There's a Madeira Google Group as well: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/madeira-genealogy
The Madeira Islands are a different archipelago than the Azores Islands. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 3:16 PM Karen LeFord <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cheri > Thanks for your response. Morte was my mothers maiden name which she hated > because of the translation. I did find that Morte on Documents on a Madiera > web site. With Grandpa Morte baptism. I will post that asap maybe someone > could translate the entire doc. > Thank you > Karen LeFord > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 17, 2019, at 1:16 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Karen, > > You need a name, date, and specific place. Not just the island. Everything > in the Azores is organized on the town (freguesia) level. > > The Madeira Islands, of which there are two (Madeira and Porto Santo) is a > different archipelago than the Azores Islands, of which there are 9 (Santa > Maria, Sao Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, and > Corvo). > > I'm not clear on who you are researching or what time period (date). You > are researching someone on Madeira, but going to the Azores. Morte means > death. That's not a surname that's used over there, unless it's some kinda > of strange nickname. > Cheri > > -- > 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.
