I guess it's time to reread the Guill book! Thanks for the historical background, Margaret.
I know that Terceira had the military base and so those that served there may have brought a girl back to their native island. I also know that the Flores people have Sao Miguel ancestry - from DNA. I don't know that it's in the early 1800s and I don't know anyone who has made the connection yet. I kinda thought that the Flores and Sao Miguel thing was from the 1700s, but maybe not. Definitely needs more investigation. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 8:52 AM Margaret Vicente <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > *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. 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