Hi Helda,
Since your original quest was to find your uncle's aunt Laura, I think you accomplished your goal and might not have any further interest.
But if you ever want to discover her as a passenger to the US, then I can tell you most from Pico departed from the port of Horta on the island of Faial (usually spelled Fayal in the records of that time). And the passport records of Horta are not yet available online. They are completely scanned and ready for posting, but they were given to the people who are responsible to upload them and that just hasn't been accomplished yet. When my brother was at the archive in Horta exactly a year ago, he was told to expect to see those records in a month, but that's long ago passed, of course.
But that's not a surprise, because similarly, I got information two years ago this summer that all the Graciosa Island baptisms were scanned and to expect them to appear online in six more months. Well, just this week the last of the Graciosa baptisms got uploaded. So that again was a two year lag.
Even though the passports are one online, it doesn't mean you can't find her on the passenger ship lists, assuming that matters to you. They have been online for a very long time. She might have arrived through Ellis Island, or maybe Providence, RI, or maybe also Boston. Those are the most likely three ports, but others are also possible.
As for Laura's ancestors, I'm sure I could find them for you, but I haven't looked yet.
Good luck.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help to solve a mystery for my
uncle.
From: "\"E\" Sharp" <bellema...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 21, 2014 6:56 am
To: azores <azores@googlegroups.com>
Helda,Frank P. MASON 24, and Laura A. MONIES 23, were married November 20, 1892, at Our Lady of Good Voyages Church in Gloucester by Father Francisco Viera de Bem. They are both listed as born in Western Isles (Azores on census records). His parents are Manuel P. and Mary. Her parents are Joseph and Isabelle. The 1910 census lists 11 children born, 7 living. Joseph 14, Leonora 12, John 11, Anthony 9, Arthur 7, Manuel 3. All the children born in Massachusetts. I have also found them in 1920, 1930 and 1940 census Laura Mitchell is a widow. Census records show she came to US 1887/1889 so it would be around that time. I will try and find children birth record info to see if anything else is listed on her birthplace. I will also try to find her on ship's manifest. You might try and get a copy of their marriage record from them to see if it may give more info on her birthplace. You can google the church and their phone number/address are listed They moved to CA between 1908 and 1920."E"On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 6:07 AM, Denis Meals <deni...@gmail.com> wrote:
Helda:The San Francisco Genealogy California Death Index 1940-1997 lists the following, which you perhaps already know, since it confirms some of your posted information.
MITCHELL LAURA PERRY 03 04 1943 ALAMEDA F 0 10 15 1879 OTHER COUNTRY MONIZ DenisOn Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:40 AM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Helda,Can you give us an approximate place of birth and also, do you know where in the Azores (parish and island) Laura would have been born in? Even guesses will be helpful and would help filter out the Lauras who are not matches. Thanks!John M. raposoOn Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:33 PM, Helda Pritchard <heldapritchard22...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Everyone,I am trying to help my Uncle find his aunt. As my mom and I have been doing our family tree my Uncle who is in his 80's has asked if I could help find his missing aunt. My Uncle's father and Grandfather had always talked about "Tia Laura". His grandfather had her before he married so she was older then the half brother. All we know is that Laura had gone to the states she was born several years before her younger half brother. She was living in California in the early 1920's as her half brother had visited her and sent his father photos, one of them had two men and it said on the back these are Laura's two oldest sons the boys were close to the their Uncles age. Another clue we have is the year 1943 that was written on my uncles grandfathers records but with no correspondence to why.Doing research I found a Laura Moniz/Mitchell that is about the right age and did live in California at about the right time. She had sons that would be about the right age and she did die in 1943. These could all be coincidences. I am hoping that maybe one of her family members is doing family research and stumbles upon this. As Laura was a illegitimate then her father would be listed as incongnito on her birth certificate. I would be able to provide Laura's family with 5 generations back on the fathers side. The woman I think could be the missing Laura is in some records listed as Laura Moniz sometimes she is listed as Laura Mitchell. She was married to a Frank P Mitchell they lived in Glouchester Mass and had several children Joseph, Leonora (Nora), John, Anthony, Aurthur and Manuel. She died on March 4th, 1943 in Alameda California.Again I would happily scan the photo online to prove that this Laura is the right one.I know this is a long shot but you never know unless you ask.Helda
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