My great-grandmother was Innocencia Jacintha (various spellings on both) Pereira who arrived on the Abergeldie as 14 yr old with her whole family: sisters Isabela and Maria Jose, Father-Jose Pereira de Botelho, Mother-Jacintha da Conceicao; all from Sao Miguel.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lou Henderson Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Jewish roots They immigrated to the Sandwitch Islands, ( Hawaii ), in 1883 and after that I cannot find anything on them. No census, nothing. I did not know Pereira is a Jewish name. Lou On Apr 10, 2012, Duane De Mello <[email protected]> wrote: After the Azores, where did your Pereira's end up? In the Azores, my Pereira cousins came out of Sao Miguel. Duane On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Lou Henderson <[email protected]> wrote: Are either of you related to: Manuel Pereira and Maria da Conceicao married 16, Out. 1872 in Porto Formoso? Manuel born, 1883 and Maria da Conciecao born 1854? They are my great grandparents. Lou Henderson On Apr 8, 2012, Duane De Mello <[email protected]> wrote: One way to start is to do a Google search on Sephardic Judaism, followed by its roots out of Iberia. You will find detailed descriptions of the family surnames associated with the Jewish people, including the Pereiras, of which I count as cousins of mine. Cheers, Duane On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 4:47 PM, kikas <[email protected]> wrote: My mother's side of the family are from Angra Terceira Azores. She has a Jewish name "Pereira" I have researched up to my great grandmother...with the name Maria Guilhermina Pereira da Silva born in 1876 in Angra and died in 1934...need to look further into her side of the family up to the 15th century...to see if they came from a Jewish descent....anyone with tips..or books that I can look up...is greatly appreciated. Thank you -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:azores%[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." -- -- 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:azores%[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." -- Duane -- 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." -- 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." -- 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."
