Just in case you still use this email address from 8 years ago, I think I have found the connection to show that your great great grandfather Francisco P. Mello and my great grandfather Ventura P. Mello were brothers. Please respond if you would like to compare notes.
Bill Seidler On Friday, February 25, 2011 at 9:17:47 AM UTC-8, Edward Mello wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Judi Phillips <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> You need to find what village in Sao Miguel they are from. It looks like >> they settled in the Cambridge, Ma. area from your tree. I found an >> immigration record in 1916 for a Ventura P Mello coming to join his brother >> Francisco P Mello at 2360 Massachusetts Ave., N. Cambridge, MA. If this is >> his brother, they were born in Rabo de Peixe, small village on the north >> coast of Sao Miguel in Ribeira Grande. You can search the microfilms for >> Rabo de Peixe for Francisco P(Pacheco?) Mello's brith around 1871. The >> marriage in the 1890's are not on film yet. Good luck. >> Judi >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Hi Judi, > > Thanks for the great information. I have a marriage record from my great > grandfather, Edward. It says his residence at the time of marriage is in > Cambridge at Alberta Terrace. I will have to research to see if that was on > Massachusetts Ave or if it is a street address in itself. I don't know that > my great grandfather still lived with his parents but I am sure there is a > good chance. The marriage was in 1915. I will have to try and see if my > family knew of a brother Ventura. > > Thanks again, I really appreciate your help. I have only been in the group > a few days and the members have been really incredible. > > Ed > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/c32aeebc-89ad-476b-bc2c-6c0b27cc3b4e%40googlegroups.com.
