Fredericka Christina (Hatten) Borges

Fredericka Hatten was born on June 5, 1918, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to parents Frederick Stanley Hatten (1888-1971) and Alice Florence Gabrielle Wilton (1895-1956). She had siblings Thora Marie (1914-1991) and Stewart (1919-2000). Because her mother subsequently married French Canadian George Beaubien, Fredericka was later known as Fredericka Beaubien. She moved to Marin County, California, United States as a young girl in 1920 with her family and lived in Oakland, Alameda, California. Fredricka attended St. Elizabeth High School (Oakland, CA), Holy Names College (Oakland, CA) and the University of Mexico (Mexico City). Fredericka Beaubien was a celebrated cabaret dancer, and reportedly turned down a Hollywood film career. She married Brazilian Milton Veloso Borges (1921-1984) and had two sons together. She later married Lynn Jerome Hewitt, but the marriage was short-lived.