Katherine Borges is no longer a list member. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 6:16 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Katherine... > > I realize this email stream was started quite a while ago, but I was > wondering if you have any additional information on Steve Perry's family > history in the Azores. Steve's grandfather and my grandfather were > brothers. My grandfather's name was Manual Perry (Peirera) and he married > my grandmother, Mary Corcoran in MA. My grandfather's extended family > lived in Lowell, MA. Because some of the family moved out to the west > coast, my grandfather passed away before we knew we were related to Steve. > When Steve did the "Raised on Radio" tour with Journey....he brought all of > us from the east coast to his concert at the Worcester Centrum so that we > could meet him. He also brought three older relatives from CA with him so > that we could all meet one another. > > I am hoping to visit the Azores and want to know which island Steve's and > my great-grandparents came from. I know Pico was where the maternal side > of his family came from....but not sure about the paternal side. > > If you have any research on this, I would appreciate hearing from you.... > > Thanks...Margaret (Perry) DaRos > > On Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 7:41:05 AM UTC-4, Katherine wrote: >> >> Hi Pat, >> >> No, sorry I don't know what island, but maybe I'll find out one of >> these days as I'm always nagging cousins to invite Steve to the Borges >> reunion. If he has any interest in his Azorean roots, I'd be glad to do >> research for him! >> >> His grandfather, Frank Perry, came out from back east (Massachusettes, >> I believe) with his friend, Frank Silva. Frank Silva married Lena >> Borges, and her brother, Manuel, married Helvira Perry. They all >> settled in Hanford, Kings Co., CA. >> >> For anyone on this list that has relatives in or from Hanford, the LDS >> FHC in Hanford has quite a few unique resources for Azorean genealogy, >> including a large Sao Jorge database. >> ~Katherine >> >> -- > 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.
