Family lore and much research has led us to a dead end on the origin of the Minta name from the Azores.
We'd sure appreciate some pointers. Our oldest known relative with best information is: Manuel Minta Birth: 17 Jan 1828 in Flores Island, Azores Immigration: abt 1852 to California Marriage: bef 1872 to Philomena R Thomas (or Joseph), likely Flores Island Residence: 1880 to death in Oakley/Antoch area, Contra Costa County, CA Death: Jun 1918 in Contra Costa County, California, USA Scarce Information on his brother and sister: Mathew Minta, birth abt 1840, likely Azores; 1880 in Contra Costa County Mary Minta, birth abt 1852, likely Azores; 1910 in Contra Costa county Details at Ancestry.com: Minta Family Tree<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45606850/person/6388123471> Another source (different birth date): Greg Small's Genealogy - Manuel Minta<http://gsmall.us/Family/Gimbel/getperson.php?personID=I00222&tree=Gimbel> Thanks from his great grandson, Steve -- 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."
