Dear Diane,
Yes we have this situation as well. Jacinto José de Lima, age 17, arrived on the Moses B Tower in 1889 as a stowaway. He lived in Boston and worked as a barber. He got his US citizenship. Then he returned to São Miguel where he married. He brought his bride to the US. She was unhappy living with her mother in law and returned to the Azores. He returned as well. There, she had a son who is my husband's father, Fortunato Roosevelt Lima. He was born in the Azores, but his father was a US Citizen and he was very proud f that piece of paper that proved he was a citizen. They were very patriotic as you can imagine by the father giving him the name "Roosevelt". It seems President Theodore Roosevelt had visited the Azores and Jacintho must have been very suppprtive of President Roosevelt. We always wondered about that and it was while we were watching a documentary on Teddy Roosevelt a few years ago, that my husband and I realized, for the first time, which Roosevelt his father was named for. I hate to admit we had thought it was FDR and felt foolish when we stopped to consider how many years later FDR was in office. (As they say: DUUUHHH!! ). But today we have that paper that Fortunato Roosevelt lima guarded and valued so much. So, yes, we have this situation - if I understood your letter correctly. Best of luck in getting more. By the way, as I've traced Fortunato's line back, his ancestors were from São Miguel and then back into Santa Maria where the family name was RESENDES!! The oldest ancestor I've found is Sebastiao Jacome's Resendes married to Maria da Costa. They had a son named Manoel but I don't have info on him. Maybe we connect? Happy hunting. It's a labor of love. Maria Elena > On Mar 31, 2017, at 10:20 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > It sounds to me like your GGF came to the US to work and got his citizenship > and then went back to the Acores to retire. I would start trying to figure > out when he came to the US. That would give you an idea as to when he became > a US citizen. Where did your grandfather and his siblings settle in the US? > Most likely that is where your Great Grandfather worked. > > > Rick > Richard Francis Pimentel > Epping, NH > > Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta > Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Di > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 9:56 AM > To: Azores Genealogy > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Rezendes, Ponta Delgada - trying to track down > source of US citizenship grant > > Hi everyone! > > I'm new to the group and this is my first post. In reading your posts & > replies, I'm so impressed with the depth of knowledge here and the commitment > & dedication to the research! And special appreciation to Cheri Mello for > managing the listserv - what a labor of love. > > Here's what I'm trying to figure out: > > My great-grandfather, Manuel Rezendes (Resendes) was born in Ponta Delgada > around 1869. He died in Ponta Delgada in 1927. I have a document from the > American Consulate, "Report on the Death of An American Citizen" about him. > So we know at some point, he was granted citizenship, even though he never > took advantage of it. > > It's 'derivative papers,' meaning that the grant of citizenship was for him > and his children. So his five children were born with Portuguese AND US > citizenship - which is how my avô and his brothers emigrated without having > to be naturalized. > > On the passenger manifest for the ship my avô came over on, he is listed as a > US citizen (under 'Court of Naturalization,' it lists his home address and > the notation 'through father's papers'). > > I'm trying to track down the circumstances of how my great-grandfather was > granted the US citizenship. I've called the Consulate (they told me they > don't keep the paperwork after 20 years). Recently while on a visit to > Washington, I went to the National Archives, where the archivists told me > they'd never heard anything like it -- and in fact, doubted my story until I > showed them the paperwork. The other route I'm going to try, at their > suggestion, is the US State Dep't., but that could take years, ha. > > Has anyone here had a similar circumstance, or have you heard of anything > like this? Or ideas of other ways to try to track it down? > > I am a complete novice at all this, so any and all tips/direction/advice are > warmly welcomed! > > all the best, > di > Diane Rezendes > -- > 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. -- 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]. 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