Repost for Ricardo, chaves74 at gmail.com: (8 messages, each individually addressed, so read all the way down. Separated by lines)
Message 1: Hi John, thank you a lot for the information, I'm still at the beginning, hopefully I someday I'll ask for your help. Yes its good to be here, have access to the books, but its a lot of work and time consumption doing it, but as I said before, I'm 37 so I have a long way to go. The family name of my Santo Antonio's (Its not Alem Capelas no more ;-)) "rib" is ROCHA, I managed to go up to my 4th Grandfather's name. Still have to go a lot, if i'm lucky! Take care, and tanx for the feedback. ============================= Message 2: Hi Judi thanks for the feedback, its funny, since I moved to Sao Miguel, I've met a few Chaves, and I always ask the same thing, are yo from Sta. Maria. Some say they don't know ;-). Yes I'm aware of those Chaves in Capelas, I ride my bicycle often into Capelas and I remember seeing a house somewhere with a "Vivenda Chaves" door plaque. I don't know where the Chaves (and they are very few, I can see it in the phone book list) from Sao Miguel, come from, maybe you are rigth, they are from Sta. Maria.Thank you for reading my blog, my wife's maternal side is Furtado and Arruda and they are from Santana, next to Achada. Pedreira is the last Parish towards NE. Wow, 1460, that's practically when the Islands where unpopulated!. I'm still a beginner, I hope I reach at least 1700. Take care ========================= Message 3: Hi Ricardo, thank you for feedback, I still have a lot to go, my main streams are Chaves and Ponte, I'm dedicating my time to these, but always having an eye on the others! I still don't have much about my Ribeira Grande's side, will let you know more as soon I get it. take care! ========================= Message 4: Hi Jorge, thank you for welcome, My Resendes, as far as I went, is from Ribeira Grande. From Santa Maria I have Chaves, Cabral and Freitas, these are the ones I have notes about it, I'm still at the beginning. Cheers =========================== Message 5: Hi Jacki, that is one of my biggest fears, is to find "gaps" along the way and have no clues to keep going. I met once a great man, who went up to 1700 on his family, he passed away, and he told me that he gave up because around 1700 he found out the child was from what they use to write down (pai incognito) and that made him stop. I know how hard it can be, up to today I have been lucky, my dearest father, only with 64, has a memory of an elephant and every-time I find something new I get confirmations from him. I keep crossing information from relatives, friends or even people that use to know "him or her". Good luck ==================== Message 6: Hi Linda, Thank you for the feedback, I live in Sao Miguel, for 17 years now, I am from Sta. Maria. I don't know these relatives of yours, it is very possible that I have crossed with some, but still, in Sao Miguel, there is over 150,000 people, even being an Island is quite big. I'm still not in the TAVARES research, I can tell you my Great Grand Father was Jose Resendes Tavares, maybe we are connected. Could you please mention the Book's name? thank you, take care ======================= Message 7: Hi Sammy, no, as far as I reached, the only name I have is TAVARES but its origins seam to be from Ribeira Grande. Take care =========================== Message 8 (last one): Hi Nancy, hope you are enjoying Pico, I've been there twice, beautiful Island. I already had that feeling in the group, I am quite surprised with the feedback. I hope we connect it would save me a lot of time. My Cabral is from Sao Pedro. Safe trip back home. Take care -- 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."
