Repost for Raymond, raymondsheaoffice at gmail.com
*Hello Aaron [Pereira],* *I recently have begun receiving emails from the Azores page. I am researching a branch of the Pereiras that settled in the Azores early on (15th-16th C.) in S. Miguel. My grandparents came from Maia as did many of my ancestrors. I was wondering if your ancestors are part of that branch in S. Miguel or from another island. I have a lot of info on my Pereira branch, mostly from church records. My Maternal (Portuguese) grandparents were: Jose Raposo Ramalho PEREIRA B. 07 Mar 1876 in Maia; d. 19 Jun 1917 Newport, RI. Church was in Maia, Cocncelho da Ribeira Grande, Diocese of Angra. Family lore is that when he supervised the gardens of the Vanderbilt estate in Newport. Mrs. V. had trouble with Jose Pereira and re-named him "Joe Russell." His brother Augusto who ended up in CA worked with him and became "Gus Russell." This complicates the records with different names in the states and the centuries long line in Portugal. My grandmother was Margarida Joaquina Andrade Almeida from the same area. Does any of this compute with what you have found? * *Thanks for any hints,* *Raymond * -- 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.
