Hi Steve, You're very welcome!
To answer your question: The link Cheri provided goes directly to the records from Angra do Heroismo, Terceira. Since the obit for your Manuel de Sousa stated that he was born in Terceira, that's the most likely place to find his passport record. There are three sets of passport lists for the Azores, Angra (Terceira), Horta (Faial), and Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel). This link will allow you to select any of the three record sets: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/passaportes/Default.aspx Cheri's advice to get as much information out of the available US records is extremely valuable and can save a lot of time in the end. If possible, I would follow up on the 1919 naturalization lead and make sure that it's exhausted. Some of the actual records are viewable online. I'd also look for Manuel's WWI draft record which would have asked for birthplace-- sometimes the info is specific to village, but often it's as general as "Portugal" :( In addition to Ancestry.com, have you tried FamilySearch.org? They have different strengths and I sometimes find FamilySearch to be more productive. best of luck in your research, Linda -- 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/9f873387-b8d9-41d3-a8ec-eef9be1589fb%40googlegroups.com.
