Carmen Lagos BesteiroAge: 821910–1993
- Name
- Carmen Lagos Besteiro
- Given names
- Carmen
- Surname
- Lagos Besteiro
| Birth | October 5, 1910 30 26 Note: Full name on birth certificate reads "María del Carmen Victorina Marcelina Lagos y Besteiro". Address at birth was Galiano, 125. |
| Baptism | March 19, 1911 (Age 5 months) Note: "Es bautizada por el R.P. José Miguel de Hoyos en la Iglesia de Guadalupe . . . " |
| Birth of a brother | Manuel (Manny) Lagos Besteiro August 15, 1911 (Age 10 months) Note: Full name: Manuel Francisco Ricardo Napoleón LAGOS BESTEIRO. Born at Plaza del Esparto, 3, which was temporarily the home of Joaquín GRACIANI LORENZO, brother of his grandmother Victorina. ([Joaquín . . . domiciliado en esta localidad accidentalmente, Plaza del Esparto número tres.] |
| Unspecified | went to Spain with her parents, then returned to Cuba 1911 (Age 2 months)Note: Her brother Manuel was born in Spain in August 1911 and her sister Vicky in Cuba in August 1912. |
| Birth of a sister | Victorina (Vicky) Lagos Besteiro August 9, 1912 (Age 22 months) Note: Full name: Victorina Marcelina. Born at the following address: San Nicolás uno. |
| Immigration | September 1912 (Age 22 months) Note: Sailed on the S.S. Saratoga. |
| Baptism of a sister | Victorina (Vicky) Lagos Besteiro September 7, 1912 (Age 23 months) Note: The baptism took place at "Nuestra Señora de Monserrate." |
| Birth of a sister | Dolores Lagos * July 31, 1913 (Age 2) |
| Birth of a brother | Antonio Lagos * October 31, 1914 (Age 4) |
| Death of a brother | Antonio Lagos * December 30, 1914 (Age 4) Note: Per Carmen LAGOS BESTEIRO de Signes, died of an infection in his navel which may have been caused by a coin the midwife put over it to flatten it. "Fortunately Aunt Betty (Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI) was staying with us at the time, which made it possible for Maina to stay with us children while she accompanied Papa to each of the funerals [of Antonio and his sister Dolores, less than 3 weeks apart]." |
| Residence | between 1921 and 34 (Age 10) Note: Family addresses were (dates appx.) 1921-23: 321 Market Street; 1923-25: 307 Park Avenue; 1925-27: 315 Park Avenue; 1927-30: 922 East 22nd Street; 1930-31: 924 East 22nd Street; 1931-34: 129 Lenox Avenue. |
| Death of a sister | Dolores Lagos * January 18, 1915 (Age 4) Note: Carmen LAGOS BESTEIRO (Signes): "Lolita died of whooping cough. Fortunately Aunt Betty (Isabel BESTEIRO GRACCIANI) was staying with us at the time, which made it possible for Maina to stay with us children while she accompanied Papa to each of the funerals [of Dolores and her brother Antonio, less than 3 weeks apart]." |
| Birth of a sister | Dolores (Lolita, D, DD, Gee) Lagos Besteiro January 1, 1917 (Age 6) Note: Full name on birth certificate is "Maria de los Dolores Emilia Manuela Lagos y Besteiro". Born at 7 AM. |
| Baptism of a sister | Dolores (Lolita, D, DD, Gee) Lagos Besteiro January 20, 1917 (Age 6) Note: Godparents: Emilio BESTEIRO GRACIANI and Dolores VERA SANZ. |
| Birth of a brother | Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos January 16, 1918 (Age 7) |
| Residence | between September 1912 and 1921 (Age 22 months) |
| Baptism of a brother | Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos about February 1918 (Age 7) Note: Godparents: His father's co-worker Carlos from Cortina (after whom he was apparently named) and [unknown]. |
| Education | at St. Joseph Grammar School and graduated June 10, 1923 (Age 12) |
| Naturalization | June 18, 1925 (Age 14) |
| Education | at Eastside High School and graduated from the Classical Course January 28, 1927 (Age 16) |
| Education | in the Palmer Method of Muscular Movement Business Writing and received a teacher's certificate March 16, 1928 (Age 17) |
| Education | at NJ State Normal School at Paterson and certified to teach in the public schools of the state January 23, 1929 (Age 18) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Victorina Graciani Lorenzo July 14, 1931 (Age 20) Note: From cemetery documentation at home of Arturo VALDÉS DENIS: Cuartel Noroeste Cuadro 10 Campo Com. Bóved 21 . . . Milicia Josefina 8163. / 10 julio 1931 Joaquín / 15 julio 1931 Victorina |
| Education | at New York University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education October 1932 (Age 21) |
| Unspecified | was vacationing in Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War July 1936 (Age 25) |
| Death of a father | Antonio [Papa] Lagos Toledo November 15, 1952 (Age 42) |
| Education | at New Jersey State Teachers College and received a Master of Arts June 11, 1953 (Age 42) |
| Misc | was made an active member for life in the National Education Association of the United States October 1954 (Age 43) |
| Death of a mother | Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani February 4, 1968 (Age 57) Note: Cause of death was cancer. |
| Death of a husband | Emilio Signes Monfort April 1, 1970 (Age 59) Note: He died at St. Joseph's Hospital of a heart attack suffered the night before while en route home from a Metropolitan Opera performance of Aida. |
| Burial of a husband | Emilio Signes Monfort April 4, 1970 (Age 59) Note: He is buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery next to his wife Carmen. |
| Occupation | educator between March 1930 and 1971 (Age 19)Note: She was a teacher in Schools 2, 13, and 26, vice principal of School 26, principal of School 11 and founder and first director of bilingual education in Paterson. During this time she was the president of the Paterson Education Association and the Paterson Principals' association. |
| Retirement | 1971 (Age 60) Note: In retirement she was the education chairman of the county chapter of the American Cancer Society, on the advisory committee on bilingual education at the Passaic County Community College, Vice President and President (1976-78) of the Passaic County Retired Educators Association. On March 2, 1984 she was presented the Award of Excellence in recognition of outstanding contributions to community life. by the Cuban & Dominican - American Selection Committee and Passaic County College. |
| Death | February 28, 1993 (Age 82) |
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Antonio [Papa] Lagos Toledo Birth: September 25, 1880 — Periana, Málaga, Spain Death: November 15, 1952 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani Birth: August 6, 1884 30 22 — Madrid, Spain Death: February 4, 1968 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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Carmen Lagos Besteiro Birth: October 5, 1910 30 26 — Havana, Cuba Death: February 28, 1993 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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10 months younger brother |
Manuel (Manny) Lagos Besteiro Birth: August 15, 1911 30 27 — Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain Death: October 2, 2000 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year younger sister |
Victorina (Vicky) Lagos Besteiro Birth: August 9, 1912 31 28 — Havana, Cuba Death: June 4, 1996 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year younger sister |
Dolores Lagos * Birth: July 31, 1913 32 28 — New York, NY, USA Death: January 18, 1915 — New York, NY, USA |
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15 months younger brother |
Antonio Lagos * Birth: October 31, 1914 34 30 — New York, NY, USA Death: December 30, 1914 — New York, NY, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Dolores (Lolita, D, DD, Gee) Lagos Besteiro Birth: January 1, 1917 36 32 — Havana, Cuba Death: February 13, 2003 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year younger brother |
Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos Birth: January 16, 1918 37 33 — New York, NY, USA Death: July 9, 1998 — Ridgewood, NJ, USA |
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Emilio Signes Monfort Birth: May 4, 1903 — Gata de Gorgos, Alicante, Spain Death: April 1, 1970 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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Carmen Lagos Besteiro Birth: October 5, 1910 30 26 — Havana, Cuba Death: February 28, 1993 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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| Birth | Full name on birth certificate reads "María del Carmen Victorina Marcelina Lagos y Besteiro". Address at birth was Galiano, 125. |
| Baptism | "Es bautizada por el R.P. José Miguel de Hoyos en la Iglesia de Guadalupe . . . " |
| Unspecified | Her brother Manuel was born in Spain in August 1911 and her sister Vicky in Cuba in August 1912. |
| Residence | Family addresses were (dates appx.) 1921-23: 321 Market Street; 1923-25: 307 Park Avenue; 1925-27: 315 Park Avenue; 1927-30: 922 East 22nd Street; 1930-31: 924 East 22nd Street; 1931-34: 129 Lenox Avenue. |
| Immigration | Sailed on the S.S. Saratoga. |
| Residence | The family addresses were (dates approximate): 1912-13: 290 W. 12th Street, 1913-15: 239 East 79th Street; 1915-17: 344 E. 85th Street; 1917-1921: 526 E. 83rd Street.
Between November 1916 and April 1917 she lived in Havana, Cuba with her mother and siblings. They moved here so her newest sibling, Lolita, could be born in Havana and not New York, where two siblings had died as infants.
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| Occupation | She was a teacher in Schools 2, 13, and 26, vice principal of School 26, principal of School 11 and founder and first director of bilingual education in Paterson. During this time she was the president of the Paterson Education Association and the Paterson Principals' association. |
| Unspecified | Caught in Gata when the war broke out, she was lucky to escape with her husband, a Spanish citizen. Among the many relatives she had hoped to meet were two brothers of her mother, both of whom died in the following month, one of cancer, one executed. For details, see http://emilito.org/family/emilito/signes/1936/1936trip.html
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| Retirement | In retirement she was the education chairman of the county chapter of the American Cancer Society, on the advisory committee on bilingual education at the Passaic County Community College, Vice President and President (1976-78) of the Passaic County Retired Educators Association. On March 2, 1984 she was presented the Award of Excellence in recognition of outstanding contributions to community life. by the Cuban & Dominican - American Selection Committee and Passaic County College. |
| Note | Listed among her special interests family, education, literature, theatre, travel, ballet, music, writing and gardening.
Dolores BALL (Carr) wrote in 1992: "I remember sitting under her dining room table pretending to be on a journey. I thought I was playing. I never suspected it was a geography lesson in progress. Such is the talent of a true teacher." |