Thanks for the information you provided. I have some other information, but is does not match up to San Miguel. It saya Terceira.
I did the 64 Y-DNA test years ago and Ancestry chose not to use these with their new DNA test. I can provide the results if it would help, but it looks like I can not join the DNA group without a new test. I believe I have his entry into Boston, from Flores on the bark Sarah 2 dec 1887 Regards, Steve Stevens On Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 11:38:54 AM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Hi Steve S, > > Sousa is the modern Portuguese spelling. Before 1911 you will see Souza. > At least in the Portuguese records. The set of records you'll be dealing > with won't be the Civil Registers but the Church records. > > Yes, Souza/Sousa and Silva are 2 of the most common names. Records over > there are organized on the village level. You have to know the village, > especially when you are dealing with Sao Miguel island. That island alone > holds half the population of the Azores and has approximately 70 churches > to look through. It's a needle in a haystack. > > You have the immigration date. Unfortunately, the emigration leaving the > port of Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel has some gaps in the > records. That 1885-1886 is one gap. The records are simply missing. > > If none of your research has turned up a village (called a freguesia) on > your Manuel, you'll have to research his sisters and find their immigration > and naturalizations. And you'll most likely have to use DNA. Your matches > might point towards a particular region on Sao Miguel. Or maybe you'll find > a cousin. If your parent(s) are alive test them first. If they are not > alive, test their sibling(s). If they are not alive, then you are the best > candidate for the DNA test. Order through the Azores DNA Project on Family > Tree DNA. Use this link: > https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=AzoresIslands > You want the Family Finder which is on sale for $49 (+$12.95 S&H - > includes return postage if you still reside in the U.S.). The sale ends > tonight (Jan. 2) at 11:59 pm PST. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:23 AM Steve Stevens <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello all! >> >> I just found this group while digging for Azores civil records or >> information. My great-grandfather Manuel/Manoel de Sousa/Souza was born >> about 28 February 1868 in ST. Michael/Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal and >> immigrated to the US about 16 April 1885/86 at Boston, MA. He was >> naturalized 5 Nov 1897. According to marriage records, his parents were >> John Soza and Mary Silva. Knowing that these names are like Smith and Jones >> in the US, I was hoping for some help locating Portuguese records for the >> family. He had three sisters, Mary (abt1871-1933), Marion Augusta (abt >> 1875-1943) and Gertrude Alice (???-aft 1943). >> >> Any help would be most appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> >> Steve Stevens (Souza) >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/01aba5af-ace1-446e-b253-ccf5c66bc1ee%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/01aba5af-ace1-446e-b253-ccf5c66bc1ee%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5ea0d2cf-f18f-4b04-8e34-2149ebc4e6b1%40googlegroups.com.
