First of all I can't belive the amount of help that has been offered by the people on this site, you all are great.This last post answers a lot of questions. It looks like my Grams middle name was Silveira. This post below fits the family perfectly. They lived in the USA for my Aunts birth and were back in Sao Jorge for my moms birth in 1915. Then it looks like they returned to the USA in 1920 after WW1. As a point of interest for those of you on the West coast, the Westerly RI./Pawcatuck CT area can be confusing. The two downtowns are separated by a 30f bridge. That why a Westerly Post Office for Pawcatuck. It may have changed by now, I'm not sure. Pawcatuck is village in the Town of Stonington Ct. which also contains the villages of Mystic and Stonington Village. These are all on the Atlantic Ocean, and both Stonington Village and Watch Hill (part of Westerly) had Portuguese fishermen there.Its all gone upscale now. I was born over in Westerly but we lived in Pawcatuck. Again this site is great keep it up! Thanks so much Les L
15, 3:29 pm, "\"E\" Sharp" <[email protected]> wrote: > Les, > > Arriving in Providence RI, June 28,1914, on the ship Germania, sailing > from Angra de Heroismo, Terceira, June 20, is a Francisco Silveira > Borges, 21, last address Velas, Sao Jorge, his father is Manuel > Borges, Velas, Sao Jorge, and he is going to his brother, first they > had his friend, then they crossed it off and put in brother (could be > brother in law?) Abel S. Freitas, 51 Shores? St., Taunton, MA, then > written above it says sister Maria Silveira Freitas going to Taunton, > here it says he was born in Velas, Sao Jorge. I'm a little confused > by this as you say your mom was born in Sao Jorge in 1915. > > Maria and Abel Sousa Freitas visited the Azores in April 1953, coming > via Pan American Airways, Santa Maria Island to Boston MA. It gives > their Passport Numbers as 592283 (both on the same passport). > > In the 1910 Taunton directory, there is an Abel Freitas, combwinder, > living at 106 Briggs St., Taunton. There are also an Antonio, Joao > and 2 Manuel Freitas living in Taunton in 1910 directory. > > In the 1912 Taunton directory, there is an Abel Freitas, silkweaver, > living at 38 School St., there is also a John Freitas at 398 Winthrop. > > In New Bedford 1920's directories, there is an Abel Freitas with a > wife Mary V. living in New Bedford. > > WWII Draft Registration record: Abel Souza Freitas, living in > Stonington, CT. His mailing address is Westerly RI. His wife is > Mary. It says he was born June 4, 1885, Sao Jorge, Azores. There > were quite a few Portuguese families who settled in Stonington CT. I > have an extended family member still living there. > > So far I have not been able to find him on the WWI Draft Registration > records, maybe he returned to the Azores again? > > This is what I have been able to find so far. > > "E" > > Elaine --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
