You need to find what village in Sao Miguel they are from. It looks like they settled in the Cambridge, Ma. area from your tree. I found an immigration record in 1916 for a Ventura P Mello coming to join his brother Francisco P Mello at 2360 Massachusetts Ave., N. Cambridge, MA. If this is his brother, they were born in Rabo de Peixe, small village on the north coast of Sao Miguel in Ribeira Grande. You can search the microfilms for Rabo de Peixe for Francisco P(Pacheco?) Mello's brith around 1871. The marriage in the 1890's are not on film yet. Good luck. Judi
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:49:18 -0500 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Beginning My Search From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Should you be able to find out who your Mello's were going back in Sao Miguel, let us know. My Mello's, from Ribeira Grande and Achadinha, may possibly be related. Cheers, Duane de Mello On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Edward Mello <[email protected]> wrote: I am just beginning research on my father's side, but not sure where begin. Using Ancestry.com and the limited knowledge I have, I was able to put together just some very basic of information. If possible, I would appreciate advice on where I can begin searching for info about my family before their immigration to the US. My great great grandparents were Frank and Mary (Souza) Mello. They immigrated from Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal around 1902/1903. They brought at least 1 child, my great grandfather, Edward P. Mello with them to Massachusetts. I found no passenger list, simply going off a census form for the arrival date. Great great grandfather - Frank P. Mello born around 1871 in Portugal. Great great grandmother - Mary Souza born around 1878 in Portugal. Great grandfather - Edward P. Mello born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal in 1897. Thanks for any feedback. Regards, Edward Mello -- 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."
