Good morning , Here are further details of my Grandparents background , Still trying to find their marriage records , ie place of marriage , pictures ? etc and their travel documents to/from the USA and Sao Miguel , Azores ( Both in and Out ), essentially any data that is available from the web archives on them and immediate family in the USA . I understand that my Grandmother & Grandfather had family in the USA that stayed there to raise their families ( my cousins )
Here is what I have found so far : *Grandfather* : Jose' Moniz Furnas Born in 1902 Sao Miguel, Azores exact location ? Emmigrated to Somerset, Bristol , Mass , USA in Feb 28 1921 ( via SS Cretic ) to meet family (cousins ?) , Married Sept,29, 1923 to Rosa Moniz Furtado ( Rosa Furtado Moniz ?) returned to Sao Bras, Sao Miguel with spouse on ? Started family ,7 children were born during the years of 1925 to 1938. Died on March,21,1951 at the age of 49 in the village of Sao Bras,( Porto Formoso) , Sao Miguel , Azores , Portugal *Grandmother* : Rosa Moniz Furtado , ( AKA Rosa Furtado Moniz ?) Born in May, 3,1899 , Born in Achadinha , Nordeste ,Sao Miguel, Azores Emmigrated with her Parents on ? via steamship S/S ? to Somerset , Bristol, Mass, USA Met my future Grandfather Jose' in Somerset , Bristol, Mass USA after 1921 and Married on Sept .29, 1923 Both travelled back to Sao Bras ,Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Azores on ? Started family in Sao Bras , ( Porto Formoso) ,Sao Miguel, Azores from 1925 onwards Summary of : *Parents :* Jose Moniz Furnas , born on Rosa Moniz Furtado (Rosa Furtado Moniz) , Born on May 3, 1899, passed away March ,31, 1988 *Children :* Olivia Furtado Moniz , Born Sept 25,1925 Died on Nov, 28,2008 Ernesto Furtado Moniz Born Feb ,7, 1927, Died on Nov ,8,2012 Manuel Furtado Moniz , Born on ? Alive : as of April /2019 Laura Furtado Moniz , Born on ? Died on ? Jose' Furtado Moniz , Born on 1933? Died on ? Guilherme Furtado Moniz, Born on December 7, 1936, Died on ? Carlos Furtado Moniz, Born on Oct 18, 1938 , Died on ? My Grandmother Rosa, emmigrated from Sao Bras to Vancouver, BC, Canada on March 4, 1974 ? Lived in Vancouver from 1974 till she passed away on Vancouver, BC : March 31, 1988 That is all I can find , hope to find out more with your advice .. Kind Regards, Anthony J. Moniz 12455 Greenland Drive Richmond, BC, CANADA V6V2A7 On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 at 08:48, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anthony J M, > > To begin genealogical research, you need a name, date, and place. > Do Jose and Maria have any other names? They need last names (especially > Jose). > You need dates (or a range) for when they were born. Going back to Sao > Miguel in 1925 is a great fact to have, but we don't know if they were 25 > when they went back or 45. > Somerset, England? Somerset, Canada? Or in America? We have probably a > couple of dozen places named Somerset in America. > > A how-to do Azorean research is on the Azores GenWeb link below. It's > written from an American perspective. If your Somerset is in England, say, > then you will have to contact your local genealogy society about > researching an immigrant from your country, although the link below may > give you ideas. > > http://www.worldgenweb.org/azrwgw/research-aids-a---l/finding-your-portuguese/ > > Good luck and happy hunting! > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 8:39 AM Anthony J M <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good day , >> >> Trying to trace my Grandfather Jose' and my Grandmother Rosa who met >> in Somerset and married , >> >> They later,pre 1925 travelled back to Sao Miguel , and opened a general >> store in Sao Bras . >> >> r >> >> -- >> 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.
