Start with April 12, 1901 (he may have been a little sick and not released from the Ellis Island hospital until the 18th), then April 28th, 1900. See if one of those two turn him up.
Are you trying to find his freguesia? Did you check the Azorean Passaportes LEAVING the Azores? Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote: > According to Morton Allen's Directory of Steamship arrivals the Dona Maria > arrived NY on April 28th *1900,* along with Jan 14, Feb 25, and Apr 12, > *1901.* > > > Rosemarie > [email protected] > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 5:34 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Just had a thought this morning. To cover all bases check to see if by >> coincidence the Donna Maria also arrived around April 18, 1900. * >> >> >> >> *Rick* >> >> *Richard Francis Pimentel* >> >> *Epping, NH* >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Richard Francis Pimentel >> *Sent:* Friday, June 22, 2018 9:10 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Immigrating to the U.S.... govt records >> >> >> >> *If he said he arrived on the Donna Maria on 18 Apr 1901 and the ship >> record said the Donna Maria arrived in New York on 18 Apr 1901 then I would >> blow off the age. Check the passports prior to the Donna Maria sailing and >> see if you can find Antonio. * >> >> >> >> >> >> *Rick* >> >> *Richard Francis Pimentel* >> >> *Epping, NH* >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Elaine Mello >> *Sent:* Friday, June 22, 2018 8:48 PM >> *To:* Azores Genealogy >> *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Immigrating to the U.S.... govt records >> >> >> >> So, after almost 2 years of trying to get information from the USCIS for >> my paternal grandfather, Antonio Mello, I came home to find a CD from the >> USCIS - I was so excited! >> >> >> >> Then I put it in the computer, and found two PDFs - one which was a cover >> letter saying that they couldn't find any further records and that they >> were refunding me my money (though check that it actually gets refunded, >> just in case they forget...) and a secondary sheet with some very basic >> information, which is part of the application that they had. So Antonio >> declared that he arrived April 18, 1901 on the S.S. Donna Maria into New >> York, which meant he was about 12 at the time. He also declared he entered >> as Antonio Mello. So I looked up the ship records, and can only find one >> Antonio Francis, aged 13, which may or may not be him. >> >> >> >> So, is it unusual for people to get this wrong when filling out these >> forms, or are the records I've found online of immigrants incomplete? I'm >> checking with the Justice Archives in Massachusetts to see if there is >> something at the state level since the federal government was such a >> disappointment (though they said I could try again as they are always >> searching for missing records, but that sounds more like looking for a >> needle in a haystack.) So back to the research drawing board! >> >> >> >> Elaine >> >> -- >> 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]. >> 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
