John M, You have Anglicized names. Mary is Maria. Silva may be spelled as Sylva. William is Guilherme and Perry is Pereria. Joseph is Jose and Roderick is Rodrigues. All very common. You have an ancestor born in a hospital in 1868? I would see what sources are available for NY.
Ideas for tracing immigrant ancestors can be found on the Azores GenWeb, although many of the sources aren't available for the 1860s: http://goo.gl/F5s1I Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
