Shlrley, I would say that Vieira was more than likely his mother or grandmother's maiden name. Our Ventura used both Pacheco and De Mello (marired using Pacheco and at all other times used De Mello). Unfortuantely, we have not able to find them in either the 1910 or 1920 census - which is very frustrating - trying to narrow down when he and his wife immigrated to the states between 1900-1905. Over the weekend we confirmed that that hewas from Rabo de Peixe. Lee........ On Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:49:07 PM UTC-4, 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."
