And there was the well known Azorean born American Alfred Lewis, author of "Home is an Island" John Miranda Raposo
________________________________ From: Richard Francis Pimentel <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:45 PM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] LEWIS as a surname from Portugal To add to what Jay said, I agree the name was changed from Luiz, It seems that first names were adopted as family names. An example I found very common is people with the last name Jose when they came to this country it may have been changed to Joseph. In records I have come across a man named Bernardo Pacheco. His son went with the name Jose Bernardo Pacheco. In later records the name Pacheco was dropped and it was recorded as Bernardo. So in the matter of a few generations the name went from Pacheco to Bernardo. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores Betty, I have a number of Lewis cousins that are from the Azores. The name was changed from Luiz. Jay Fraga Massachusetts Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 4:45 AM, bbffrrpp <bbffr...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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." -- 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." -- 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." -- 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."
