Yes I did it exactly as Cheri said. Through this list she and others have taught many, including me. Six years ago it all looked like scribble to me and I had to completely rely on list members. This is an outstanding site.
On Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 9:09:11 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > It takes practice to learn to read the writing. And it's not hard to find > once you get the correct pieces of information. Although Annie did not > state a date for arrival in America, she had enough information. Bill most > likely looked up the arrival in America on Ancestry, then went over to the > Azorean passaportes and started looking backwards from that date, looking > for a Margarida. It would have taken him longer if he was looking for a > Maria! Anyways, the more you read the records (or take a look at what > people transcribe here), the better you get at reading them. > > In Salt Lake in June, we have over 20 hours of classes and more than 10 > hours of research assistance :) People start to get the hang of it, as we > get less and less questions on how to read as the conference gets to the > end. We think that's a good thing :) > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 9:03 PM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi Bill! >> >> You have done this to get me started, too. What makes it so quick for >> you to get results? Is it because you read Portuguese? São Miguel, for >> example, has so many villages. Do you look from one to the next for the >> whole island? >> >> It amazes me that you are so fast with something that is taking me months >> to do. >> >> Debbie >> >> >> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 8:41 PM <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> I just realized there was no Aub in 1989 so the baptism date is probably >>> 28 Aug 1898 >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 5:s13:27 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Annie, >>>> >>>> I believe this is your grandmother's baptism that took place 28 Aub >>>> 1989 in Arrifes (#202 on the right side): >>>> >>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-ARRIFES-B-1890-1899/SMG-PD-ARRIFES-B-1890-1899_item1/P1149.html >>>> >>>> Birthdate: 21 Aug 1898 >>>> Father: João de Benevides, field worker; paternal grandparents Manuel >>>> de Benevides and Maria Cabral >>>> Mother, Maria Ferreira; maternal grandparents Antonio Ferreira and >>>> Maria de Jesus >>>> Godparents: Francisco Cordeiro Amarilho and Maria da Estrella >>>> >>>> Bill Seidler >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 4:55:07 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Here is their passaporte listing, #291 at the bottom. It looks like a >>>>> husband, wife, and two kids (Ermalinda and Margarida), then three >>>>> additional family members too old to be their kids. The same seven >>>>> people >>>>> in the same order are on the manifest for the SS Commonwealth departing >>>>> Ponta Delgada on 16 March. The manifest also gives the name Cabral for >>>>> the >>>>> first four of them. This shows they are all from Arrifes. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PASSAPORTES-PDL-1902-1903/PASSAPORTES-PDL-1902-1903_item1/P108.html >>>>> >>>>> Bill Seidler >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 1:51:32 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello: >>>>>> My grandmother's name is Margarida Benevides Cabral. I think her >>>>>> parents were Joao Benevides Cabral and his wife Marie F. Benevides >>>>>> Cabral. >>>>>> They came to Boston in 1903 onn the SS Commonwealth and headed to >>>>>> Fall River, MA. >>>>>> My grandmother was born in August 1898 or 1899. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am traveling soon to Ponta Del Gada . >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a place that I should look i.e. City Hall or elsewhere , >>>>>> that might have more information than what I can currently get on >>>>>> Ancestry. >>>>>> com? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm trying to find her birth place. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> Annie >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>> 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] <javascript:>. >>> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
