In a message dated 10/18/2008 12:14:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Rick and Charlotte, > > > > I’m wondering if these are the Pimentals that are married to my side as > well as the Tavares being from Ribeira Grande for so many years? In fact, my > cousin, Jose Tavares still lives there and owns the restaurant, Balloa. He > may > list his name now as Jose Borges Tavares. One female Borges did marry a > Pimental who still resides there as well. One Pimental was Chief of Police > and I > think his son maybe a Judge or was a Judge. > > > > That Tavares came down from Joao de Fontes Tavares, but not from Ribeira > Grande. I’m related on the Borges side. I did find out though that I have > Jose > Tavares Torrado Rodrigues Ferreira b. abt. 1740’s m. *Mariana Francisca > Borges 1767 so that Borges side does have Tavares as well but dropped the > Tavares > in the 1800’s which brought down my gggrandfather Francisco Borges Giesta b. > abt. 1812. My ggrandfather Manuel Borges Giesta was born abt. 1856 m. 1879 in > Ribeira Grande. > > > > Manuel Rodrigues b. abt. 1688 m. Maria Francisca; child- Nicolao > Franisco Rodrigues > > Manuel Borges m. Antonia Tavares; children Teresa Borges m. > Nicolao and Bernarda Borges m. Manuel Vieira from Sao Pedro, Ribeira Seca. > > Teresa and Nicolao’s child is *Mariana Francisca Borges > > > > This is all on my mother’s paternal side. My mother had dropped Giesta so > that’s why I have Borges in my legal name and Furtado as my maiden. > > > > I have on my father’s maternal side; Manuel Rodrigues b. abt. 1715 m. > Barbara Tavares; children-Antonio de Sousa Tavares m. Vitoria do Sacramento > Rego > Carvalho in 1766 in Ribeira Grande. They were brought down by female; my > ggrandparents with the de Sousa name who married a de Sousa so my Grandmother > was > Maria de Resurreicao de Sousa m. Antonio Morgado Furtado. I don’t know why > Rodrigues was dropped and didn’t have any more info on Tavares. > > > > Most from Ribeira Grande, NS da Conceicao some from NS da Estrella. > > > > I hope this helps Charlotte, too. > > > > Linda Borges (Furtado) Norton > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately when I was in S. Miguel last year the Balão restaurante, which was always one of my favorites, had gone out of business. I know because I made a special trip to Ribeira Grande just so I could have lunch there. Instead we had lunch at the à la bôte right on the ocean. The bacalhau they served was to die for. Still, I remember O Balão with saudade.
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