Hello, My husband's great-grandfather, Francisco MOURA, from Sao Miguel was reportedly a Whaler. He died ~1900, but there is no family story that we know of which mentions whether he died at home or at sea. It was a year or so after when his widow, Mrs. Philomena Augusta (da ROSA) MOURA, began sending their 3 daughters over to Boston, MA. Their 2 sons reportedly married first and then came over. They ended up in CA and NY, and I've found descendants. My husband knew his great-grandmother as a young child, and MA census records showed her as "Phoebe" MOURA. He remembered her as a tall, thin woman who wore a jacket with large pockets - where candy was kept.
Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (I've posted about the extended family before. The 3 daughters married into PACHECO, PERRY (PEREIRA??), and MEDEIROS families. All lived in Cambridge and Somerville, MA, and all were widowed young, but they lived to see Age 80.) On Saturday, September 6, 2014 5:29:58 PM UTC-4, A Faria wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > Interesting National Geographic article with Pictures of Azorean Whalers. > > > > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/pictures/130613-azores-whalers-culture-history-marine-science/#/portugal-one-time-whalers-azore-boat-then_68361_600x450.jpg > > Antonio > -- 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.
