Gary P, If you don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com, you can go to your local public library to access it.
You can look for your dad beginning in the 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Then find him in the 1930 and the 1920. You may be able to find him immigrating into America as well, by checking Ancestry's Immigration Collection. He'll probably be under the name of Francisco and the Frietes may be Freitas, Frates, etc. Once you check under Freitas, you'll also have to check under Pimentel, Pimental, etc. You don't know if he immigrated under the compounded surname or not. All that should answer your question about him living on the east coast. (I'd save a copy of the census too). Those census should also tell you if he was a naturalized citizen or not. You can order his naturalization packet from the USCIS. John Vasconcelos is going to be gone over a couple of weeks. He was born in the Fresno area and says he believes your line was from Fajazinha. My "how to" guide can be found on the Azores GenWeb here: goo.gl/XXGwQe You may also wish to bookmark the main Azores GenWeb site: http://goo.gl/Vmutv5 Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
