Rosemarie
That is wonderful! A great example of perseverance and thinking outside of the
box. Something we all need to remember and keep in mind when faced with a
problem like this. Congrats!!!
Kathy
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> On Apr 12, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote:
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> 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!!
>
> Rosemarie
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,
> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
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