Fred, The Azores GenWeb has a lot of information on how to "read" the records, information about the "passaportes," etc. https://goo.gl/P7hNxI
You will also need to use Portuguese spellings for things. Not Spanish spellings, not Anglicized spellings, not misspellings, but the correct proper Portuguese spellings. This will aid in searching for information when everyone uses proper Portuguese spellings. As for your Manuel, who are his parents? Do you know? They should be listed on his death and marriage certificates. As for your Isabel, that is Portuguese. She is not Elizabeth, as that is English. Some immigrated through New York, Boston, Providence, New Bedford. It's not all on Ancestry either. You have to go to your FHC and use film on some of those ports. Good luck, Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Fred Souza <[email protected]> wrote: > I know a few details from my grandparents on my father's side, but am not > being very successful with reading the information. > > Perhaps someone can help. > > My grandfather was named Manuel Souza but perhaps his last name was > actually Miguelina. He was born on August 29, 1876 in San Vincente > according to marriage records and date on his tombstone. I found a > baptismal record that seems like it might be his, but I can barely make out > the print. > > My grandmother, was named Isabel Rocha (perhaps Elizabeth). Born in Santo > Antonio on July 4, 1882. > > Both emigrated to Fall River, but at this point, I would like to figure > out more about the name and birth record. > > Going past that though, whatever advice you can give about researching > passport records would greatly be appreciated since all 4 of my > grandparents came from Sao Miguel and wound up in the Fall River/New > Bedford area. I am finding that most of the people who did that did not go > through the port of New York, but I can't find much at all about the port > of Boston. > > Thank you for whatever help you can give. > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
