
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- Alekendrina Watai in household of Frank S Watai, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Alehandrina Garcia - Government record: Military record or discharge: birth-name: Alehandrina Garcia
- Alexandra Garcia, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1898
1795 -1898 Hawaiian Kingdom, or Kingdom of Hawaiʻi 1898 – 1959 Territory of Hawaiʻi. 1959 – Present: Hawaii the State.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Mario, Raul, Roberto, Ramon, Rafael. Portuguese Wenceslao, Joao, Paulo, Catarina, Albeiro, Ligia, Godofredo, Lidio, Wenseslao, Adao, Afonso.
Spanish (García) and Portuguese: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. It is normally found in medieval records in the Latin form Garsea, and may well be of pre-Roman origin, perhaps akin to Basque (h)artz ‘bear’. This is the most common surname in Spain and also one of the most common surnames elsewhere in Spanish-speaking world. In the US, where it is also found among Native Americans (mainly Pueblos in NM), it is the sixth most frequent surname. Compare De Garcia .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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