The Fayal as written in the obit is not the Fayal of Madeira. The Madeira islands are not part of the Azores. A "native of Fayal, Azores Islands" would indicate that he was from the island of Fayal (now usually written Faial). It is one of the nine Azores islands ... one from the central group. Also, no, you cannot conclude that Cordoza came from his maternal lineage but it may have. Portuguese naming customs vary significantly from what we are used to. In a message dated 9/2/2012 6:19:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I am trying find information on Manuel Joseph Vargas of Fayal. Born: 08 Jul 1859 Fayal, Madeira, Portugal USA Arrival: Abt. 1879 His Death Cert shows a father by the same name. His obituary reads: VARGAS - In Eden Canyon, Hayward, CA, March 13, 1949 Manuel Joseph, beloved husband of the late Mary Vargas; loving father of Mrs. Anna Davilla, Mary, Emanuel, Joseph, Louie, Frank, Geiorge and FOrtuna Vargas and the late William Vargas: Brother of Frank Vargas Cardoza of San Jose, a member of I.D.E.S. of Hayward; A native of Fayal, Azore Islands -- 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."
