My experience earlier today looking at the NEPS site is that there are hundreds of Borba's found. Correia is less common.
Eric Edgar On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 4:05 PM, A Faria <antoniof1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Edna > > Piedade is a freguesia on the island of Pico that is where my one ancestor > with the surname Borba was from. Borba is frequently found on the island of > Sao Jorge I have met several people from Calheta Sao Jorge with the surname > Borba If you look on NEPS for Ribeira Seca Sao Jorge you will see several > examples of Borba's in the 1800's but not on Pico. It is possible Joseph > Coreia Borba was born on Pico but my hunch is his line traces to Sao Jorge > and in Calheta you will find various Borba lines. I also remember hearing > old timers talk about when it was required to have a passport to travel > between Pico and Sao Jorge but not so between Pico and Faial my > understanding travel was somewhat closely watched between islands for a > period of time and not really encouraged. Perhaps someone more > knowledgeable on this subject would care to comment. > > Antonio > > > On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:54:59 AM UTC-7, dave-edna wrote: > >> Antonio, I am wondering if the "family records" could mean Piedade rather >> than Pico? My Lemos family is from Sao Jorge. I have just started >> looking at this Borba line so really just posted my note to see if someone >> else may have something that might help me.;) Thanks for your input. >> >> Edna (dave...@comcast.net >> Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His >> wonderful works to the children of men! >> Psalm 107:21 >> >> On Jul 21, 2014, at 7:59 PM, A Faria <antoni...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Cheri >> >> That is a surname very rarely found on Pico I have one in one of my >> line's in the early 1700's from Piedade it is found much more frequently in >> Sao Jorge. >> >> Antonio >> >> >> >> On Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:54:39 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: >>> >>> Repost for Edna Lemos Epps,dave-edna at comcast.net >>> >>> I don't suppose anyone has a connection with a Joseph Coreia Borba dob >>> 7-7-1875 in Pico? I don't know village. He came to USA in 1891 and >>> settled in Northern California, Yreka or Hawkinsville area in Siskiyou, >>> County. He married a Emilia Rose Lemos there in 1910. Emilia is a sister >>> to my Grandfather George Lemos. Just curious as I see the Borba name on >>> here. >>> ♥Edna Lemos Epps >>> >>> >> -- >> 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> >> -- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
