Cheri,
Thanks for the links and research advice. I'll spend some time
looking at these passport records, which may span the years for some
of my Azores immigrants. (The link works fine on my computer using
Safari ). The U.S. census records aren't consistent (of course) about
when the family immigrated, and part of the range of possible years
falls in the missing period. The family must have gone to Fall River,
Mass. (one of the oldest children is listed as born there), then to
California, which I understand was a common route.
Mary
On Jun 29, 2011, at 11:46 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
Hi Mary MK,
Katharine posted a link for Benicia. I don't know what records
they have.
The census will give an immigration year. Since they were from Sao
Miguel, they probably sailed from Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel. You
may be lucky. Emigration OUT of the Azores is online for the port
of Ponta Delgada only. BUT, there are gaps in the records (some
just got lost). You are missing a few kids between 1873 and 1892.
Emigration exists for 1875-1883 and then 1894-1908. There is a
chance your family can be in that gap. But you can cross your
fingers and search the Center for Knowledge of the Azores (Centro
de Conhecimento dos Acores) or CCA site for them here: http://
pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/
Click on "Passaportes" on the right (that's emigration OUT of the
country) then chose Ponta Delgada on the right. The US Censuses
will help you narrow down to which year you want. Then look for a
Joaquim (da) Costa and his wife with a few kids (Mary will be
Maria; Tom will be Tomas). If you don't read Portuguese, but you
find a Joaquim (da) Costa and his wife and kids, copy the URL and
post it here. Many people here can read (and more have trained
themselves to sort of read) the records.
A list of other sources (naturalization, alien registration,
baptismal, deaths, obits, other vitals) can be found here: http://
homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html
Good luck,
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
Tainhas, Achada
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