Hi Karen,
I know nothing of my grandfather's family except that his father was Manuel
C. or Frank C. and his mother was Anna Joaquina. He came from Covas,
Graciosa.
Now, I assume that if there is a Silva from Graciosa in your family, then
we are probably related, even if the connection goes
On Jun 11, 2:35 pm, Leonard Silva lensi...@lenstudio.com wrote:
Family stories say that he came as a 15 year old stowaway with an older
cousin who abandoned him in Boston.
My great-great-grandfather Caetano Freitas was also supposedly a
stowaway. I wonder if this may be a euphemism for draft
StowawaysIf I had $5 for every time I heard that story, I'd be rich!
Our ancestors did not send all their boys to America or elsewhere to avoid
the military. And yet it seems those of us with male ancestors have a
stowaway story.
Either Michael Tepper in his American Passenger Arrival
My gg grandfather ran away from home at 16 but it wasn't to avoid the
military, he hated being a farmer and to go to sea. So when the CW Morgan
was in the Gotta port away he went. But several months later when the
Morgan came back to Faial he went home. But he did finally come to the US
for good,
Maybe someone can answer this for me, my gg grandfather said at the time he
went whaling from Faial the captain of the Charles W.Morgan was a captain
Sylvia. This would have been around 1884. But I can't find anywhere
something that lists a Sylvia as captaining of the Morgan.
On Jun 12, 2012 2:38
Try spelling it as Silva or Sylva.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada
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I have to agree with John.
I have evidence from the Comissariado da Polícia Especial de Emigração
Clandestina (Special Police Commission for Illegal Immigration) that there was
an established methodology for the ship captains and stowaways. It all
starts with the knowledge that all Portuguese
However, what I am saying is that it seems like an extremely high number of
researchers with the stowaway story. I'm not saying it didn't happen. I'm
saying it's not a crazy number like 50%.
If anyone has the books I mentioned before, it will shed light on the
statistics.
Kind of like American
Fair enough Cheri.
The calculated number of immigrants that reached the shores of the United
States through illegal means has actually been calculated to be between 13-15%
.
Maria Ioannis Baganha, one of the foremost respected historians on Portuguese
migration, wrote a paper where she
Concur with JohnV on this. I found that one particular mariner had been
coming to Providence, RI since 1860 and carried
friends/acquaintances/customers from Azores to Providence. He used an alias
even in court records. He
was a native of Sao Jorge but sailed from Flores and Faial most
Cheri is on target.
In a message dated 6/12/2012 3:04:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
gfsche...@gmail.com writes:
However, what I am saying is that it seems like an extremely high number
of researchers with the stowaway story. I'm not saying it didn't happen.
I'm saying it's not a
I have always been suspicious of the stowaway story because my
grandfather was naturalized 12 years after his arrival. It seems that
naturalization might require proof that one came legitimately.
On the other hand, I have enjoyed telling people that I am the grandson of
an illegal immigrant.
Cheri,
I'm not finding any real discussion (or stats) in Colletta's book. If it's
there it's not in the section Births and deaths at sea, stowaways, and other
information.
Gayle
On Jun 12, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
StowawaysIf I had $5 for every time I
It may have been in Tepper's book. I'll have to find it and post it.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada
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Hello JRI don't recall making a post on Jose however he is a distant cousin so
I would be interested on what you may have on him past his weddding and one
child.Many thanks.Hermano
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:39:23 -0700
From: jro...@rogers.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject:
I've mailed my husband's completed kit off to FtDNA for the Family Finder
test. I thought I read someplace here that I need to upload a GEDCOM file?
Does that get loaded to the FtDNA site or elsewhere?
Thanks,
Carole Medeiros
Researching Carlos Medeiros on Sao Jorge Sao Miguel
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Carole (and other DNA testers),
Log into the My FTDNA page and look for the dark blue navigation bar
across the top for My Account. Point at that.
From the drop down menu, click GEDCOM/FamilyTree.
The screens from there will walk you through it.
The only part of your tree that FTDNA takes is
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