Hi: Thanks, very much. I'll definitely visit the street while I'm there. I think my grandmother changed her name to Margaret in the US and I don't ever recall anyone call her 'maggie', which is also listed in some records, but it's certainly possible. Appreciate the help!
Annie On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 11:35 AM Joe Matias <[email protected]> wrote: > On Margarida's birth record it says her parents were living on Travessa > dos Milagres ....this is the street name. > these are snips are taken from the town of Arrifes,Ponta Delgada > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_8577584557441305937_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 12:16 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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]> 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]> 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]. >>>>> 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. >> > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_8577584557441305937_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > 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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