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CHARLES CLAIRVILLE COLLYER

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Charles Collyer, of North American nationality, married Silvéria, from the city of Camocim in Ceará. Charles was a crew member on an American ship that called to that city to load babassu oil. The marriage probably took place in the 1870s. The couple's children were all born in Belém: Charles (Salico), Sophia Bella, João Afonso (Janjão), and Maria Idalina (Maroca).

Charles Clairville Collyer

1834–1894

BIRTH 5 MAR 1834 • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

DEATH 23 FEB 1894 • Belém, Pará, Brazi

Matrried:  14 Feb 1858 • Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Sylveria Maria Ferreira

1836–1910

BIRTH 10 NOV 1836 • Camocim CearË‹Brazil

DEATH 28 MAR 1910 • Belem, Pará, Brazil

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Children:

1.  Sylvia Maria Louisa Collyer

2.  Charles Raymundo Collyer

3.  Anna Carlotta Ferreira Collyer

4.  John Affonso Collyer

5.  Maria Idalina Collyer

6.  Sophia Bella Ferreira Collyer

7.  Carlos Collyer

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1.

Sylvia Maria Louisa Collyer

1860–1865

BIRTH 11 APR 1860 • Para, Brazil

DEATH 31 AUG 1865 • Para, Brazil

Died Young

2.

Charles Raimundo Collyer

1864–1945

BIRTH 17 SEP 1864 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 17 JUL 1945 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Married:  3 Nov 1908 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

Christina Teixeira Sampaio

1890–1974

BIRTH 24 JUL 1890 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 3 SEP 1974 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Daughter of Manoel Luiz De Sampaio and Maria das Dores

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Born on September 17, 1864, in the city of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil. He was known as Salico or Garapa Azeda. Dark in color, long face, long nose, light brown hair, mustache, and of regular height. Profession: Ship Machinery Engineer or First Class Machinist. Graduated in the United States of America, where he lived for almost ten years, and obtained his Driver's License, which had to be revalidated in Brazil. He dressed very elegantly; the pocket watch, like the chain, was gold.

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In America, he learned to box and became a champion in this sport. He was robust, strong-willed, one of those who like to command, and  was brave.

Source: "Os Collyer no Brasil", by Carlos Francisco Collyer Ferreira Lima.

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Children:

1.

Carlos Raymundo Sampaio Collyer

1864–1945

BIRTH 17 SEP 1864 • Belém, Pará, Brazi

DEATH 20 JUL 1945 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Married:

Joana Braga

BIRTH Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Belém, Pará, Brazil

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Children:  

1.

Christina Braga Collyer

1929–1999

BIRTH 1 JAN 1929 • Pará, Brazil

DEATH 2 APR 1999 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:  30 Dec 1950 • Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gentil Barroso Barroso

1922–

BIRTH 3 AUG 1922 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DEATH Unknown

2.

Aluizio Sampaio Collyer

1911–1981

BIRTH 1 JAN 1911 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 18 JUL 1981 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:  

Hilda Teixeira da Silva 

1918–

BIRTH 8 MAR 1918 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DEATH Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Daughter of Argemiro Teixeira da Silva Netto and Manoela Emília Teixeira

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Children:

1.

Aluízio Sampaio Collyer Jr

1933–

BIRTH 1933 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:  

Eunice Pereira

1934–1999

BIRTH 10 JUL 1934 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DEATH 29 JUL 1999 • Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Daughter of Adriano Manoel Pereira and Dolores Da Silva

Children:

1.

Cacia Pereira Collyer

–1961

BIRTH Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

DEATH 28 JAN 1961 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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2.

Wilma Carreira Collyer

1934–1995

BIRTH 21 MAY 1934 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 10 DEC 1995

Married:  

José Pinto Pontes

1924–1993

BIRTH 15 APR 1924

DEATH 3 NOV 1993

Son of José Pontes and Antônia Pinto

3.

Wallace Carreira Collyer

1935–2021

BIRTH 30 NOV 1935 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH JUNE 2021 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:  6 Dec 1958 • Saint Sebastian, Olinda, Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marlene Guttemberg

1941–

BIRTH 1941

DEATH Unknown

Daughter of Roldão Alves Guttemberg and Herondina Silva

3.

Orlando Sampaio Collyer

1912–1912

BIRTH 1912 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 1912 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

4.

José Orlando Sampaio Collyer

1912–

BIRTH 1 MAR 1912 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

5.

Marcia Aracy Sampaio Collyer

1913–1941

BIRTH 25 MAR 1913 • Belem, Para, Brazil

DEATH SEP 1941 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

6.

Cezarina Sampaio Collyer

1914–1999

BIRTH 13 SEP 1914 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 23 MAR 1999 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:  

Osmar Machado Simas

BIRTH Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

DEATH Unknown

7.

Nair Sampaio Collyer

1915–

BIRTH 29 NOV 1915 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:

Francisco Salvador "Gaby" Sanches

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

8.

Darcy Sampaio Collyer

1917–1919

BIRTH 1917 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 1919 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Died Young

9.

Sebastiana Sampaio Collyer

1918–

BIRTH 5 DEC 1918 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

10.

Silvéria Maria Sampaio Collyer

1920–

BIRTH 1920 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

11.

Charles Sampaio Collyer

1923–1982

BIRTH 5 JUL 1923 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 8 JUN 1982 • Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil

Married:  London, England, United Kingdom

Kathleen Robinson

1921–1999

BIRTH 19 JUL 1921 • London, England, United Kingdom

DEATH 19 JUN 1999 • Australia

Daughter of James and Annie Robinson of England

12.

Ormando Sampaio Collyer

1925–2005

BIRTH 23 JUL 1925 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH ABT 2005

Married:  

Itacy Araújo

1924–

BIRTH 3 DEC 1924 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Daughter of Fenelon Assumpção de Araújo and Delmira Pires

3.

Anna Carlotta Ferreira Collyer

1866–1941

BIRTH 14 JAN 1866 • Belem, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 19 JUN 1941 • Obides, Para, Brazil

Married:  

Ignacio Ribeiro Pessôa Neto

1866–1926

BIRTH 11 FEB 1866 • Santana do Acaraú, Ceará, Brasil

DEATH 20 JUN 1926 • Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

Son of Joaquim Rodrigues da Motta and Maria Florência Ribeiro Pessôa

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Children:

1.

João Batista Collyer Pessôa

1902–1970

BIRTH 18 AUG 1902 • Óbidos, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 1970

Married:  9 Sep 1968 • Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

Marina Justiniana De Souza

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

Daughter of Vicente Gonçalves De Souza and Leontina Justiniana

2.

Tereza Do Carmo Collyer Pessôa

BIRTH Óbidos, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

3.

Pragmático Collyer Pessôa

BIRTH Óbidos, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Barreirinha, Amazonas, Brazil

4.

Polydoro Pessôa

–1892

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH JUL 1892 • Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

5.

Ana Carlota Collyer Pessôa Neto

BIRTH Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

DEATH Unknown

4.

John "Juan" Affonso Collyer

1868–1937

BIRTH 9 OCT 1868 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 22 NOV 1937 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

Married  17 May 1895 • Uruoca, Ceará, Brazil

Angelena Sinhorinha Ferriera

1875–

BIRTH 15 MAR 1875 • Camocim CearË‹Brazil

DEATH 24 APR • Brazil

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Children:

1.

Clairville Ferreira Collyer

1896–1896

BIRTH 24 MAR 1896 • Belem ParË‹Brazil

DEATH 28 JUN 1896 • Belem ParË‹Brazil

Died Young

2.

Adelia Ferreira Collyer

1896–1896

BIRTH 6 OCT 1896 • Belem Para, Brazil

DEATH 17 DEC 1896 • Belem Para, Brazil

Died Young

3.

Maria "Maroquinha" Collyer

1897–1930

BIRTH 5 MAR 1897 • Riachão, Miraíma, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 1930

Married:  

Manoel Gonzalez dos Santos

1893–

BIRTH 17 SEP 1893

DEATH Unknown

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Children:

 

1.

João Collyer dos Santos

1919–

BIRTH 2 APR 1919

DEATH Unknown

2.

Selena Collyer dos Santos

1921–

BIRTH 30 MAR 1921

DEATH Unknown

3.

Hélio Collyer Santos

1922–

BIRTH 11 NOV 1922

DEATH Unknown

4.

Ângela Collyer Santos

1925–2019

BIRTH 28 JUN 1925 • Camocim, Ceará, Brasil

DEATH 19 MAY 2019 • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Married:  

Erton Carvalho Lima

1919–1978

BIRTH 11 DEC 1919

DEATH 9 MAR 1978 • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Son of   Raymundo Rodrigues Lima and Antônia Rosa de Carvalho

5.

Edwirges Collyer Santos

1927–

BIRTH 15 JUN 1927

DEATH Unknown

6.

Germano Collyer dos Santos

1929–

BIRTH 21 DEC 1929

DEATH Unknown

4.

Dayse Collyer

1898–1898

BIRTH 5 OCT 1898 • Belem Para. Brazil

DEATH 16 DEC 1898 • Belem Para, Brazil

Died Young

5.

Olympio Ferreira Collyer

1899–1985

BIRTH 26 JUL 1899 • Camocim CearË‹Brazil

DEATH 25 AUG 1985 • Brazil

6.

Raymundo Ferreira Collyer

1901–1991

BIRTH 5 MAY 1901 • Belem Para, Brazil

DEATH 1991 • Brazil

7.

Silveria Ferreira Collyer

1902–

BIRTH 7 MAR 1902 • Camocim CearË‹Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:

José Lopes

BIRTH Massapê, Ceará, Brasil

DEATH Unknown

Son of Joaquim Ferreira Lopes and Maria José Viana

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Children:

1.

Gerardo Magela Collyer Lopes

1927–

BIRTH 21 FEB 1927 • Camocim, Ceará, Brasil

DEATH Unknown

Married:  

Sarah Mello

1928–

BIRTH 25 NOV 1928 • Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

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Children:

1.

Silvéria Mello Lopes

1953–

BIRTH 6 JULY 1953 • Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:

Francisco de Assis Vasconcelos Arruda

1948–

BIRTH 18 NOV 1948 • Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Son of Francisco Linhares Arruda and Maria de Jesus Vasconcelos

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2.

Therezinha de Jesus Collyer Lopes

BIRTH Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:  

Meton Cajado de Lima

1936–

BIRTH 20 APR 1936

DEATH Unknown

3.

Maria do Socorro Collyer Lopes

BIRTH Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:

Hélio Carlos Barros Cavalcante

1921–

BIRTH 11 MAR 1921

DEATH Unknown

Son of José Barros Cavalcante and Maria Cavalcante Barros

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8.

Philomena Ferreira Collyer

1903–1933

BIRTH 11 JUN 1903 • Camocim Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 5 NOV 1933 • Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

9.

Joao Ferreira Collyer

1905–2002

BIRTH 14 JUN 1905 • Granja Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 2002 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:

Maria Luisa Strauch

1918–

BIRTH 20 JUL 1918 • Santa Catarina, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Daughter of Paulo Strauch and Ada D'Aquino Fonseca

10.

Manoel Serafim Collyer

1907–1907

BIRTH 9 OCT 1907 • Riachão, Granja, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 9 OCT 1907 • Riachão, Granja, Ceará, Brazil

11.

Joaquim Ferreira Collyer

1909–1980

BIRTH 16 FEB 1909 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 15 OCT 1980 • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Married:

Neuza De Carvalho Oliveira

1917–2005

BIRTH 30 DEC 1917

DEATH 25 AUG 2005 • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

12.

Francisco Das Chagas Collyer

1912–

BIRTH 5 FEB 1912 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

Married:

Iracema de Souza

BIRTH Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

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Children:

1.

Claudio Souza Collyer

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

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13.

Francisca Ferreira Collyer

1913–1913

BIRTH 13 FEB 1913 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 1 MAR 1913 • Riachão, Granja, Ceará, Brazil

Died Young

14.

Francisco Victorio Ferreira Collyer

1913–1980

BIRTH 6 APR 1913 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 1 MAR 1980 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:

Nair Gastão de Oliveira

–2004

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH 2004 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Daughter of Chrysologo Gastão de Oliveira and Antônia Maria da Conceição

15.

Virgilio Ferreira Collyer

1914–1994

BIRTH 26 JUN 1914 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 15 DEC 1994 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Married:

Maria Zenaide Marques

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

Daughter of João Mello and Julia Marques

16.

Pedro Jose Ferriera Collyer

1916–2006

BIRTH 22 MAY 1916 • Camocim, Ceará, Brazil

DEATH 15 MAR 2006 • Brazil

Married:  28 Sep 1940 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Edith da Rocha Lima

BIRTH Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DEATH Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Daughter of Benedito Da Rocha Lima and Guiomar Silva

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5.

Maria Idalina "Maroca" Collyer

1870–1965

BIRTH 23 OCT 1870 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 12 MAY 1965 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Married:  

Domingos Augusto Carvalló

BIRTH Brazil

DEATH Brazil

Son of Cézar Augusto Carvalló abd Fausta Augusta da Silva

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Children:

1.

Carlos Raymundo Collyer Carvallo

1891–1949

BIRTH 1891

DEATH 2 JUN 1949

Married:  

Romualda Celestina dos Santos

–1948

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH 31 MAY 1948

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Children:

1.

Christiano Raimundo Santos Carvallo

1923–

BIRTH AUG 1923

DEATH Unknown

2.

Carlos Raymundo Santos Carvallo

1925–

BIRTH 11 MAY 1925

DEATH Unknown

3.

Celina Dos Santos Carvallo

1926–

BIRTH 28 DEC 1926

DEATH Unknown

4.

Creuza Maria Dos Santos Carvallo

1928–

BIRTH 23 DEC 1928

DEATH Unknown

5.

Cláudio José Dos Santos Carvallo

1931–

BIRTH 26 FEB 1931 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

6.

Maria Célia Dos Santos Carvallo

1933–

BIRTH 22 APR 1933 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

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Cleonice Dos Santos Carvalló

–1954

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH 23 JUN 1954

Married:

Vicente Ausgusto De Oliveira

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

8.

Joaquim Dos Santos Carvallo

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

9.

Domingos Augusto Dos Santos Carvallo

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

Married:

Gladys De Paiva Gonçalves

BIRTH Unknown

DEATH Unknown

2.

Anna Collyer Carvalló

1892–

BIRTH 24 JUL 1892 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

3.

Fausta Collyer Carvalló

1894–

BIRTH 29 JAN 1894 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

4.

Julia Collyer Carvalló

1901–

BIRTH 1901

DEATH Unknown

6.

Sophia Bella Collyer

1871–1959

BIRTH 18 NOV 1871 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH 8 JUL 1959 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

Married 1st:

Cristiano Jose Pinheiro

BIRTH Brazil

DEATH Brazil

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Sophia Bella who had the following children:

João and José Anastácio, from her first marriage to Antônio Elísio Cavalcante.

From her second marriage to Mr. Pinheiro had the following children: Alexandre (deceased as a child), Christiano (Yoyô), Felícia, Bela Aurora and Silvéria.

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Children:

1.

Cristiano De Collyer Pinheiro

BIRTH Brazil

DEATH Brazil

Married 2nd:

Antonio Elysio De Holanda Cavalcante

–1903

BIRTH Brazil

DEATH NOV 1903 • Brazil

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7.

Carlos Collyer

1874–

BIRTH 17 SEP 1874 • Belém, Pará, Brazil

DEATH Unknown

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