I just got a DNA link to a second cousin on Ancestry whose grandfather was a John De Mello Barboza born in 1900 who immigrated to New Bedford in 1901. I found the naturalization form for this Joao, and in looking in the tembo.pt records, I think I've found a sibling to my grandfather who was previously unknown to me. Which brings me to the request to confirm that I'm reading this right (lefthand side of the page, #29.)
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1900-1905/SMG-PV-RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1900-1905_item1/P14.html Joao (changed to John de Mello on the naturalization papers) was born May 31, 1900 according to his declaration. I can't make out whether the date in the baptismal record is correct or not, but the rest of the relatives match the ancestry line, so I do think that I have the right Joao. If anyone can confirm the dates and information, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm definitely out of practice in reading these, but at least the priest had good penmanship for a change! Thanks in advance! Elaine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/e01c0a2c-9d80-4708-8745-73959f10ccdf%40googlegroups.com.
