Hi Cheri,
If we are related, it will be interested to see how, as I have so
little information on my end. Here's the info that I do have:
grandfather - Antonio Mello Born Feb 25, 1889, Immigrated April 18, 1901
from Porta Delgada aboard the Dona Maria. Died May 11, 1958 in New
Bedford, MA. His parents are listed on the death certificate as Antonio
Mello and Claudina Silva.
grandmother - Maria Lima - Born Dec 25. 1891. Immigrated August 12, 1907,
though census shows anywhere from 1905 to 1907.. Died January 26, 1960 in
New Bedford, MA. Her parents are listed as John Lima and Francisca
Barboza. The headstone lists her birth as 1890. The 1891 date is from
Antonio's naturalization papers in 1941.
They married sometime around 1910 / 1911 and had 4 children from 1912 -
1926 (Sara, Antone, Agnes and Mary Carmen). I could not find a marriage
certificate when looking at city hall, but I may not have searched far back
enough to find it. .
Thanks for any help you can give!
Elaine
On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 5:44:58 PM UTC-4, Elaine Mello wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've begun searching for my father's side of the family with little
> to no information, other than what I found by going to the New Bedford, MA
> city hall to look up information about my grandparents. I did find
> information on their death certificates, which helped a little, but my
> searching for additional information brings up a lot of conflicting
> information on Ancestry (such as naturalization papers listing one date for
> arrival, but searching for the boat lists a completely different date that
> does not have any recognizable names on the passenger list.)
>
> What I did find out is that my father was a 3rd generation of the same
> name (Antonio/Antone Mello, possibly DeMello) and that both grandparents
> came from Rebeira Quente, St. Michael, Azores around 1901 for my
> grandfather and about 1905 - 1907 for my grandmother (Maria Lima, born 1890
> or 1891).
>
> Any tips or suggestions on where to look further would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Elaine
>
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