Glad I confirmed some of your information. I have found that sometimes the fraternal lodges have great genealogy information. Digging it out of them can sometimes be difficult and that is why, when I had the opportunity, I created the death record database. There is also one for the UPEC (men's lodge) that the FHC microfilmed. I think you might find additional information by using death certificates, etc. My big breakthrough when researching my son-in-law's great-grandfather was the voter registration. The census for 1890 did not exist and I was told if he had been naturalized and voted there was evidence of that. I found the original forms he signed each time he voted and on one of them it said he was born in Flores!!! I looked at all the villages in Flores (thank God it is not a large island) and found him. Talk about doing the victory dance, I did one. The Perry name comes from my husband. His Perry grandfather was Filipe Pereira da Silva, born in Lajes do Pico. My husband and his father were born in RI and Felipe used Pereira, Silva and sometimes Perry as surnames in RI and CA. If any of this sounds familiar, let me know and I can give you more info. Celeste Celeste Perry [email protected]
________________________________ From: Terri Hill <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Leonardo, Souza from Terceira to Massachusetts and California Hello Celeste-- Your information is right-on. Jerry Simpson is my 1/2 brother. I note your last name is Perry--are we related I wonder? I was born Linda Catron to Maximiliana Perry Leonard's daughter, Lena. I was adopted at 5 years old and grew up in the Bay Area. I searched my real family out 30 plus years ago and my search led me to Jerry and Maximilliana. I am still very curious about my heritage from the Azores. I have met some of Maximillian's family in the Visalia area--Mancebo's are cousins of mine. ________________________________ From: celeste perry <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Leonardo, Souza from Terceira to Massachusetts and California Hi Terri, I am not sure this information will help you; however, it may give you more leads to look here for the information you need. I looked in the death records for the U.P.P.E.C., a woman's Portugtuese Fraternal Lodge. They have merged with 3 others and are now The Portuguese Fraternal Society of America. In any case, the name "Maximilliana" was different enough that I searched for that first name in the database. Here is what I found: Maximiliana Leonard Ross died Nov. 12, 1983, from cardiopulmonary arrest, a death record exists, at the age of 80, in Visalia, CA (possibly an obit exists). She was born 8/19/1903 in Lowell, MA. Her father was Joseph Perry and her mother, Rose Bettencourt, both born in the Azores. She belonged to council #64 then 104 then 64 again. This probably means she moved from Visalia to Artesia and back to Visalia. You may find some information there that can lead you to the village/island in the Azores you seek. The funeral palor was Hadley Funeral Chapel in Visalia (they may have some information) and she is buried at the Visalia District Cemetery, again there may be information there. She had a grandson, Jerry J. Leonard Simpson and she was preceeded in death by her husbands: John Leonard, Peter Zaris and Sol Leon Rosa. Her children were Helen Coito and Lena Hamond. Hope this helps you. Celeste Celeste Perry [email protected] ________________________________ From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:40 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Leonardo, Souza from Terceira to Massachusetts and California Repost for Terri Hill: I am researching my ancestry from Terceira. My grandfather, John Leonardo (way too common a name for the Azores!) was born I believe Oct. 13, 1886--his mother's name was Souza (another way too common name for the Azores!). John immigrated to Massachusetts in 1916; John died on Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California in 1954. I'm not finding anything on John or his parents other than his naturialization certificate and census material from Tulare County, California--can anyone suggest a direct Terceira site I can look at? John's wife was Maximilliana Perry whose mother was Helen Augustirko or Helen Bettencourt Perry born 1878 also from the Azores and settled in Massachusetts. Hope to hear from someone. Thanks. Terri Hill -- 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. 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