[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo

2009-09-15 Thread IslandRoutes
Elaine, If you want to find those entries, the San Francisco Call Monitor, 1895-1910 is available online at the Library of Congress and the California Newspaper Project: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/ http://cbsr.tabbec.com/browse/titles Fool around with the search as each

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor

2009-09-15 Thread bellemarco
Mel, Thank you for the newspaper info. I did find out he married in 1894, his wife died in 1900 (I think at childbirth), his son died in 1918 he remarried and he died in 1933 and I have sent for his obit at SF Library. I will play around with this site which is very interesting. E

[AZORES-Genealogy] Freitas San Francisco

2009-09-15 Thread bellemarco
Here is an interesting site if you are any relation to the Freitas surname in San Francisco. http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/freitasft.html E --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: TOPO

2009-09-15 Thread rcapodc
The Topo parish records are on the government site: http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig Click on Registos, then under Sao Jorge click on Calheta. Topo is at the bottom, all baptisms, marriages deaths. Click on ver and the years will come up, click on the year that covers whatever timeperiod

[AZORES-Genealogy] Passports at DRAC site

2009-09-15 Thread Seekgene
I have a question. I have had trouble locating my grandparents passports listed in the drac/cca site. I have my grandfather's citizenship papers. and on the back is embossed the official seal of the American Consulate, St. Michaels, Azores two times. Each is signed by the American

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo

2009-09-15 Thread Cheri Mello
Sam, Illinois statewide marriage index 1763 - 1900 http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Passports at DRAC site

2009-09-15 Thread eric edgar
I beleive the CCA site is a listing of Portuguese issued passports. Since your grandparents were American citizens, with American passports, they probably wouldn't need to a Portuguese one, so no listing. Eric E On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:10 PM, seekg...@aol.com wrote: I have a question. I

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Passports at DRAC site

2009-09-15 Thread Cheri Mello
Good question Marie. Unlike Eric, I've found Americans and British in the Portuguese passaportes leaving the Azores. That's weird that I've seen them and he hasn't. Hmm. I wonder if you emailed the CCA with your question if they would answer? * * drac@azores.gov.pt*drac@azores.gov.pt*

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor

2009-09-15 Thread IslandRoutes
Good luck! I've found quite a few things there. As I said, the searching is tricky. Try different things and you should be able to pull up the entries. On Sep 15, 10:27 am, bellema...@gmail.com wrote: Mel, Thank you for the newspaper info. I did find out he married in 1894, his wife died

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo

2009-09-15 Thread Sam Koester
Thanks Cheri. I should have written my question a bit more clearly. I was really asking if anyone knew of free newspaper sites that might include Illinois or Rhode Island newspapers where I could look for possibly information on my ancestors. Just kind of a stab in the dark to flesh out the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FW: [MABRISTO] Mass. index on line

2009-09-15 Thread Sam Koester
Hmmm, the link doesn't seem to work? Could you please double check it for me. Thanks, Sam in CA -Original Message- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rfrancispimen...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:21 PM To:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Passports at DRAC site

2009-09-15 Thread eric edgar
Cheri, Good to know, I've only seen Portuguese on the Ponta Delgada pages, but I haven't spent much time scrolling through. It seems then, that these are a list of all passengers leaving as oppossed to the American applications that are for approval to leave? Eric On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:11