Hi Gayle, The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary" is the parish that most of the Portuguese living in "Fox Point" were parishioners. A few blocks to the north is "St Joseph's Church," which also served some of the Portuguese community. Technically, however, St. Joseph's was not considered a "Portuguese" church, and, it was not actually in "Fox Point" per se - it served the greater East Side area of Providence, and its members included members of other ethnic groups. Some Portuguese families chose to become members of St. Joseph's because of its proximity to where they lived, or, because it operated a Parochial School (Cleary School).
As for your Grandfather, Family Search.org lists a 1913 Massachusetts marriage of Manuel S. Machado, Jr., and Isabella J. Santos. Possibly, this could be your Grandfather: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 for Manuel S Machado Name: Manuel S Machado Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 30 Jan 1913 Event Place: Tisbury, , Massachusetts Gender: Male Age: 37 Birth Date: 1876 Birthplace: Providence, , Rhode Island Marriage Registration Place: Tisbury, , Massachusetts Estimated Birth Year: 1876 Father: Manuel S Machado Mother: Annie Jesus Spouse: Isabella J Santos Spouse's Father: Joseph C Santos Spouse's Mother: Josephine Silvia Record Number: 1353 Film Number: 2409945 Digital Folder Number: 4329370 Image Number: 00090 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Apr 7, 12:48 am, Gayle Machado <[email protected]> wrote: > This question is for those back on the East Coast. Attached is a copy of my > grandparents marriage certificate from Taunton, MA. While I've had great > success with my grandmother's side of the family back on Pico, I've been at a > dead end with my grandfather's side. Years ago I wrote to the Diocese of > Providence (where my grandfather was born) to inquire about a birth record > for my grandfather with the hope of finding out about his parents Manuel > Silveira Machado and Anna Lemos. The answer I received said to contact a > parish in Fox Point where he suspected they might have lived, as it had the > highest concentration of Portuguese. Is there anyone who knows anything about > this parish ? My grandfather was born around April 1873, but I don't have an > exact date. He was a twin. > > Thanks, > Gayle -- 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."
