I am having a difficult time trying to find the correct place to search for information about my paternal grandparents. I do know that my grandmother Maria, Gloria Rodrigues (name from manifest) born 31 December 18.89 in Faja Grande, Flores, Azores. Her father's name is listed as Francisco Rodrigues Coehlo. She had a brother named Frank R. Freitas, the name he went by here in the United States. There is confusion about the last names. Her brother Frank (Francisco) had a last name of Freitas and was born in 1902. Their father's name is listed the same on both manifests. They had a sister named Clara but I can't find anything about here. I have no information pertaining to my paternal great grandmother's name.
My grandmother was married to Joseph Antonio Goncalves here in the united states. I am not sure of which island he came from. He had a brother Antonio Joseph Goncalves. My grandparents immigrated to the US in year 1911 where my grandmother worked as a domestic and my grandfather was a farm laborer. They were married in 1913 and had two children, Adeline and Morris. My grandfather passed away on 31 January, 1919 as a result of the flue epidemic. Also my grandmother's sister Clara who was married to my grandfather's brother Antonio Joseph Goncalves also passed away on 1 February, 1919. Later, my grandmother and her then brother-in-law Antonio Joseph were married on 12 September 1920. They had jointly owned the family farm after their spouses had passed away. The port of entry information for both my grandmother and her brother Francisco (known as Frank in US) show the same father's name from Faja Grande, Flores, Azores. How to I get started. I haven't a clue of where to start except to go to parish baptism records for each parish on Flores island and try to find a record of baptism. The last name usage really leaves me at a loss in trying to find the right information that matches my Portuguese ancestors. Any advice on getting started would be greatly appreciated. -- 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.
