Hi all, Just had to share my great find while in SLC! I have been searching for my Grandmother coming to the USA for 30 years or more. She always said she came in through the Port of NY in Sept 1914 and on her Alien Registration Papers she listed that her name as Maria Vieira da Silva when she arrived. That is what I've searched for, Maria Vieira da Silva coming on that date. Now, the Angra passports have now come online and I thought that I would search for EVERY Maria I saw on that list from August to the end of Sept 1914 and see what I could see because I've never been able to find her on the dates she gave under the name she gave. So, when I had time between teaching classes and helping the other researchers, I searched. On Thursday, right before lunch, I found her! She came under the surname of her mother, Azevedo!! Sure enough, it said Maria d'Azevedo, 17 years, single from Norte Grande, daughter of Francisco Vieira da Silva and Maria d'Azevedo! I'm sure everyone in Basement 1 heard me, I was so excited! But the moral of the story for all Portuguese researchers is, don't give up on the search and don't believe everything your Grandparents said or wrote!! LOL >From this info I found her on the ship Patria and feel wonderful that I've finally found my Va!!
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