Repost for Manuel Azevedo, emmanuelopes at gmail.com hi gayle,
this is all very exciting as i have been researching salt spring pioneers for some time. the norton's are particularly elusive! the story fits with oral history except that Flores is cited as the island of his birth (from his death certificate, census), not Sao Jorge. 1829 is also the year most commonly given as the year of birth. i am not familiar with the publication you cite. is there any reference of when he left the area? is there a reference to his brother, manuel? his brother, who remained in ssi briefly is referred to as manuel Delarvo, sometimes spelled as "delavere" or de' larvo". i met an elderly norton descendant about 10 years, and i do have a copy of an audio tape of the conversation somewhere. it appears that john norton had a secret aboriginal family as well. manuel, john's brother supposedy went to california but no one has been able to locate him. john norton started a dairy on vancouve island, the nortwest creamery which remained in the family until the 1970s. lots more research to do on the portuguese pioneers of saltspring island. manuel azevedo -- 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."
