In the case of my grandfather, Antonio Xavier Madruga, who came to the United States in March 1892, he came from Pico via Faial to Ellis Island, arriving March 20, 1892. He then went by train to the area around what is now Antioch CA where he worked on his Uncle Manuel Vieira's farm. Manuel and his brother Francisco immigrated in 1880 to Castle Garden NY. According to one of Francisco''s great-granddaughters, Manuel and Francisco walked from New York to the area around what is now Antioch CA. In 1903 my grandfather returned to Pico. In March of 1906 he returned to the United States with his wife and first two children. They then settled in Gloucester MA. They moved back to California (Hayward) around 1926-27; a year later they moved to San Diego with 7 of their 10 children. The oldest daughter was married and living in Oakland; the second oldest daughter was living in Beverly MA; the oldest son was attending MIT.
My guess is that most Portuguese that came to California probably did not come around Cape Horn. However, it would make sense for those who went to Hawaii and then to California. Carol Silva Warnock Researching Madruga,Vieira, Machado (Pico); (da) Silva (Santa Maria); Monteiro (Terceira). -- 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."
