Hi Fred, Generally speaking, most people have to go about 200 years to make a connection on a list, but there are always a lucky few that do find another researcher right off the bat.
You are in luck with the immigration years of 1901 & 1902. Emigration from the Azores for the port of Ponta Delgada (the port for Sao Miguel) for those years is online at the Centro de Conhecimento dos Acores (we just call it the CCA). http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/ You must use Internet Explorer or Safari. Firefox stops working a portion of the way into the web site. Click on "Passaportes" on the right side. Then pick Ponta Delgada. Then pick the file for 1901 or 1902 and start looking. Once you find them, it will say Rabo de Peixe for the village. It will also say their parents. If you can't read the column headings, just copy the link for the page you are on and send it to the list and someone will translate. If the bride was born in Rabo de Peixe (the Passaportes will state that), then I'd look there for the marriage. If she was born in a different freguesia (village) than her husband, I'd look there for the marriage. If it's not there, then I'd look in the husband's freguesia. Then I'd start to work my way out from there. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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." To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
