I have researched Silveira in the Lajes and Ribeiras part of Pico. Usually as Silveira Soares or Silveira Garcia.
Have you identified the Silveira relative that first arrived in MA? With the name and approximate birth years, you could search through the NEPS site for PIco, http://www.neps.ics.uminho.pt/ilhadopico.html I had the luck of knowing which town my family was from, but I've also done a dozen or more searches for others where all I had was the name and time period, and successfully found the origin by doing a name search in every Concelho and freguisia until a had a match. You can do the whole island in under an hour Eric Edgar *Pico reserach for Soares, Silveira, Cardoso, Pereira, Garcia, Francisco around Lajes and Ribeiras. Other projects Martins and Faria in Cricao Velha, Madelena, . Terra and Fernandes in * ** *Piedade. Dutra and Pereira in Lajes * On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Carol Warnock <[email protected]> wrote: > Tina-- > The Silva part of my family came to Provincetown MA sometime between > 1888 and 1890. > My great-grandfather Silva was originally from Santa Maria. My > mother's paternal grandmother was a Vieira but her family was from > Pico. Her two brothers, Francisco & Manuel come to the United States > sometime in the 1880's. They ended up just across the Bay from San > Francisco. > Also the Silveira part of my family was from Pico. I have next to no > information on that line. > However, I do have a cousin who was from Beverly MA who married a man > name Parks, > I never met him and they have been divorced for a minimum of 10 years > My cousin is now living in Florida. > > Carol Silva Warnock > Researching Pico, Terceira & Santa Maria. > > On 2/11/11, Deanna Enos <[email protected]> wrote: > > When we were in Piadade, Pico we met a Viera family and have stayed in > > contact with her, although she lives in St. Jorge now. I'm sure we could > > get some documents on her family, though it may not be the same since > your > > ancesters were from Faial. Faial is just a short ferry away from Pico. > > > > Did anyone in your Massachusetts family go into the violin making > business? > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Repost for Tina tinaparks at gwi.net > >> > >> Is there anyone out there researching Gloucester, Mass, immigrants from > >> the azores like I am? My ancestors are Silvas, Vieras (Faial), and > >> Silveiras (from Pico). I find it very hard to get any records before > >> they got to the US. > >> Can anyone help? > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > [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 > [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 [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."
