Hi, Ken. I wish I could say that name was ringing bells for me, but it is not. We just received some information from Joao Ventura, and it's looking like the Sylvias were da Silvas.
Good luck with your search, Ken! Laura On Apr 30, 1:59 am, Ken Waters <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Laura, > > I am also interested in Sylvia's from Graciosa. I have a great- > grandfather Joseph John Sylvia who I show as born on Graciosa in 1845 > and later immigrated to the U.S. Maybe that will sound familiar to > you or someone else on the list. > > Regards, > > Ken > > On Apr 13, 11:37 am, Laura Share <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello! I am new to the board and am really hoping that someone out > > there can give me a hand with a roadblock on a line of Sylva/Silva/ > > Sylvias from Santa Cruz, Graciosa. > > > We have traced an ancestor, Feliciano Sousa Silva, his wife Ermelinda > > (born Pacheco) and his twin brother Jose Sousa Silva, arriving in > > Providence, RI on the Roma on November 29, 1915, and are looking for > > any information anyone might have for Feliciano and Jose's parents as > > well as Ermelinda's. We believe Feliciano's mother and father are > > listed on the passenger manifest as Manuel Sousa Silva and Bariana (?) > > Rosa. Their last permanent residence was listed as Santa Cruz, > > Graciosa. > > > Feliciano and Jose were born 2 June 1892 and there is conflicting > > information in the family regarding where--perhaps Italy? Ermelinda > > Pacheco was born about 1897 and we have no other information. > > > Feliciano and Ermelinda had 2 daughters: Mary and Albina. Mary Sylvia > > married Edmund Espinola. They lived in the Plainfield, CT area. They > > had a daughter Ermelinda. > > > We are also looking for help with Edmund Espinola's family. Marcelino > > Jose(ph) Espinola born 26 Sept. 1984 in the Azores (no more > > information than that) and Rose Souza de Mello, born 15 Oct 1892 in > > Portugal. We They married in 1916 in MA. They had children Edmund, > > Rose and Jose. > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- 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."
