Rosemarie, There is historical evidence as to why. To give you a general idea:
The Liberal war or The War of the Two Brothers during 1830-1832. In 1832, the island of Sao Miguel and Santa Maria were for Miguelist’s [Miguel, the King’s brother] opposed King Pedro, who was in Brazil, while England sat in the throne of Portugal. Upon King Pedro’s arrival on the island of Terceira and after winning a final battle to take control of Sao Miguel, the island was then flooded by the Kings’ troops from the islands to the West; many of these may have been given incentives by the King to occupy, and so they did. They also brought over to the island their sweethearts, marrying them while still in the service. For all those that stayed, some of their children returned to their father’s particular island and started the cycle all over. Also in 1832 the King Pedro, dismantled the religious orders and nationalized their properties and land with the intent to pass it on to the people, however the majority were too poor to afford any of it and it fell through after his death 1834. >From 1800 – to 1880: WORK 1 - There was the cultivation and great exportation of the Oranges from Ponta Delgada to England. Many Açorianos from the islands to the West, moved to Sao Miguel occupying all kinds of services, including women. 2 – The construction of the Port of Ponta Delgada – saw another influx Many didn’t travel by their own means in cases like the Landowners with property locations in various islands. Dr. Ernesto do Canto is a good example I can site. A few like him would transport their ‘good hands’ back and forth. Some single ones would end up marrying and started a new life in the respective island. Hope this helps. Margaret v From: Rosemarie Capodicci Sent: July 8, 2019 1:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Sao Miguel people in Santo Amaro Sao Jorge I can't believe how much they traveled from one island to another! Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 9:02 PM William Seidler <[email protected]> wrote: Yes there was definitely some moving around. My wife's 3d great grandfather was born in Praia, Graciosa; showed up in Matriz de Sao Sebastiao, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel where he married a woman from Santo Amaro, Sao Jorge. The couple had their first child in Praia, Graciosa, a few months later, then their second and third in Urzelina, Sao Jorge. I then lost track of him, but his wife died in Urzelina in 1901 and her obit said she was still married. Bill Seidler -- 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/7ae51417-8e01-4280-922a-4f12d49cab23%40googlegroups.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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKnzR7m_xYtXRWb7qtcO6bQyc09nPZpuPdnc%3Dh%2BCXfyNY34wDQ%40mail.gmail.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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5d2366b8.1c69fb81.8a32b.6764%40mx.google.com.
