Manuel, The book does not indicate that Francis left the island. A death date of 6 Nov 1893 is given. He married Deborah Vincent and together had 7 children.
As for a Manuel- on page N512 it says Manuel Machado, son of Matthew and Martha Machado, both from St. George, came to Edgartown and took the name of Norton. No mention of the sea captain on this individual to explain the change in name. It could be that there were others who had the same name. Two Manuel Machados lived at the same time,albeit in Cottage City (now Oak Bluffs). I know this because they were my dad's family. I'll look up the other name when I get home tonight. Gayle On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:27 AM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Repost for Manuel Azevedo, emmanuelopes at <http://gmail.com> gmail.com<http://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]<mailto:[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> 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. 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."
