Sheri, This line would be from the Azores. In my previous post, I mentioned the 9 Azores islands. Faial and Sao Miguel are 2 different islands (a few hundred miles apart) so your ancestor could not have been born in both locations.
Your Mary is Maira. Her brother is Joao. The surnames are fairly common. You need to determine which island she is from first and then the freguesia or village (it works the same for your Cape Verde line). Here's a how to guide of sources you can check that may uncover the island and freguesia: http://goo.gl/J9rDMY Good luck, 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.
