> > > Betty, > > > > > > My grandfather, Joseph Johnson Long and his younger brother James Paige > > Long > > > Jr, lived for a short time at the Pajaro Valley Roman Catholic Orphan > > > Asylum, near Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County. > > > > > > Their mother, Guadalupe Cooper, born 1864, the daughter of Maria > Eduviges > > > Soto and John Baptist Henry Cooper (son of Capt Juan Bautista Rogers > > Cooper > > > and Geronima Encarnacion Vallejo) of Castroville/Monterey, died in 1892. > > He > > > was only seven years old and his brother James, five. Their father, > James > > > Paige Long, couldn't provide care and work so he sent them to the > > Orphanage. > > > I had heard a story from my Aunt that her father, my grandfather, had > said > > > he and his brother lived in an orphanage at one time. Upon telling this > > > story to someone a few years ago, they provided me with a name, Father > > Tom, > > > and his phone number. I called Father Tom and he told me to send in a > > > written request to him. A few weeks later, I received copies of the > > > applications of the boys registrations. It wasn't a lot, but there was > > > information referring to residence, fathers and/or mothers name, > > occupation, > > > etc. The letter accompanying the copies read "Enclosed the precious > > little > > > that I have found in the files. Too bad. Usually there is more detail > > > especially as the years progress". I was very happy with what was > found, > > > considering it was over one hundred years old and completely unexpected. > > > > > > Here is the information I have regarding my contact: > > > > > > Father Tom (Fr. Thomas Prendiville) phone number 415-441-7144. > > > > > > Salesians of Don Bosco > > > 1100 Franklin Streeet > > > PO Box 640009 > > > San Francisco, CA 94164-0009 > > > > > > My grandfather had a sister that was also placed in an orphanage for > > awhile. > > > She had lived at Juan Bautista Mission convent at San Juan Bautista, > > > California. I asked Father Tom to check his records but nothing came > up. > > > > > > > > > Phil Long > > > AZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Betty" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 7:49 PM > > > Subject: searching > > > > > > > > > > Dear List, > > > > > > > > Need help in trying to locate information on where one would try to > find > > > birth records for Mt. View, CA in 1890 & 1892. Have tried Santa Clara > > > records to no avail. Also does anyone know of "Children's Home" in San > > > Francisco-Oakland area in the late 1800's? Thanks, > > > > Betty > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > > > > Visit NORCAL Genealogy Index > > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/NORCAL%20index/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >