Hello, The other day I was doing a look-up in census records for another researcher. They were looking for a William LEWIS in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It could have been anywhere in the 1880 to 1920 timeframe. I was surprised when I saw in the 1900 census that there were 10 Joseph LEWIS' and 10 Mary LEWIS' listed, with most born in Portugual, Azores, Madeira.
I hadn't thought of LEWIS as a Portuguese surname. One of my ancestors was a LEWIS and he was from England, and it is popular there. And LEWIS is a popular name in Wales. FYI: I just saw the other discussion in the Group this morning, and I can mention something. My step-son sometimes travels to Europe for his job, and last fall he called to ask about his Azorean ancestors. I don't remember the exact details, but the summary is that, IF he could say that his grandparents were born in the Azores, he could travel to some of the countries in Europe without a passport (perhaps Portugal?). But, I had done basic research on his father's family-tree, and it was the step-son's great- grandparents who were born in the Azores. So, that didn't count. His father's father was born in Massachusetts. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (I've posted before about the Antonio PACHECO, b1885 near Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, and Elsie MOURA, b~1892 probably in Sao Miguel. Both arrived separately ~1905, and married in Cambridge, MA in 1911. I was told that the father, Francisco MOURA, might have originated in Santa Maria. Tony's father was Joao PACHECO.) (I've never had the time to attempt to find the ships they traveled on. I also have not had the time to try to find out whether "Frank" MOURA came to the US when his wife and children came to MA ~1910. He could have been killed at sea as a Whaler, or the couple separated.) -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
