Re "Starving for information on the Lewis line": When visiting the Regional Archives in the Horta Public Library -- where pre-1911 records for Flores, Corvo, Faial and Pico are stored, and back when patrons could still examine original record books -- I searched out of sheer nosiness(!) for the baptismal registo of the future Alfred Lewis in the Fajãzinha, Conselho of Lajes (Church of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios), book covering 1902 baptisms -- and found it right where it ought to be. The book is now scanned and online -- and in such pristine condition with clearly legible penmanship, compared to the older records with which so many of us struggle (sigh!): http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-LF-FAJAZINHA-B-1891-1910/FLR-LF-FAJAZINHA-B-1891-1910_item1/P96.html (homepage: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig)
ALFREDO LUIZ is listed having been born in the settlement of Pico Redondo at 8 PM on April 30 and baptized on May 4, 1902. His parents are listed as JOSE ANTONIO LUIZ and ANNA LUIZA DA CONCEIÇÃO, both laborers. Alfredo's paternal grandparents were JOSE ANTONIO BORREGO and THEREZA MARIANNA DE JESUS; his maternal grandfather was listed as unknown, while his maternal grandmother was IGNACIA LUIZA. Alfredo's godparents were married laborer JOSE COELHO MANCEBO and an unmarried woman named MARIA JOAQUINA. Curiously -- considering that in the US Alfred Lewis became an accomplished writer in both Portuguese and English -- the baptismal information had to be read to these folks because they were all illiterate (pretty common there back in those days, however). To my considerable disappointment, none of the above names connect to what I know thus far of my family tree in Fajãzinha, but perhaps someone else here will discover that they're related to this future author! Katharine. -- 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."
