Manuel Dantas Pereira: 1907-1990
Arrived on the Alesia on March 30, 1929 in New York.
Employed by Public Service Electric & Gas in August 1930 in Newark, NJ.
Co-founded the Portuguese Evangelical Mission on September 11, 1932 in Newark, NJ.
Elected a ruling elder in the newly organized St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (formerly the P.E.M.) on December 5, 1935 in Newark, NJ.
Married Maria da Conceição Cardanha Graça on June 5, 1937 in Newark, NJ.
Filed a declaration of intention to become a US citizen in 1939.
Graduated from Lafayette elementary night school in 1942 in Newark, NJ.
Naturalized as a US citizen on November 17, 1943 in Newark, NJ.
Retired from Public Service Electric & Gas on January 3, 1972.
Proud father of Daniel A. Dantas.