Gordon, Which passporte records did you search? Only Sao Miguel or both Angra & Horta? Who knows where he was when he decided to immigrate to America. Check them all out.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 1:31 PM Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: > My parternal grandfather, Jesse (Jacentho) Ferreira was born Dec 7, 1878 > and was placed on the wheel in Sao Miguel, Ponta Del Gado in the convent > there. I have his baptism records but I have been unable to learn anything > more about him. Can’t find his immigration to America in 1901 or1902, No > passport information or anything else that will help me flesh out a simple > profile. My maternal grandmother, Mary Conceicao Sousa Ferreira supposedly > came to America a year or two after Jesse and she came with my Uncle Manuel > who was born 12 Oct 1903. All I know is that Jesse worked on the Ferry > Boats between Oakland and San Francisco for about 30 years.I know what I > need to know about his California life but getting there is s mystery. Any > help would be appreciated. > > > Gordon > > > On May 4, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since the topic of the expostos (foundlings or abandoned babies) left at > the roda (wheel) of the church does not belong on the thread about the > poor, I'm posting it here. > > George Medeiros, migueldeavery at gmail dot com said: > I was told that many of those infants died and there was a high mortality > rate. Is that the case ? Does anyone in the group know ? George Medeiros > > > -- > 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.
