Wow! I know I'm a novice at this, but when researching my German and Irish lines it seemed that things came so easily. I guess I became complacent because I had thought I'd looked every place there was to find this information. But then again, it seems the Azores is a completely different animal. Thanks for your help!
Jim Albertson On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 6:51:35 PM UTC-6, luiznoia wrote: > > JIm, > > Take a look at this NEPS site entry > > > http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/geneweb/gwd.exe?b=cmadalena;lang=pt;i=44416;oc=4394 > > This is a Manuel born 3 April 1839 in Madelena, Pico > > father is Antonio Rosa Silveira and mother is Catarina Tomasia. Her father > Jose Brum Silveira. Any old timer here can tell you a Azores child might > take any number of surnames, including grandparents. > > Your Manuel's birthdate is listed as 4 Apr 1839, which could be the > baptism date. > > Eric Edgar > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:14 AM, James Albertson > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I'm trying to find information on my 3rd GGrandfather. Manuel Brune b1839 >> d1907. He arrived in the U.S. in 1865, Married Lugarda Espinosa in 1868. >> His parents were Antonio Brune and Catharine Silveria of Pico. >> I've been unable to find his place of arrival or naturalization records. >> In the 1900 census he is listed as naturalized. >> I know he is from Pico Island, but I need this information to (maybe) >> find the village he's from. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Jim >> >> -- >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. 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] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- -- 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.
