Congratulations, Mario! Go and enjoy your trip and visit your 'homeland'!! Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:29 AM Billy Shear <[email protected]> wrote: > Update: > > I found most of the information for my grandparents,my father, aunts & > uncle. Here are the names. > Manuel da Silva born July 18, 1880 from Arrifes, Sao Miguel. He left on > Oct 23,1919 landed in New York Oct 31,1919 paid for his own trip, had > $16.00 on him. SS ROMA His Wife Maria da Lus da Silva born Sept 08, 1886 > from Arrifes married my grandfather at 19 years old, he was 24. She left > with her four children. > Oldest child Conceicao da Silva 12yr. next Deolinda da Silva 11yr. > Marianno da Silva 8yr. Manuel da Silva 1 yr. Left on Aug 31,1920 landed in > Boston Ma. > Sept 07, 1920 SS CRETIC. > > They started their lives on Mulberry St. in Fall River Ma. with his > brother. There was 11 people living there when they started to move in. > They then moved to Swansea Ma. a few years later, in small little 3 bedroom > house on the corner Ashmont St. They had two more daughters Sarah & Lydia > all in that little 3 bedroom house which is still there. > > From there, my Dad built several dozen homes in that area. Was one of the > best contractors around. They all ended up with their own homes and had > many > more children. They have all now passed away. They create many new > generations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota,Georgia, > Texas, Oregon, Florida,North Carolina. > > Now 100 years later, my cousin and I will head back to where it all > started. I'm glad I was able to find all this information in a short period > of time. Prior to a few days ago, I never knew their real name at least my > two aunts. I kinda feel like, I completed the most important part, finding > my roots. > > Thanks to all > Mario Silvia > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 4:48 PM Maria Lima <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> So true. I enjoyed reading your grateful expressions about your >> ancestors. Beautiful that you treasure the gift they left. I think your >> trip will be so sacred to you as you walk the places they walked and >> experience being there. Keep us posted. >> >> Maria Elena >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 17, 2019, at 2:10 AM, Billy Shear <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Cheri,Deb& Elaine >> >> I don't think it matters if I'm a Silva,Barabosa, Mello or Mendona, we >> are all from the same gene pool. My grandfather left his beloved country to >> find a better life. He left first, and saved enough money to have my >> grandmother and their four children come to the greatest country in the >> world. Why because the opportunities were so great. He work very hard, and >> started a new life, never to look back. Now, 100 years later, I make the >> trip back to were he started. That in in it self, is quit amazing. Think of >> these people, who had such great courage to make the voyage to a strange >> and unknown world., They are the heroes of this story. Yes, I would like to >> know the town they came from, and if I still have relatives there, but in >> the bigger scheme of things it really does matter. I will go there and see >> the beautiful world he left. He and my grandmother afforded me the greatest >> life, I now enjoy so much. I will never forget my heritage, and never >> forget what this man and woman have done to create such a great life for >> myself and of my relatives now experience.I never met my grandfather he >> died at 62 years of age after being hit by a car. His & my grandmothers >> sacrifice has enriched all of the Silvia's life's and I can't even count >> how many now live here. The sad part is many may never give it a second >> though. I look forward to going to the old country, and seeing all the >> great people and things that he and my grandmother once enjoyed. I hope >> that all you get to make the trip at least once in your life. I will let >> everyone know how it all worked out. I'm heading there April 20. >> >> Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. >> >> Mario Silvia >> >> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 10:44 PM Elaine Mello <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Mario, >>> >>> It might help to think of this more like a treasure hunt - or a mystery >>> to investigate. Even on the U.S. side I'm finding digging up information >>> to be a challenge - my grandfather came over via the passports as Antonio >>> De Mello Barbosa, but got listed in the first U.S. Census here with his >>> parents as Silva (after his mother's maiden name) which was mislabeled on >>> Ancestry as Liba since they couldn't read the name properly - he got >>> married as Silva and later on was listed as both De Mello and Mello on >>> various Massachusetts documents. >>> >>> What helped me get back further than that was finding his naturalization >>> documentation which listed the village (or freguesia) and led me to this >>> group here. I found his naturalization papers on Ancestry, which listed his >>> home on Sao Miguel. The church documents do take some time to go through, >>> but the more you do, the better you get at reading them, recognizing >>> handwriting and appreciating when there was a priest who wrote with a >>> clearer hand that makes it easier to read as you go along. It does improve >>> with time as you work your way through the documentation. But it does take >>> a bit of detective work to find out information to lead you in the right >>> direction. >>> >>> Don't give up looking! >>> >>> 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. 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