My maiden name was Mello. My Grandfather, Francisco Vieira deMello, came from the Azores in the 1860's. The story I have is that his father, who may also have been Francisco, came first to work in the goldfields of California. He wrote his sons to come and 3 of them did. One, my Grandfather Francico, stayed in California and the other two went to the East Coast. I have no information on them. My Grandfather was from the village of Lages, Pico. His wife was Catarina Xavier, from Silveira, Pico. I do have information of relative on my grandmother's side but nothing about my grandfather's side. Could his middle name, Vieira, be a clue. He gave that name to all his sons as their middle name. Shirley Mello Fabel
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 6:49:07 PM UTC-7, Lee wrote: > Just rec'd a scan of a 1947 passport on which Ventura gave his place of > birth as Ribeira Grance, Rabo de Peixe. His parents were Frank and Rita > Maiata > > He married in 1905 in Cambridge, MA to Felicidae (Florence) Teixeira, born > August 24, 1887 (or 1890) La Jose?, Ponta Delgada; under the name Ventura > Pacheco - all other records are under the name of De Mello. Around 1922 he > and Florence returned to the Azores and lived in Feteira for a time and in > Rabo de Peixe (where Ventura owned propety which he sold) and in 1948 they > returned to the states to California under the name of Melo. > > Also, he had a brother Joseph who lived on Terceira Island at the time of > Ventura's death in 1954. > > Anyone recognize either one of them? Any help appreciated. > > Lee > -- 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."
