RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Disappointment with microfilms...HELP!

2010-01-05 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi Terri, I am also interested in AA. I have a list of the marriages in AA from 1837 to 1900 and none of your people appear to be married there... It is not much but at least you get the information they married outside these dates. The surnames are there present but not the people as you

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] PIMENTEL, PEMINTEL from Graciosa Island

2010-01-05 Thread Dolores Coyle
Henrietta, Are you related to the Mello(w)s from Gloucester, Mass? My Great Grandmother's half sister was Serina married Joseph Mellow. They lived in Gloucester, Mass. Thanks, Dolores Coyle On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:11 PM, henriettama...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi Eliseu, I am sorry but I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Disappointment with microfilms...HELP!

2010-01-05 Thread Gayle Machado
Terri, One of the biggest problems for me when I first started was dealing with the abbreviations in the records. Do you have a list of abbreviations to help take the mystery out of reading the documents ? Also, I spent time reading lots of documents (not just my ancestors) until I knew the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Disappointment with microfilms...HELP!

2010-01-05 Thread Terri
THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone! This is alot of great advice. I went after work today to look at the microfilm and although i had limited time (because the library closed) some of the pages seemed easier to read. I won't give up. On Jan 4, 1:47 am, Kathy Cardoza kmacard...@mac.com wrote: Hi

[AZORES-Genealogy] PACHECO MONIZ from Nordeste, Sao Miguel

2010-01-05 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
In Genealogias de S. Miguel e Santa Maria, by Rodrigo Rodrigues, we can read that your Ana da Silva Mendonça married to Manuel do Rego de Oliveira in 22-05-1743 at CAPELAS (not at S. Jorge, Nordeste) and that she was baptized in Nordeste. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send

[AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread gm2
Just curious: Is anyone researching on Pico ? I see a number of posts regarding Graciosa, Sao Miguel and Sao Jorge, but not Pico where my grandmother originated. Gayle -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when

[AZORES-Genealogy] PIMENTEL, PEMINTEL from Graciosa Island

2010-01-05 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi Greg, Yes I will check the lists for free :) :) :) eliseu -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation)

[AZORES-Genealogy] FURNAS Couple - XX Century

2010-01-05 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Looking for info on: Orlando Tavares or Pacheco(?) and Alexandrina Tavares or Pacheco(?), living in Furnas – S. Miguel – Azores. Around the 50’s they would be in their 40’s. They were the owners of a Firm: Orlando Pacheco, Furnas – S. Miguel – Azores. They were owners of a “debulhadora”

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NESBITT family in Azores

2010-01-05 Thread Robyn Horan
You've been a great help. Thanks for the name of Maria Cândida Curado - that's new to me. And for the full family of Moreira da Câmara. That gives me more to search on. It seems that there were more Nesbitts there than I thought - but unfortunately still no sign of the John that was born around

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Sao Miguel Birth and Marriage Records

2010-01-05 Thread Cheri Mello
JC, The CCA site will eventually house all the records. It will take a few more years to complete all the islands. Right now, there are no records for S.Miguel online. Only an index that Hermano provided to them for deaths in Lagoa, I believe. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Vital Records for Portuguese Archives coming online

2010-01-05 Thread bellemarco
A very good friend shared this with me and I am sharing with you. Much of my family came from mainland Portugal, and I know others on this list also have family from mainland Portugal. This is going to be a wonderful resource for us. Vital records on the web put out by the Portuguese

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread cakemom102
My Dad was from Pico. University of Minho has all of the areas online. Take what they have as starting point. The address is listed below. On the first page, click on Ilha do Pico and on the next page, click on the area on the map that your relatives were from. You may be asked to do

[AZORES-Genealogy] PACHECO MONIZ from Nordeste, Sao Miguel

2010-01-05 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi Iris, I have looked over the Extractos de Casamentos de Ernesto do Canto (marriages) from S. Jorge, Nordeste. I found no one MENDONÇA... May be you are interested in asking for those certificates. May be they will enlighten you. This is what I’ve found: 27.05.1702 – Manuel da Silva

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] PACHECO MONIZ from Nordeste, Sao Miguel

2010-01-05 Thread Iris Bilodeau
Wow Eliseu, Thank you for the info correction.  Is the book available in English? Obrigado, Iris Cabral Bilodeau --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva eliseuman...@sapo.pt wrote: From: Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva eliseuman...@sapo.pt Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] PACHECO MONIZ

[AZORES-Genealogy] RI Master Cemetery Database to 1900

2010-01-05 Thread Cheri Mello
There's a master index being created for RI burials. More info can be found in Dick Eastman's Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/y8hxol3 -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send

[AZORES-Genealogy] Latitude and Longitude finder

2010-01-05 Thread Cheri Mello
Dick Eastman wrote about this web site for find lat/long anywhere in the world. I typed in Ribeira das Tainhas and it found it! http://tinyurl.com/yacyy5c -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Disappointment with microfilms...HELP!

2010-01-05 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Terri, If you write to me privately and give me your snail mail addy I will gladly send you any of the abbreviations that I use in my classes. rcapodc @ redshift dot com. Rosemarie - Original Message - From: Terri terr...@rogers.com To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread Gayle Machado
Mary Ann, Thanks for taking time to post a reply. I'm aware of the database for Pico. Actually, I spent several years extracting the marriages and deaths for Candelaria with the thought of possibly publishing the results. I was in the middle of doing the baptisms when the database came online.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread Seekgene
I am interested in Pico. My grandfather, Jose Machado Soares was born in Lajes, Pico in 1881. He was the son of Jose Machado and Marianna Rosa Macedo. In a message dated 1/5/2010 12:16:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cakemom...@aol.com writes: My Dad was from Pico. University of Minho

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Vital Records for Portuguese Archives coming online

2010-01-05 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Dear E, Went on to the site and it's great! How wonderful it will be when all of the records are online. Hopefully they will have more than just the Baptism, Marriages and Deaths eventually! Thanks so much, Rosemarie - Original Message - From: bellema...@gmail.com To: azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread EHsilveira
Hi Gayle, Yes, I have relatives on Pico also. If you post some information on your family maybe others will try to connect, it seems very little is put on the list, but privately people are communicating. The list works better for me when I can bounce information that is written against my

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-01-05 Thread Janis Davis
Hello,  I am  Janis.  My fathers family was from Pico.  They were Oliveira but Ellis Island changed the name to Oliver. My grandfather was Antone Joaquim Oliveira.   Give me names and I will see if a i can be any help. From: Patricia Butcher pereir...@cox.net