There is more than one "S. António" in the Azores. The Carvalho de Melo family is prominant in S. António além Capelas in S. Miguel. I have an index of all of the available marriage records of S. António (1607-1910) and I searched from 1800 to 1870. I found more than one João, but the names of the wives were not even close (Joaquina Rosa, Francisca de Viveiros, Madalena da Conceição). Also, the name Bettencourt is extremely rare in that parish, but there are Bettencourts in the neighboring parish of Capelas. If your people are from , this S. António, the wives were not, and the marriage was performed in the bride's parish. If you have a birth date for João Jr., you could look through the bapismal microfilms. If he was baptized in S. António, the record should state where his parents were from.The Carvalho de Melo line goes back to Roque Carvalho and Joana de Melo (m. 1751). His line does not go back any further but hers goes back to Bretanha and Fenais da Luz. Good luck! Sorry I cannot be of more help.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Thornberg <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:24 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] DeMello-Carvalho Connection Didn't make any connections with 'Carvalho Tree' so I'll try the deMello line. 1.Joao Carvalho deMelo +Maria St. Andre de Merces 2.Joao Carvalho deMelo, Jr. 1833-1908 +Maria Guilhermina Bettencourt 1849-1925 3. Maria Conseisao deMello 1868- +Manuel M. Jordao 1860- 3. Maria Jose deMello 1871-1948 +Julio Campos Carvalho 1864-1923 4. Urban Campos Carvalho 1911-1965 +Dorothea Farrington 1913-2006 5. ME 3. Maria Isabel 1875-1967 +Ralph Ambrose Wadsworth 1861- 3. Maria Gloria deMello 1876-1929 +Edwin Soper 1868- 3. Maria Assencon deMello 1880- +Frank Alex Richards 1860- 3. Maria Carrie deMello 1882-1965 +Godfrey Ferreira Affonso 1898-1968 3. Maria Rickatina deMello 1884-1905 +Miguel deFreitas Spinola 1876- 3. Maria Alice deMello 1889-1978 +Miguel deFreitas Spinola (Widower of Rickatina) 2. Antonio deMello 2. Joaquin deMello 2. Felicissima deMello Joao Jr. & Maria G. immigrated to Hawaii along with the first 6 Marias aboard the steamship Hansa in 1882. They were from Santo Antonio, Azores. If any of these fit into your tree e-mail me and i'll gladly share what I have. Or...help me fill in blanks. Mahalo! -- 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."
