Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Barlow Family: Manuel Barlow, First Cape Verdean of Harwich


Manuel Barlow may have been the first Cape Verdean to live in Harwich, MA, arriving there 1874[i].  He was born on September 15th, 1832 in Brava, Cape Verde Islands to Carlos Barlow & Mary Gonsalves[ii].  He married Mary Correia (p. 49) ca. 1860s, probably in Brava, and together they had at least 5 children.  According to the censuses, he arrived to the US between 1854 and 1860; he was a laborer and worked in the cranberry bogs[iii].  One of his children was reported as being born  in New Bedford, while the others were born in Brava[iv]; this suggests that Manuel and Mary may have travel between the US and Cape Verde in the 1860s and `70s..  In April of 1900, his wife Mary died in Rochester, MA.  By June of 1900, Manuel Barlow was living with his daughter Anna (Barlow) Rose and her family; Manuel’s son John was also living there.  Manuel died on April 15th, 1914 in Harwich[v]  and was buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery.

Children:
1. William Barlow
2. Mary A. [Nunes/Gomes]
3. John S. Barlow
4. Sara [Correia]
5. Anna [Rose]




[i] Hyannis Patriot, Monday, April 27, 1914. p. 2.
[ii] "Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915", index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org); death of Manuel Barlow, 15 Apr 1914 in Harwich; from Massachusetts State Archives. "Deaths, 1841-1971". Massachusetts Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Massachusetts. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
[iii] US Federal Census for 1900; Census Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T623; Page: 8A; District: 1144;  and 1910. Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_613; Page: 9A; District: 1240; Image: 22; FHL Number: 1374626.
[iv] "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXZF-C72 : accessed 18 Sep 2012), Mary Barlow, 1868.
[v] "Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915", index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org); death of Manuel Barlow, 15 Apr 1914 in Harwich; from Massachusetts State Archives. "Deaths, 1841-1971". Massachusetts Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Massachusetts. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah





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