Hi Eric, I have about ten persons with the Linhares, or, Linhares Amaral surname, linked to my family, however, none of them are directly related to me. Some of these persons were baptized in Ponta Garca and lived in Ribeira Quente, Povoacao - most likely, because the church in Ponta Garca was closer than the Matriz in Povoacao, or, they may have married persons from Ponta Garca, and thus, became parishioners of the church in that community.
As Eric Edgar mentioned, at some point in time, some persons with the Linhares surname who resided in Ribeira Quente, relocated to the island of Flores. I can't say why any of them may have chosen to do so, except that, possibly it had to do with work (Ribeira Quente was basically a fishing community, and, Flores is noted for its history of whaling). On Jan 4, 7:55 pm, Eric Gomes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > I was (am still) at the Oakland FHL today and it was suggested that I try > and find out which town on Sao Miguel had Linhares in it. This is to help > narrow down the bigger search that I have to do to locate the family. If > anyone has Linhares from Sao Miguel, and you happen to know which area they > are from, please let me know. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Eric Gomes > Castro Valley, CA > > Surnames: Gomes, Smith, Townsend, Lopes, Cabral, Erwin, Kennedy, Rodman, > Rodrigues, and many more. -- 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."
