This is an update on the Mello Castanho/Monte Bastos post I made earlier today. Since then, I have figured out the connection to the Mello Castanho tree for the man in the passport record.
Manuel Melo Castanho was the son of Francisco Mello Castanho and Rosa Monte Bastos. I found Francisco & Rosa's marriage record today. Francisco and Rosa were married 7 Feb 1903 in Maia. Francisco was the son of Joao de Mello Castanho and Francisca Julia da Conceicao aka Francisca Claudina in some records. Rosa was the daughter of of Joao Moniz Miranda and Maria Monte Bastos I have not tracked the Monte Bastos line, though I know the surname is quite common in Maia. I have the Mello Castanho line worked back several generations. If anyone is researching this line, I can provide Francisco's ancestry. He is related to me via Mello Castanho and also de Braga. This is, in fact, my cousin's line. Francisco is the brother to her grandmother, Engracia (Mello Castanho) Moniz Thomas (aka Moniz Tracado). Their siblings Jose, Joao, Manoel, and Ermelinda all migrated to America--as well as Engracia (though she moved back and forth between Fall River, MA and Maia) If anyone is researching these lines and would like more information, let me know. I've done quite a bit of work on the Mello Castanho family in the USA and Maia...and starting to fill in the blanks in Canada. Mel -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
