Thank you Laura. I am getting more information together to submit to Joao today or tomorrow. Just a little more information and I am sure I will start connecting with other people here!!
Karen :) On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Laura Share <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Karen. > > I recently determined that there are da Silvas in my family from > Graciosa. My da Silvas were illegitimate children, but the name I have > for their father was Manuel de Sousa da Silva. I don't know if we was > married with another family--haven't gotten that far. My da Silvas > were from Luz or Alto do Sul. > > I recommend starting with the folks you know and finding a birth > record. The records for Gracios are not yet available on line. If > you are having trouble, contact Joao Ventura--reasonably priced and > very quick. I was able to add three generations of my family with the > information he was able to find on birth records. The birth records > he found for my da Silva boys (born 1892) included parents names and > both paternal and maternal grandparents. > > Joao advised me that women didn't typically receive last names during > this time period. They had a first name and a middle name with > religious significance. It is likely that Margarida is a middle name > only. If you find your gr grandfather's birth certificate, you will > likely find Augusta's parents names. > > Good luck!! > > Laura > > -- > 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." > -- Hugs and Blessings from Karen (Medeiros) Huffman in Paso Robles, CA USA Searching for Medeiros and Cabral in Sao Miguel, Santos, Silva and Costa in Terceira Acores. Searching for Anderson and Swanson in Sweden and Schaeffer and Schommer in Germany. -- 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."
