Doug, I can see how you got a blank look considering how common those surnames are sounds like you had a great time. My wife has an ancestor from Ribeiras named Maria dos Serafins born about 1740 that moved to Lajes and married a Jose Antonio.
Antonio On Friday, September 19, 2014 8:55:03 PM UTC-7, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Antonio, > > We have "cebola branca" (white onion) referring to their head of hair from > Angra. > > I found it interesting what you wrote about the Lajes do Pico families. > > On my first trip to find cousins in Piedade, Pico, I asked around for > anyone using the "Leal da Rosa" surname combo and got that blank look from > just about everyone. But one person thought there was a person he knew with > that surname, but called Jose Serafim. He was right because first of all, > Serafim is not that common so is a great choice to use as alcunha, and > second it comes from his grandfather named Serafim Leal da Rosa. So I found > him and many relatives. Showed me their wine-making, ate the fish they just > caught for dinner. Great time. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > -- 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.
