The U.P.P.E.C. was a fraternal society founded in the late 1800s. The complete name is União Portuguesa Protectora do Estado da California. Like other fraternal societies, it was started to provide benefits upon a member’s death as well as social activities for its members and their families.
This database of death benefits was compiled and contributed by a person who wants to remain anonymous but we all appreciate their work, I’m sure. It is a PDF file so it is searchable.
These records contain a lot of information! So much, in fact, that each record stretches over four images/screens. So, be aware that, for each record you are looking at, you should take note of its ID Number to follow it into the other pages that contain additional info on it. This is what you will find in these records:
Page 1 for each record:
- ID number
- Claim Number
- Policy Number
- Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
- Month, Day, Year of death
- Age at death
- Place died
Page 2 for each record:
- ID number
- Birth date and place
- Father
- Mother
- Council Number
Page 3 for each record:
- ID number
- Cause of death
- Mortuary
- Cemetery
Page 4 for each record:
- ID number
- Contact info
- Certificate (cert # indicates that a certificate was filed when the person died. That certificate was included in the person's file folder)
This is a list of the councils of the U.P.P.E.C. to help you identify where your ancestor belonged and MAY have lived:
- Oakland
- Half Moon Bay
- San Francisco
- Santa Cruz
- none
- San Leandro
- Chico
- none
- Fresno
- none
- none
- Rodeo
- San Luis Obispo
- none
- Hayward
- Mission San Jose
- Santa Cruz
- Watsonville
- Fremont
- none
- Milpitas
- none
- Oakland
- none
- none
- none
- none
- none
- none
- none
- none
- Santa Maria
- none
- none
- none
- none
- Antioch
- none
- none
- none
- Modesto
- Turlock
- none
- none
- none
- Atwater
- Sacramento
- none
- Gustine
- none
- San Jose
- none
- Crows Landing
- Irvington
- none
- Hughson
- Hanford
- Tulare
- none
- none
- Newcastle
- Rio Vista
- Los Banos
- Visalia
- Lemoore
- Tracy
- none
- Dixon
- none
- none
- Livingstone
- Lompoc
- Manteca
- Salinas
- none
- none
- none
- Gridley
- Selma
- none
- Riverdale
- none
- none
- none
- San Diego
- Bakersfield
- Arcata
- Ferndale
- Mountain View
- none
- Gilroy
- none
- none
- Monterey
- none
- none
- El Nido
- none
- Concord
- none
- Dos Palos
- none
- Hardwick
- Artesia
- none
- Benicia
- none
- Eureka
- none
- Cayucos
- Tipton
- none
- none
- none
- Oxnard
- none
- none
- none
- Maxwell
- none
- none
- none
- San Lorenzo
- none
- none
- Byron
- none
- San Diego
- Oakdale
- Kerman
- Union City
- none
- none
- Castro Valley
- none
- none
- none
- Lodi
- Corralitos