Thank you, Joe. Where did you see my grandmother’s birth record? Is that the same as Baptism? Can you send it to me or send me a link? Thank you, so much. Annie
> On May 5, 2019, at 5:30 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 > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > >> 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. > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > -- > 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. > <milagres.JPG> > <milagres1.JPG> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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