Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-19 Thread 'Marcio' via Azores Genealogy 
Eric

Based on my experience I would say The combination de Sousa Borba is more 
common in Calheta followed by Topo.
Since you researched Calheta I went to Topo records and found one Alexandre, 
born in August 1882. He was son of Manuel Jose da Cunha, shoemaker and Rosa 
Delfina, seamstress. Paternal grandson of Antonia de Sao Jose and maternal 
grandson of Antonio de Sousa de Borba and Ana Delfina. The godfather was a 
Alexandre de Sousa de Borba (most likely a maternal oncle/cousin)

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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
> 
> I'm researching my genealogy, and trying to find information about my 
> great-grandfather, Alexander Souza.
> 
> We believe Alexander Souza was born on São Jorge in early 1883 (possibly late 
> 1882?). He immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (don't know the year), 
> and lived in Sausalito, CA. He married Mary Catan Mancebo on May 6, 1907, and 
> they had my grandfather, Edward Souza, in 1909. Alex died on March 13, 1915, 
> in Sausalito. Mary died shortly after, and my grandfather never knew any 
> other details about his father. Other documents show he may also have been 
> known as Alexander Souza Borba or Alexander S Borba ... is it accurate that 
> the last name would be Paternal-Maternal, so Souza as the father's paternal 
> surname and Borba as the mother's paternal surname?
> 
> We don't know the town he is from, or any information about other relatives. 
> I looked through the parish baptism records here on the CulturaAcores site. 
> Unfortunately I didn't find any records that looked like they could be him.
> 
> Any advice for how to further research this would be great! I've been in 
> touch with the Star of the Sea parish in Sausalito, and the Portuguese Hall 
> in Sausalito, but so far, no luck.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric Souza
> ericcharles.so...@gmail.com
> Skype: ericcsouza
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-19 Thread Eric Souza 
Thank you - I think this is him! I'm so glad I connected with you here!! 
Obrigado!


On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 4:14:46 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>
> Here is the link to the page. Beginning of this birth is in previous page 
>
> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889_item1/P92.html
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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Eric Souza  > wrote:
>
> WOW! This is amazing information! Can you send me the link where you found 
> this? This is the first real-looking lead I've had in a long time!! Thank 
> you!
>
> - Eric
>
> On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:00:08 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Based on my experience I would say The combination de Sousa Borba is more 
>> common in Calheta followed by Topo.
>> Since you researched Calheta I went to Topo records and found one 
>> Alexandre, born in August 1882. He was son of Manuel Jose da Cunha, 
>> shoemaker and Rosa Delfina, seamstress. Paternal grandson of Antonia de Sao 
>> Jose and maternal grandson of Antonio de Sousa de Borba and Ana Delfina. 
>> The godfather was a Alexandre de Sousa de Borba (most likely a maternal 
>> oncle/cousin)
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
>>
>> I'm researching my genealogy, and trying to find information about my 
>> great-grandfather, Alexander Souza.
>>
>> We believe Alexander Souza was born on São Jorge in early 1883 (possibly 
>> late 1882?). He immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (don't know the 
>> year), and lived in Sausalito, CA. He married Mary Catan Mancebo on May 6, 
>> 1907, and they had my grandfather, Edward Souza, in 1909. Alex died on 
>> March 13, 1915, in Sausalito. Mary died shortly after, and my grandfather 
>> never knew any other details about his father. Other documents show he may 
>> also have been known as Alexander Souza Borba or Alexander S Borba ... is 
>> it accurate that the last name would be Paternal-Maternal, so Souza as the 
>> father's paternal surname and Borba as the mother's paternal surname?
>>
>> We don't know the town he is from, or any information about other 
>> relatives. I looked through the parish baptism records here on the 
>> CulturaAcores site 
>> .
>>  
>> Unfortunately I didn't find any records that looked like they could be him.
>>
>> Any advice for how to further research this would be great! I've been in 
>> touch with the Star of the Sea parish in Sausalito, and the Portuguese Hall 
>> in Sausalito, but so far, no luck.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric Souza
>> ericchar...@gmail.com
>> Skype: ericcsouza
>>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-19 Thread Cheri Mello 
Repost for ericcharles.souza at gmail.com:

I did get in touch with the Portuguese organization - they have a historian
who is very helpful, but apparently many records were lost in the 1950s
when the hall moved across town.

Cheri Mello
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Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Eric Souza 
wrote:

> Thank you - I think this is him! I'm so glad I connected with you here!!
> Obrigado!
>
>
> On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 4:14:46 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>>
>> Here is the link to the page. Beginning of this birth is in previous page
>>
>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889_item1/P92.html
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
>>
>> WOW! This is amazing information! Can you send me the link where you
>> found this? This is the first real-looking lead I've had in a long time!!
>> Thank you!
>>
>> - Eric
>>
>> On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:00:08 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> Based on my experience I would say The combination de Sousa Borba is
>>> more common in Calheta followed by Topo.
>>> Since you researched Calheta I went to Topo records and found one
>>> Alexandre, born in August 1882. He was son of Manuel Jose da Cunha,
>>> shoemaker and Rosa Delfina, seamstress. Paternal grandson of Antonia de Sao
>>> Jose and maternal grandson of Antonio de Sousa de Borba and Ana Delfina.
>>> The godfather was a Alexandre de Sousa de Borba (most likely a maternal
>>> oncle/cousin)
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm researching my genealogy, and trying to find information about my
>>> great-grandfather, Alexander Souza.
>>>
>>> We believe Alexander Souza was born on São Jorge in early 1883 (possibly
>>> late 1882?). He immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (don't know the
>>> year), and lived in Sausalito, CA. He married Mary Catan Mancebo on May 6,
>>> 1907, and they had my grandfather, Edward Souza, in 1909. Alex died on
>>> March 13, 1915, in Sausalito. Mary died shortly after, and my grandfather
>>> never knew any other details about his father. Other documents show he may
>>> also have been known as Alexander Souza Borba or Alexander S Borba ... is
>>> it accurate that the last name would be Paternal-Maternal, so Souza as the
>>> father's paternal surname and Borba as the mother's paternal surname?
>>>
>>> We don't know the town he is from, or any information about other
>>> relatives. I looked through the parish baptism records here on the
>>> CulturaAcores site
>>> .
>>> Unfortunately I didn't find any records that looked like they could be him.
>>>
>>> Any advice for how to further research this would be great! I've been in
>>> touch with the Star of the Sea parish in Sausalito, and the Portuguese Hall
>>> in Sausalito, but so far, no luck.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Eric Souza
>>> ericchar...@gmail.com
>>> Skype: ericcsouza
>>>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-18 Thread Cheri Mello 
Eric S,

In the obituary it says that he belonged to a Portuguese organization.
You'll need to search those records.

You will have to do all searches on him as Alexander (Alexandre) da Souza,
just Souza, Souza Borba, S. Borba or just Borba. Don't assign anything to
the names. He could have tacked on his grandma's maiden name of Borba for
all you know.

His wife's name would have been Maria Caetano Mancebo.

Here's a bunch of other resources to search to find that freguesia
(village) on Sao Jorge: goo.gl/BhM8Fs

Good luck!
Cheri Mello
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Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-18 Thread Eric Souza 
WOW! This is amazing information! Can you send me the link where you found 
this? This is the first real-looking lead I've had in a long time!! Thank 
you!

- Eric

On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:00:08 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>
> Eric
>
> Based on my experience I would say The combination de Sousa Borba is more 
> common in Calheta followed by Topo.
> Since you researched Calheta I went to Topo records and found one 
> Alexandre, born in August 1882. He was son of Manuel Jose da Cunha, 
> shoemaker and Rosa Delfina, seamstress. Paternal grandson of Antonia de Sao 
> Jose and maternal grandson of Antonio de Sousa de Borba and Ana Delfina. 
> The godfather was a Alexandre de Sousa de Borba (most likely a maternal 
> oncle/cousin)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 18, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Eric Souza  > wrote:
>
> I'm researching my genealogy, and trying to find information about my 
> great-grandfather, Alexander Souza.
>
> We believe Alexander Souza was born on São Jorge in early 1883 (possibly 
> late 1882?). He immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (don't know the 
> year), and lived in Sausalito, CA. He married Mary Catan Mancebo on May 6, 
> 1907, and they had my grandfather, Edward Souza, in 1909. Alex died on 
> March 13, 1915, in Sausalito. Mary died shortly after, and my grandfather 
> never knew any other details about his father. Other documents show he may 
> also have been known as Alexander Souza Borba or Alexander S Borba ... is 
> it accurate that the last name would be Paternal-Maternal, so Souza as the 
> father's paternal surname and Borba as the mother's paternal surname?
>
> We don't know the town he is from, or any information about other 
> relatives. I looked through the parish baptism records here on the 
> CulturaAcores site 
> .
>  
> Unfortunately I didn't find any records that looked like they could be him.
>
> Any advice for how to further research this would be great! I've been in 
> touch with the Star of the Sea parish in Sausalito, and the Portuguese Hall 
> in Sausalito, but so far, no luck.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Souza
> ericchar...@gmail.com 
> Skype: ericcsouza
>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-18 Thread 'Marcio' via Azores Genealogy 
Here is the link to the page. Beginning of this birth is in previous page 
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1880-1889_item1/P92.html
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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
> 
> WOW! This is amazing information! Can you send me the link where you found 
> this? This is the first real-looking lead I've had in a long time!! Thank you!
> 
> - Eric
> 
>> On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:00:08 PM UTC-7, Azoreanno wrote:
>> Eric
>> 
>> Based on my experience I would say The combination de Sousa Borba is more 
>> common in Calheta followed by Topo.
>> Since you researched Calheta I went to Topo records and found one Alexandre, 
>> born in August 1882. He was son of Manuel Jose da Cunha, shoemaker and Rosa 
>> Delfina, seamstress. Paternal grandson of Antonia de Sao Jose and maternal 
>> grandson of Antonio de Sousa de Borba and Ana Delfina. The godfather was a 
>> Alexandre de Sousa de Borba (most likely a maternal oncle/cousin)
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Eric Souza  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm researching my genealogy, and trying to find information about my 
>>> great-grandfather, Alexander Souza.
>>> 
>>> We believe Alexander Souza was born on São Jorge in early 1883 (possibly 
>>> late 1882?). He immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (don't know the 
>>> year), and lived in Sausalito, CA. He married Mary Catan Mancebo on May 6, 
>>> 1907, and they had my grandfather, Edward Souza, in 1909. Alex died on 
>>> March 13, 1915, in Sausalito. Mary died shortly after, and my grandfather 
>>> never knew any other details about his father. Other documents show he may 
>>> also have been known as Alexander Souza Borba or Alexander S Borba ... is 
>>> it accurate that the last name would be Paternal-Maternal, so Souza as the 
>>> father's paternal surname and Borba as the mother's paternal surname?
>>> 
>>> We don't know the town he is from, or any information about other 
>>> relatives. I looked through the parish baptism records here on the 
>>> CulturaAcores site. Unfortunately I didn't find any records that looked 
>>> like they could be him.
>>> 
>>> Any advice for how to further research this would be great! I've been in 
>>> touch with the Star of the Sea parish in Sausalito, and the Portuguese Hall 
>>> in Sausalito, but so far, no luck.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Eric Souza
>>> ericchar...@gmail.com
>>> Skype: ericcsouza
>>> 
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Alexander Souza, São Jorge, 1883

2016-03-18 Thread Eric Souza 
Wow, thank you for such a prompt and helpful reply! I'll look into those 
resources.

- Eric

On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:19:24 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote:
>
> Eric S,
>
> In the obituary it says that he belonged to a Portuguese organization. 
> You'll need to search those records. 
>
> You will have to do all searches on him as Alexander (Alexandre) da Souza, 
> just Souza, Souza Borba, S. Borba or just Borba. Don't assign anything to 
> the names. He could have tacked on his grandma's maiden name of Borba for 
> all you know. 
>
> His wife's name would have been Maria Caetano Mancebo.
>
> Here's a bunch of other resources to search to find that freguesia 
> (village) on Sao Jorge: goo.gl/BhM8Fs
>
> Good luck!
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das 
> Tainhas, Achada
>

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