This is the first thing you should have posted, It would have saved many hours for many people and may have gotten some solid results.
Eric On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 6:00 AM, Helda Pritchard < heldapritchard22...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Eric > As I explained my Uncle's grandfather did not give his name to the child. > I did put the biological fathers year of birth and the brothers year of > birth. But just in case it helps the biological fathers name is Jose > Machado Borba Mendoza born march 6 1845 Cahleta, S.Jorge . The half > brother was born in 1892. Again Laura was never raised with her father and > her half brother only met his sister in late 1910's early 1920's when he > visted her while working for a short while in Alameda California where the > half brother sent photos to his father on one photo it was of two young men > in either their late teens early 20's and it stated these are Laura's two > oldest sons. > The family never asked who the biological mother was or what was her name. > However Jose did somehow keep tract of his daughter throughout her life. (I > do have Jose's family back at least 4 generations.) > > That is all we know again no one asked the half brother while he lived > what her married name was or anything. > > H > > On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 1:13:23 PM UTC-5, luiznoia wrote: > >> Helda, >> >> You are getting a lot of help here, that may be wasted time because you >> are withholding the most important piece of information. >> >> What are you uncle's parents names and birthdates? With that we can >> verify a connection to whatever Laura we are looking for. >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> >> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 4:41 AM, Helda Pritchard >> <heldaprit...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi John, >>> That is part of my problem. The biological father is from Riberia Sica, >>> S. Jorge. However from the information Laura was not born on the island. As >>> for her birthdate again no clue I know the biological father was born in >>> 1845 and the half brother was born in 1892. >>> The Laura Moniz/ Mitchell I found that I think may be the one >>> unfortunately has several birthdates listed on US Census and in the end her >>> death certificate ranging from the dates 1868 -1880. On most of the census >>> her birthplace it ranges from Azores to Westward Islands. However on the >>> oldest sons birth registry it says Pico for both Frank P Mitchell and Laura. >>> Again my search is a total shot in the dark. >>> My Uncle (by marriage) was asking because I have at least 7 generations >>> back for both my parent maternal and paternal side with copies of marriage >>> and death certificates (thanks to technology). A lot of it is because both >>> my parents or from Sao Jorge and we only immigrated when I was a young >>> child and my parent knew a lot of verbal history. >>> Thanks for any help. >>> H >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 5:40:18 AM UTC-5, John Raposo wrote: >>> >>>> Helda, >>>> LL >>>> 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. raposo >>>> On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:33 PM, Helda Pritchard < >>>> heldaprit...@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 >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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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