No Portuguese I.D. card for me! Born in the states. Am I still eligible for one?
I know I can get the exact date from my father. Manuel came with his wife Maria Benevedes. Best, Horace On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 8:07 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected] wrote: > Hi Horace, > > Do you have the exact birth date of your Manuel b. 1931 and died 15 Sept > 2013? The trick to working with the Civil Registry is having the EXACT date. > > If your Manuel came to Fall River with HIS mother (your grandmother), you > should trace HER. If your Manuel was born in 1931, his mom may have been > born in 1911 or maybe earlier. You will then be able to use the records > online! > > If you have your Manuel's EXACT birth, you can order online, but you have > to have your Portuguese I.D. card. Do you have one of those? > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 5:02 PM Horace Melo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know Manuel came to Fall River in 1966 with my grandmother and passed >> away in Fall River on September 15, 2013. >> >> So good news there. You mentioned being able to purchase a record. Is >> there a certain way to purchase a record? >> >> Thank you so much Cheri! >> >> Horace >> >> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 7:44 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hi Horace, >>> >>> Yay, progress! >>> >>> The Azores (and most countries and regions) have their privacy concerns. >>> So protections are in place for those who may be living. You won't find a >>> 1931 birth or baptism from the Azores online anywhere. The books may be >>> sent to the corresponding archive in 2035. And since you are talking about >>> Sao Miguel, I don't know what they are going to do. The archive said they >>> are out of room. The Civil Registry has the records. If you have the EXACT >>> date, you can order a record from that particular Civil Registry. They >>> won't do a search for you however. :( >>> >>> In your original post you said this about your ancestor: >>> >>> <<Manuel P. Melo: Born in Teatro Novo, Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he >>> was the son of the late Joao and Margarida (de Paiva) Melo and the brother >>> of the late Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo.>> >>> >>> So your Manuel P. Melo was born in 1931 in Capelas? When and where did >>> he die? Was he the immigrant or did he immigrate with his parents? His >>> siblings: Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo....were they >>> older or younger? Do you have an EXACT date of birth on one of them? If you >>> do, order their birth which will name the same parents and grandparents as >>> your Manuel. >>> >>> Hope one of these strategies work! >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:35 PM Horace Melo <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I was able to get a year if 1931 for my grandfather from Capelas. The >>>> church books only seem to go to 1911. >>>> >>>> Are there resources available for 1931? >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> Horace >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:12 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> Horace, >>>>> >>>>> The 3 pieces that you need are a name, date, and a place. You have the >>>>> names and a place. You need a date or a range. My grandparents were born >>>>> in >>>>> the early 1900s. My dad's grandparents were born in the 1880s. Saying >>>>> "grandparents" gives us no clue at all to the date because it's relative >>>>> to >>>>> you. So you need to put a range on it. >>>>> >>>>> Once you get an approximate date, you can search Capelas on the >>>>> tombo.pt web site. It's a portal the Azorean government records. >>>>> 1) Go to tombo.pt (or tombo.pt/en if you need to navigate in English). >>>>> 2) Type Capelas in the left column. Hit enter. >>>>> 3) You want the one with the church called Nossa Senhora da >>>>> Apresentação. Click that one. >>>>> 4) Start hunting. >>>>> Good luck, >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 5:03 PM Horace Mello <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good afternoon everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was wondering if anyone could assist me in finding out any >>>>>> information on my father's side of the family. Below I will provide some >>>>>> names that i found in an obituary for my grandfather. While I do not >>>>>> have >>>>>> too much information, I was wondering if anyone on this forum could help >>>>>> me >>>>>> find out any information about my grandfather and his relatives. >>>>>> Specifically links to databases, pictures, records, etc. Anything that >>>>>> will help me complete a picture of where I came from. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any assistance anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. I >>>>>> joined just now in hopes to learn more about myself and the people who >>>>>> proceeded me. Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is what I have for names: >>>>>> >>>>>> Manuel P. Melo: Born in Teatro Novo, Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, >>>>>> he was the son of the late Joao and Margarida (de Paiva) Melo and the >>>>>> brother of the late Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo. >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, not much but if there is anyone out there who may know >>>>>> something please share! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >> > -- > 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. 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