Eliseu, Yes, that is correct. Francisco was from Povocao and Josefa from Porto Formosa. I have the marriage, but I didn't have Francisco's birthdate. Thanks for that! Josefa de Mello is the beginning of my de Mello line in Maia.
You are correct about this line connecting to Craig Cameron Mello. His family was one of the one the de Mello Castanho's that immigrated to the East Coast. I had originally missed this family in research because his ancestor Eugenio de Mello (aka Mello Castanho) had been listed for a passport to Hawaii. I spent years trying to find them in the records in Hawaii. Then, when the passports came online, I found that they never went to Hawaii. A couple of years later there was another passport for Massachusetts. Craig descends from Antonio de Mello. I descend from Antonio's brother Felicianno Francisco de Mello and his wife, Rosa Jacintha Botelho (my 3rd great grandparents--this line then connects to the de Braga's) Are you related to Francisco Luis de Medeiros and Josefa de Mello? I've got quite a bit of information on the descendants of this line in the Azores, Hawaii, and the East Coast. On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:31:46 PM UTC-7, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote: > Hi, > > I have the marriage of Francisco Luís de Medeiros to Josefa Pacheco or > Josefa de Melo. They married in Porto Formoso 16.5.1765. He is said to have > been born at Povoação in 13.12.1739. This is the family of the Nobel Prize > Craig Cameron Mello from Maia, Ribeira Grande… > > > > > > *Eliseu Pacheco da Silva* > > Researching Açores (São Miguel and Graciosa) and Alentejo > > ( http://gw.geneanet.org/eliseumanuel ) > > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
