In a message dated 12/2/2009 4:43:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello! I am researching my family geneology. My Grandma Alexandria > Vital was born in Capelas, Soa Miguel but I found out that most likely > the Vital family was in the Village called Bretanha in Porta Delgado. > Her parents were Jacinto Rego Vital and Maria Isebelle Cabral, her > sisters were Mary, Sofia, Lousia and Francelina. Oh and great great > Grandparents Manuel &Joaquina Cabral from Soa Miguel too, but the > other side is with only the last names Vital &Candida? > My family immigrated to the Bay Area in California in the early 1900's > when my grandmother was about 11. Any help, thanks!! > > I can tell you that the name Vital does not appear in any of the birth and > marriage records of Bretanha. I think that you will eventually find that > your family descends from Vital do Rego, born in 1627 in Lagoa, married in > 1658 to Maria Henriques. > Cândida is not a family name; it is part of a first name, e.g., Maria > Cândida. Perhaps Maria Isabel Cabral was from Bretanha. If you have your > grandmother's date of birth, you could send for her birth certificate, It > will > contain the name of her parents and grandparents, perhaps the ages of her > parents when she was born as well as their places of birth and those of their > parents. I wish I could offer more help. If you find more specific > information, I might be able to help. Good luck! I
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