Pam, I don't know about the eye and my mom doesn't know either, but I'll ask my grandmother tomorrow and ask her, I can tell you was born and died in the S. Dartmouth New Bedford area. He was a house painter, and do not believe he married or had kids, he died in his 60's Mike
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 11:26:53 PM UTC-4, Doug Holmes wrote: > > Hello Jeffrey, > > I'm very pleased to see your message to my father. > I will let him answer about what is in his files, but I wanted to let you > know we are indeed related by Leal da Rosa from Piedade. > > There is another Leal da Rosa on this list who is also your cousin - Mike > Gilfillian. He'll reply himself. > > You can write me in private: > [email protected] <javascript:> > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Melo Family (deMello, Mello) > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > Date: Tue, July 09, 2013 12:20 pm > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > > Lionel Rocha Holmes: > > I am Jeffrey Tooker. I am grandson to Manual Mello, "MANUEL MELLO > (Manuel Antonio d'Areia Mello)" d. Sacramento 1958, and of the " > http://www.portugueseancestry.com/genresources/pioneers_mn.cfm"; site. I > have sent a check to the webmaster for membership and am awaiting his reply. > > In reading the "Pioneers" I have come across "Jose Leal de Roza". This is > of great interest, because acording to my mothers oral history Manuel > Mello's mother was, DE LINO-LEAL, ISABEL M. > b. 1846. Her father was Leal-Da Rosa, MANUAL (Manoel). Manoels wife was > DE LINO, ISAURA MARIA. I have subsequently found that Leal-Da Rosa, MANUAL > (Manoel) had a son Jacinto Leal-Da Rosa. Who took the name of Jacinto > "Jesse" Leal-Rose in this country. Jacinto was born in 1855 and died in > Hollister in 1917. He seems to have come directly From the Azores to > Misson San Jose in Alameda county. What we have is a line compiled by my > cousin Sharon Nunes Hopingardner in Hollister and myself. It is documented > in this country. We do not have documentation for the ties from "MANUEL > MELLO (Manuel Antonio d'Areia Mello)" and Jacinto "Jesse" Leal-Rose to > Leal-Da Rosa, MANUAL (Manoel). I was wondering if you might put me in > touch with someone who may be of help. All of this goes back to Piedade, > Pico 1840-1855. > > When I was about 13 we use to visit my cousin Sharon and her family. She > was Leal-Rose/Fontes/ Nunes then. So there was a tie somewhere between > Sacramento and Hollister. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Jeffrey Tooker > * > > + > > * > > + > > > + > > > On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:48:36 PM UTC-7, Lionel Holmes wrote: >> >> In my file of Portuguese families in the Sacramento area are a couple of >> dozen Mello families. The California death register lists over 30 named >> Mello or Melo. >> >> Lionel Rocha Holmes >> >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jo Anne Hartmann <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Any Mello relatives in California by chance? >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Dolores Coyle <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:57 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Melo Family (deMello, Mello) >>> >>> Nate, you by chance do not have any Mellos (Mellows) in Glouchester, >>> Mass, do you? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dolores Coyle >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 8:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Shirley, >>> >>> I was just going through some of our family history this weekend. My >>> grandfather (edward mello) His brother (james) and has 2 other brothers and >>> oldest sister Elvita grew up outside Cambridge. Elvita who is in her late >>> 80's has a lot of great Mello pictures, post cards and letters from the >>> late 1800 and early 1900. I believe my great grandfather *Fransico was >>> married 2x*.(this was a shock to my grandfather) His first wife died at >>> 32 of a heart attack. He then remarried and had my grandfather and his >>> sibilings. Will try to upload pics. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> -Nate Mello >>> -- >>> -- >>> >>> -- For 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
