Bob,
Would the following website be of interest to you ? www.neps.ics.uminho.pt/geneweb/gwd.exe?b=Lajes;lang=en;p=maria;n=macedo;oc=7 Gayle -----Original Message----- From: Robert Ross <[email protected]> To: azores <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 10:11 pm Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joaquim Francisco Avila Hello Linda, I have some some coincidences in my searches to yours (though there are stumbling blocks, too): Both of my maternal grandparents were born on Pico. Adelaide Caroline Costa, my grandmother, came to the U.S. in 1910 and was from Bandeiras. Antonio Inacio de Brum, my grandfather came in 1892 and was from Lages do Pico. His last name was Americanized [and misspelled] from Inacio to Enas. My grandfather's maternal grandmother was a Maria Macedo. I only have a date for her death, 1893. Trouble is that I have a Antonio Louis Bettencourt as her spouse, not Joaquim Francisco Avila. If your Maria and my Maria were similar in age, my Maria could have been biologically able to give birth to a daughter (also named Maria) who gave birth to my grandfather in 1879. (maybe?) Anyway, everyone in my grandfather's family was from Lages do Pico and I only know of his sister moving to the U.S. Antonio's family (Enas) settled in Visalia, California. Antonio's sister (Mrs. Joseph Pedro), settled in Pendleton, Oregon. Good Luck on your search. I've found there are popular names that seem to be used over again for different reasons. Lages seems like a small place with "dozens and dozens of cousins". Bob Ross [email protected] On Sep 1, 2012, at 12:46 AM, David Leitz wrote: Does anyone have any info on a Joaquim Francisco Avila born April 2, 1823 in Lajes do Pico. He married a Maria Macedo (Maria Conceicao) in 1859 and had several children. According to my grandmother 2 of the daughters moved to the U.S. One died when she was young - (maybe 40 +or-), was married to an alcoholic husband. My grandmother was not sure why she died and what happened to the other aunt. Any info, or ideas where to start looking, would be appreciated. Thanks, Linda Leitz -- 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. 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. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
