The 1900 census shows Frank Pimentel giving Jan 1856 as a birthdate. There are no records in Lomba to to match this.
He give his immigration as 1875, is a Naturalized Alien . Occupation Landlord. The birth record for Frank J Pimentel Jr shows he was born in Cranston, Providence, RI on 6 Sep 1899. Mother is Mary A Greene. On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:55 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a record for a Francisco , born to Sebastiao Jose and Maria da > Trindade from 12 Apr 1854. It's # 12 Paternos are Jose Pimentel and > Sebastiana de Jesus. I'm not able to make out the surname on Francisco or > his father. It looks like queiro. > > > http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-LF-LOMBA-B-1844-1874/FLR-LF-LOMBA-B-1844-1874_item1/P41.html > > Sebastiao Jose and Maria da Trindade are shown as parents on the marriage > record of Jose Sebastiao Pimentel of 1886 in Lomba. > > > Eric Edgar > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 1:54 AM, João Ventura <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Mary. >> >> Welcome to the list! Especially from the small(er) group of Flores >> researchers. >> >> This is the page on early 1854 baptisms in Lomba, Lajes das Flores: >> http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-LF-LOMBA-B-1844-1874/FLR-LF-LOMBA-B-1844-1874_item1/P40.html >> >> As you'll see there's three Francisco's there, but only the third is a >> Pimentel (the record uses the P.el abbreviation). However this one was born >> in March 1854. And the father is Manuel Pimentel Velho. From the looks of >> it, it's very likely your great-great-grandfather married in Providence RI >> sometime between 1890 and 1899. I'd suggest trying to find his US marriage >> record first, which might contain better information on his parent's names. >> >> Normally I'd tell you to buy the Casais das Flores e do Corvo ebook ( >> http://www.amazon.com/Casais-Flores-Corvo-Portuguese-Edition-ebook/dp/B00AQAOOF6), >> but in this case the Lomba marriage records only stretch to 1860, even >> though the Lomba parish was created around 1698. The previous books were >> lost in time. Even the birth records only go as far as 1844. Which means >> there's no way to find your great-great-great-grandfather marriage and >> birth records, unless they're from another parish. In the record above, the >> paternal grandfather is from the Lajes das Flores village, so he'd be >> easier to track (the Casais book lists his marriage on 1807.07.06). >> >> But this is all hanging by too many flimsy threads. Francisco is a very >> common first name, and Pimentel is also a very common surname. You need >> better positive IDs of his parents to be able to pinpoint his birth record. >> >> Regards, >> >> João C. Ventura >> >> On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:37:00 AM UTC+1, Mary Pimentel Wheeler >> wrote: >>> >>> I'm new to this group, but happy to have found a community researching >>> roots in the Axores. I'm researching my Pimentel lineage, but am stuck 2 >>> generations back. Any help members could give in terms of pointing me in >>> the right direction to do research beyond Ancestry.com would be greatly >>> appreciated. My research is primarily from family stories and from what I >>> could find on Ancestry - but I'm always a bit suspicious of info from other >>> member's family trees. There is census data back as far as my Great >>> Grandfather - Frank Joseph Pimentel. I would like to take this to the next >>> level and start resarching actual Azores records if possible, but don't >>> know where to start. >>> >>> Here's what I have: >>> Grandfather - Frank (Francisco) Joseph Pimentel Jr - Born Sept 6, 1899 >>> Providence RI. Married to Louise (Luisa) Evangelho - Born July 4 or 5, 1900 >>> GGrandfather - Frank (Francisco) Joseph Pimentel, Born January >>> 1854 Lambda, Flores, Azores. Married to Mary Ann Green (?) - Born 1870 >>> Providence RI >>> GGGrandfather - possibly Jose Sebastio Pimentel. but I do not have other >>> information. I'm presuming he was born in the Azores. >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Mary Pimentel Wheeler >>> >>> >> -- >> 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. 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