Debby, Many records are not available for anywhere from 70 to 100 years depending if you are looking at a local, state, or federal level.
You can order the death certificate on Antonio and see if it lists the island or the freguesia/village. You can also see if he had an obituary that lists where he was from. You need the freguesia/village to begin research in the Azores. And if you can't find it on Antonio, then research his brother, Joseph and see if he said where he was from. Contact Joseph's descendants and see if they were told any information. Here's more ideas of where to begin: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html 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."
