[AZORES-Genealogy] Translation please.

2012-05-28 Thread Leonard Silva
Can anyone help me with translating this obituary. Google translate leaves a lot of confusion. Thanks very much. Charles N. Silva Faleceu ontem, na sua residência, 316 Hawthorn street, depois de prolongada doença, o sr. Charles N. Silva, farmacêutico, que em tempo esteve estabelecido á esquina

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation please.

2012-05-28 Thread Cheri Mello
Leonard, I don't do so well with newspaper articles, but I can get the gist of it. Others will clarify more. Charles N. Silva He died yesterday, at his residence, 316 Hawthron Street, after a prolonged illness, Mr. Charles N. Silva, pharmacist, that had established at corner of the streets

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Translation please.

2012-05-28 Thread Katharine
All correct, Cheri! Re Something...he was a native of this city something 38 years of age, I think it's: The deceased was a native of this city and [had] marked only 38 years of age. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Home Is An Island

2012-05-28 Thread Katharine
Re Starving for information on the Lewis line: When visiting the Regional Archives in the Horta Public Library -- where pre-1911 records for Flores, Corvo, Faial and Pico are stored, and back when patrons could still examine original record books -- I searched out of sheer nosiness(!) for the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Canto / Fenix Angrence / Translation help.

2012-05-28 Thread Victoriano N
Could someone please help me wit the translation of this paragraph from the Fenix Angrence? It is written in Portuguese from the turn of the 18th Century. I have a general idea of what it says but I would like to have an accurate translation. Thanks in advance. V.N. Era Pedro Annes do Canto

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Home Is An Island

2012-05-28 Thread Lorraine
Cunha in Graciosa search To Colleen Wright, I notice here that you are searching Cunha from Graciosa. My family may be connected: grandfather was Joao Cunha Dias, b1858, grandmother was Maria Jesus Cunha, b 1864, father Jayme Cunha Dias, b 1890, father's first wife Maria Tomas Cunha, b 1890.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Cunha in Graciosa, 1858-1890s

2012-05-28 Thread Cheri Mello
Repost for Lorraine Price, designtherapy at cox.net To Colleen Wright, I notice here that you are searching Cunha from Graciosa. My family may be connected: grandfather was Joao Cunha Dias, b1858, grandmother was Maria Jesus Cunha, b 1864, father Jayme Cunha Dias, b 1890, father's first wife

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Translation please.

2012-05-28 Thread BaltarFamily
Leonard, Just adding to what Cheri has already translated: O extinto era natural desta cidade e contava apenas 38 anos de idade. The deceased was a native of this city and had only 38 years of age. On May 28, 10:04 am, Leonard Silva lensi...@lenstudio.com wrote: Can anyone help me with

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Home Is An Island

2012-05-28 Thread Steve Wright
Thank you Lorraine. I will keep for my records. I have been concentrating on my mother's side - Silva and Goncalves. Hopefully, will start paternal side later this summer. I will keep you posted. Colleen On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Lorraine designther...@cox.net wrote: Cunha in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Canto / Fenix Angrence / Translation help.

2012-05-28 Thread Victoriano N
I already got help from the group via e-mail, thanks! ;) V.N. On May 28, 3:01 pm, Victoriano N mnavarrovillalo...@yahoo.com.mx wrote: Could someone please help me wit the translation of this paragraph from the Fenix Angrence?  It is written in Portuguese from the turn of the 18th Century. I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Silveira/Trindade in Flores

2012-05-28 Thread Adair Borba
This is probably a long shot, but my great grandmother was Jennie Solomon Silva 1857 Azores. I believe her father was Joseph Silva 1821. Rumor has it that she and 1 or 2 sisters were stow aways on a whaling ship(arranged) by her older brother, which arrived in RI in around 1866. I know

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Silveira/Trindade in Flores

2012-05-28 Thread Sam Koester
Adair, There is a possibility that we have a connection but; at this point I don't have enough information to tell you. Give the 1857 date for your Jennie S. Silva, there is the possibility that she is a sister to my Ana Emilia Silva/Silveira. We suspect that Ana may have entered the U.S. as a

[AZORES-Genealogy] Happy Dance Recommendation

2012-05-28 Thread Sam Koester
Hello list; I just wanted to do a public Happy Dance and give a recommendation! As I recently mentioned, my cousin, Al Rose, recently did the Family Finder test at FTDNA and had a match. By comparing notes they found who they thought was their mutual ancestor. As it turned out it was the line