Hi Deb You are right about Pico. I often make that mistake. I think it’s because we always take the boat from Faial. My Grandfather was a whaler on Pico Gordon
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2017, at 8:54 AM, 'Deb McCabe' via Azores Genealogy > <azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > Thanks for reaching out. > > Before my relatives lived in the Elmhurst section of Oakland, they were in > the Melrose district for a few years and before that near 5th-10th Streets. > Adeline and MacArthur is a distance north and east of those neighborhoods. So > the link wouldn't be an obvious one. > > I am a bit confused by your statement that your family came from "Via Das > Lajes, pico Faisal." I am by no means an expert on geography of the Azores > islands, so my apologies in advance if I am speaking out of turn. But it is > my understanding that Pico and Faial/Fayal are two separate islands and that > Lajes do Pico is a regional area/municipality on the island of Pico. Am I, > perhaps, misunderstanding? > > My Faial relatives did migrate to the island from Pico some generations > earlier than those who came to Oakland. > > If you have any details to share that could help me start hunting to see if > there is a connection, please let me know. It is always fun to sleuth, > especially if the sleuthing leads to new relatives. > > Best, Deb > > When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! > > > On Monday, December 18, 2017, 7:57:37 PM PST, Gordon soares > <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi > I have Machado Soares from Via Das Lajes, pico Faisal. When they came to > America they lived in Oakland on Adeline st and MacArthur Blvd. with a bit of > looking we may connect > Gordon Soares > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 18, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Adena Rollins <adenaroll...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> I am still fairly new to this researching but I do have many relatives from >> Oakland with the following surnames: Robello, Oliveira, Vargas, Perry, >> Silva, Tavares, and many others. From what I can tell I have familiy from >> Sao Miguel as well as Faial. >> >> I would love to chat and find out more if possible. My Dad is the last >> Robello of his generation that we knew of until recently - I found a few >> Robello Uncles and Aunts he had no idea about!! >> >> Adena (Robello) >> >> On Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 3:14:37 PM UTC-7, DBM wrote: >> My grandparents/parents lived on Denny St. in Oakland from c. 1910- c.1953. >> I started researching the neighbors and discovered some are relatives. Did >> any of you have relatives in the area of 98th Avenue and San Leandro Street? >> If so, I would love to figure out our connection. I would like to write a >> book about the families and the journey that brought them to the >> neighborhood. Here is a link to a Google map that shows the area. >> >> https://www.google.com/maps/ place/Denny+St,+Oakland,+CA+ >> 94603/@37.7359545,-122. 1889673,15z/data=!4m5!3m4! 1s0x808f8586aa39b7cf: >> 0x6c4433728b8a2f83!8m2!3d37. 7359545!4d-122.1802126 >> >> >> My grandfather came from Feteira, Faial. My grandmother's family came from >> Sao Martinho and Santo Antonio, Madeira. Many of the people in the >> neighborhood are also from the Azores and Madeira islands and a number spent >> time in Hawaii before coming to the mainland. The surnames of the neighbors >> over that time span are: >> >> Alves >> Andrade >> Barros >> Baptise/Batiste >> Bernard >> Betcher >> Cabral >> Caldeira >> Correia >> Cordeiro >> De Lira >> De Mello >> Fernandes/Fernandez >> Ferreira >> Freitas >> Gonsalves (confirmed family) >> Gouveia (confirmed family) >> Jesus >> Ledo >> Lucky >> Machado >> Maria >> Marks (Mendes) >> Matoza >> Martin (confirmed family) >> Mendes (confirmed family) >> Nunes >> Oliveira >> Pacheco >> Perreira >> Perry >> Rebello/Robello >> Rose/Rosen >> Sanchez >> Sepulvada >> Silva >> Silveira >> Souza >> Vargas >> Vasconcellos >> Vilgas >> >> If you have family that lived nearby, I would love to chat. >> >> Deb McCabe >> >> >> When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! >> -- >> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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