Hi Yvonne, Sorry we haven't been in touch, but yes most Santa Maria people ended in Hudson, Ludlow and Sao Miguel ended in Fall River, New Bedford, Cambridge and Somerville. There are a lot of people in South Peabody are from Graciosa, Lisboa, I would say more of mix there, too.
Linda Borges Furtado Norton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of yvonne domings Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 7:59 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azorean names in Cambridge, MA, USA I have heard that a lot of the Azorean's in Hudson came from Santa Maria I think the reason for the sister city in Vila do Porto is probably that. On the other hand, many in Somerville and Cambridge came from Sao Miguel. I don't think that is a hard and fast rule though as my grandparents in law were from S. Miguel and ended up in Hudson. Fall River has the Portas da Cidade that is the replica of the one in Ponta Delgada, so many from Sao MIguel must have ended up there. I have heard that there are more Azoreans in Fall River now than in all of the Azores. Yvonne On Oct 4, 1:17 pm, "Sam Koester" <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know why Hudson chose Vila do Porto as a sister city? Is it > because many of its citizens come from there? If so, I may have to start > hunting for relatives there? Thanks, Sam in CA > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > helen kerner > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 10:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean names in Cambridge, MA, USA > > Betty, > > Yes, Hudson has a Portuguese neighborhood. > > Vila do Porto, Santa Maria is Hudson's sister city. > > helen cunha kerner > > _____ > > From: Tracy Krause <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, October 3, 2011 8:39:17 PM > Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean names in Cambridge, MA, USA > > This was informative for me ~ my ancestors are from Sao Miguel and migrated > to Fall River MA ~ have had NO luck locating my great grandfather and 1 of > his sons. My greatmther and their other son made their way to CA. I stopped > researching for awhile because I was coming up with dead ends. I thought > maybe my grt grndfther died in MA and maybe 1 son? Family has no idea why > only mom and 1 son went to CA and father and other son went or were???? > > Wonder if my grt grnfthr hooked up with some other woman or family? Maybe > moved to one of those towns you speak of!! Gives me motive to start research > again. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > bbffrrpp > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 5:39 AM > To: Azores Genealogy > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean names in Cambridge, MA, USA > > Hello, > > I just wanted to remind researchers how many Azoreans came to > Massachusetts, and specifically to Boston and Cambridge, MA (side-by- > side on both sides of the Charles River). We visited the > "Cambridge Cemetery" yesterday, and saw so many Portuguese surnames > on the stones. > > My (now) husband's grandparents came over to MA/US ~1905. I don't > know where Antonio PACHECO (age 20) first lived on arriving, but very > soon after he was in Cambridge. Elsie MOURA (age 12) went to a > family on Beacon Hill in Boston as a servant. They married in > Cambridge in 1911. > > I was not able to find out if "Tony" came over with relatives. > Around 1910 Elsie arranged for her mother and 4 younger (?) siblings > to come over. Just in time for her to marry Tony in 1911 in > Cambridge. Elsie's sister, Carolina, married into a large > MEDEIROS family. Their sister, Rosa, married into a PERRY family > (probably PEREIRA). I have never been able to find out whether > their brothers, Frank and Manny MOURA, were already married when they > came over, or whether they were younger than their sisters. > > I don't know what happened to Elsie's father. But, one guess is > that he went to Brooklyn, NY, when his wife and children went to > Boston, MA. Francisco MOURA was reported to have been a whaler. > > Over the years, I have met other people with Portuguese names; for > instance, I grew up with a step-grandfather, who was half-Portuguese, > and his last name was FRANCIS. And, I knew a lady who had married > into the RESENDES family of Cambridge, MA. > > And, many families moved a little north into the City of Lowell, > MA. There are Portuguese neighborhoods in both cities, and both > have a St. Anthony's Church. I think the other place where is a > Portuguese neighborhood is Hudson, MA. (?) > > I know that Tony PACHECO came from just outside of Ponta Delgada. > The MOURA family came from Sao Miguel, but I'm told the name probably > originated in Santa Maria. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > -- > 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 athttp://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 athttp://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." > Cambridge, MA, USA > > Hello, > > I just wanted to remind researchers how many Azoreans came to > Massachusetts, and specifically to Boston and Cambridge, MA (side-by- > side on both sides of the Charles River). We visited the > "Cambridge Cemetery" yesterday, and saw so many Portuguese surnames > on the stones. > > My (now) husband's grandparents came over to MA/US ~1905. I don't > know where Antonio PACHECO (age 20) first lived on arriving, but very > soon after he was in Cambridge. Elsie MOURA (age 12) went to a > family on Beacon Hill in Boston as a servant. They married in > Cambridge in 1911. > > I was not able to find out if "Tony" came over with relatives. > Around 1910 Elsie arranged for her mother and 4 younger (?) siblings > to come over. Just in time for her to marry Tony in 1911 in > Cambridge. Elsie's sister, Carolina, married into a large > MEDEIROS family. Their sister, Rosa, married into a PERRY family > (probably PEREIRA). I have never been able to find out whether > their brothers, Frank and Manny MOURA, were already married when they > came over, or whether they were younger than their sisters. > > I don't know what happened to Elsie's father. But, one guess is > that he went to Brooklyn, NY, when his wife and children went to > Boston, MA. Francisco MOURA was reported to have been a whaler. > > Over the years, I have met other people with Portuguese names; for > instance, I grew up with a step-grandfather, who was half-Portuguese, > and his last name was FRANCIS. And, I knew a lady who had married > into the RESENDES family of Cambridge, MA. > > And, many families moved a little north into the City of Lowell, > MA. There are Portuguese neighborhoods in both cities, and both > have a St. Anthony's Church. I think the other place where is a > Portuguese neighborhood is Hudson, MA. (?) > > I know that Tony PACHECO came from just outside of Ponta Delgada. > The MOURA family came from Sao Miguel, but I'm told the name probably > originated in Santa Maria. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > -- > 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 athttp://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 athttp://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 athttp://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. 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