Celeste,
I found the following and wondering if this is your Maria and Serafim
because in 1910 census, Maria says she came to US 5 years ago and age
is close.
On the ship Peninsular leaving St. Michael Feb. 19, 1904 arriving NY
March 1, 1904.
Serafim Moraes 23
Rosa C. Moraes 26
Rosa Barbara
Eliseu,
I checked Ancestry and there are quite a few surname Janeiro from Portugal
US Passport Application:
Marianno Correia Janeiro, b. St. Michaels, Azores, March 1, 1881. He
emigrated to the US on the SS Dona Maria from St. Michael's on March
18, 1898 and has resided in the US from 1898 to
A researcher from another site has asked this question and I pose this
to the experts on this list.
Does anyone know how to do a download of U.S. Census data? I need to
download, or get an extract, of 1920 census data for a specific county
in Michigan.
Best I can figure, you have to go to
Kathy,
I checked Ancestry and found Pregana's in Hawaii. I also found ship's
records of some coming into Providence RI in 1913 and it says they are
from Fernaes da Luz, Sao Miguel and they left their mother Bernardo de
Jesus.
There are also pictures of some family members posted there...are
We visited the Library last December. The people at the Library are
very, very helpful and will guide you along the way in every aspect.
Also, other people we met were very friendly. Here is there info
about preparing to go to the Library:
Carmen,
Pat gave me the name Frank Jacintho. So I searched the records for
the Portuguese spelling Francisco Jacintho and that is how I found
them on Ancestry also. Then I went to the CCA site, as I mentioned in
my last email, and went back 3 weeks before, as a very learned
researcher taught
Carmen,
Here are the other children on CCA
1902-1903 Livro1 0485 March 26, 1903 No. 413
Francisco Vieira 20, parents Luiz Vieira and Jacintha Carreiro, I
think it says P. Delg. Capellas
Maria da Gloria 17, same, P. Delg. S. Jose
Anna Vieira 12, same, same
The Maria Jose travelling with
Yesterday, all I was able to write about this site was wonderful. Now
I want to tell you why. On my recent trip to the Azores, I visited
the orphanage in Sao Miguel where my gr-aunt was placed when her
father died. When I searched the Diario de Noticias, there it was - a
story written by her
I'm back - sort of. Recuperating from an operation as well as can be
expected--the good news, no cancer. Once in a while I sit, not for
very long, at my computer. Found this article really interesting.
http://www.ojornal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20326844BRD=2677PAG=461dept_id=543384rfi=6
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Dear Listers,
I am researching a Maria Pedro b. abt. 1891 probably in Sao Miguel. I
believe her mother might be Maria da Gloria. I am told she was
adopted at birth by a Pedro family from Flores, but I am wondering if
Maria da Gloria married an Antonio Pedro (father's name listed on
death
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Steven McNamara skmcnam...@comcast.net wrote:
Hi Karen,
I have Cabral Medieros from Sao Roque on Sao Miguel. What do you have on
that line?
Thanks,
Steven
From: Azores@googlegroups.com
Guess, I'm guilty of a few more E 487 plus 325 bellema (my old email
address)...325 total 812...and give thanks to all the wonderful
people on this list who have helped me and very happy to have been
able to pass it along and help others :-)
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Jessica,
They got the names from anyone they wantedmother, father,
grandmother, grandfather, saint, uncle, aunt. Best not to try and
figure this one out.
Elaine
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Vivian,
I will be in SLO the end of this month for a couple of days for a Wine
Festival. Only day I can be of help would be a early Saturday. If
you don't have anything by then, tell me where to go etc. and I will
try and help then.
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Judi,
The book came from Santa Maria after a kind listmember, a while back,
told me about it and I was able to have a friend help me obtain a
copy. I will be in the Azores (not Santa Maria) and will see if/how
one can get a copy today. I don't exactly remember, but I think the
cost was $15/20.
I found a Joseph Francis b. abt. 1832 who came to the US June 25, 1852
on the schooner Waldron Holmes sailing from Fayal to Boston. It says
he is a mariner. There is also a Manuel Francis on this ship.
There is a Joseph Francis b. abt. 1832 also on the schooner Abby
Forest who came to the US
Judi,
Give us your grandfather's name and I will see if I can find him on
any ship's lists coming into New Bedford area.
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Judi Phillips jude2...@msn.com wrote:
Al,
I believe my grandfather did the same thing in 1900. Is there anywhere I
can find out?
Guess that would take someone who could walk on water. My grandfather
owned prime land on Nantucket Island many years ago, too bad he didn't
pass it down!
Here is an interesting site:
http://www.nha.org/history/hn/HNoldmill.htm
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Rick,
Re: Nine Islands, One History was written by
Susana Goulart Costa.
A listmember is going to try to see if she can make contact with
Dennis. If she is successful, it will be posted here.
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM, rpimen...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Is there a site we can go to
Here is a new book Azores: Nine Islands, One History was written by
Susana Goulart Costa. Read about it here:
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090326/NEWS01/903260313
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Char,
The name of street they lived on. Some of my baptism records have
this info and when I get to Terceira, I hope the houses are still
there.
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Family History researchp...@gmail.com wrote:
Looking at a Baptismal translation given me it talks about
You might try googling it and you might find some that way.
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On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Family History researchp...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone have photos of, or know of any photos online of this
village?
Char
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I found it interesting it says SaN Miguel and not Sao Miguel. There
is a Loreto, San Miguel, Argentina.
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On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Sam de Almeida mannied...@verizon.net wrote:
this is another picture but a different area maybe. I thought someone might
recognize the area. It also says
Don't be too surprised. For some reason, our ancestors chose to use
whatever name they so desired. My family is Victor, they came to this
country as Machado!! Andre must have been another family name of
theirs. In my case, I have yet to find a Machado in the bunch! We
think it might be the
Carmen and listers,
Thank you for the Rio de Janeiro/Ribeira Grande information on your
family because my grandmother has several places listed as place of
birth on her US records. Her marriage record says Rio Janeiro. All
her siblings were born in the Azores (different islands) so maybe this
Shirley,
Go to http://www.co.boulder.co.us/clerk/recording/search/icris.htm
they have a volunteer there who will look up obits. If that fails,
google ask a librarian boulder colorado and you can email them and
they usually will provide an obit for a small fee.
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:31
Mario,
Thank you for the reply. I am aware that one can go from London to
the Azores and this would be easier for us but because of the type
ticket we are going from the US to Europe on, I have to take British
Airways from London to Lisbon first and then I am going to Terceira
but because I
I made my SATA airline reservations online today (Dollar is a little
better against the Euro and I figured I had not wait much longer) and
while I was able to select my seats from Lisbon to Sao Miguel and
back, I was not able to select seats from Sao Miguel to Terceira and
back. It said
Thank you for the reply, Cheri and Dolores,
They married in 1894 and I know it is St. John's in New Bedford and am
ordering that record, so, hopefully additional information will be
there. They eventually settled in Fairhaven MA.
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Thanks Cheri,
I will be back there for our annual 4th of July beach party so I will
go to the church then so I can see the actual book.
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Of course, I will not be there then!! Next time, I will have to see
what is going on when I am in the Azores. I will also miss the
celebration in Sao Miguel in May, I leave just before it :-) Day
late, dollar short!!
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Jessica,
My Victor family had a circus. They orginally came from Italy and
mainland Portugal. Why they settled in the Azores is a mystery. They
performed on the trapeze and one of my great aunts said she hung from
her hair (ouch!!) My aunt told me they also had animals (horses and
dogs). So
Celeste,
Curious... When was you grandmother b. in Porto Judeu as one of my
great uncles, Manuel Victor, was born in the Village of Santo Antonio
Porto Judeu in 1885, which means my circus family was in that area
then. I don't know what happened to him, though.
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On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at
Robert,
If they came through NYC, you can access the ship manifest record by
going to www.ellisislandrecords.org
You have to join but it is free. These are the same NY records that
are on Ancestry.com. You might get
a better image there but I am not sure about this.
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Judi and Nancy and Elly,
Thank you for the lookups. Judi, looks like you have found their
marriage record as their first child of record was born in 1896- in
1900 census, they had 3 children born and 2 living so it is possible a
first child was born before 1896. Thank you so much. Did you
Not sure if I hit send on my previous reply. Thank you, Judi, for the
birthdates and ship info. I shall check out the Vega on Ancestry but
it seems he used the Duarte name until ca 1920 then changed it to
Mello? Where do they come up with these interchangeable surnames?
Drives me crazy.
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I am researching Manuel Duarte De Mello b. abt. 1872 Sao Miguel. His
wife is listed as Francisca Vittoria(sp?) b. abt. 1877 Sao Miguel. I
believe they married in the US and would appreciate if someone who has
NEHGS could look up a marriage ca 1893. Their first son Antone Mello
was born June 9,
I found this great site. This is the home page.
http://www.archive.org/index.php
If you put in New Bedford Directory, it has many of the directories
you can scan through. I am sure there is a lot more on this site-- I
have just begun to check it out and thought I would share.
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Rick,
Yes, there was/is an orphange in Ponta Delgada. It was called Asilo
de Infancia Desvilida de Ponta Delgada . Today it is called La Mae de
Deus. My great aunt was there from 1891 to 1902. I have had contact
with this orphange and made donations in her memory also. I plan to
visit it on
Anyone have any problems with their weight allowances on SATA? I
checked the SATA site and it looks like 6 kg in hand baggage (13.22
lbs) and 20 kilos checked (44.09 lbs.) I have no problems with these
as Ryanair only allows 33.06 lbs checked and I really don't like to
carry but one suitcase
JMR,
Sorry, that's as far as I have it back. Sabina de Jesus was also b.
in Candelaria, Sao Miguel if that helps. The daughter Maria SJ
DeSousa Medeiros married and lived in Terceira. None of them came to
the US.
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 5:43 PM, marra...@cs.com wrote:
In a message dated
My fondest wish was for my mom to live to the age of 100. She died at
age 98 years 7 months. 3 of her sisters died after age 95. So I
think the following story is wonderful. Maybe the woman who is 100
years old is related to someone on the list?
http://www.themilpitaspost.com/ci_11574045
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Trevor,
Call them and invite them to your wedding. If you think they might be
suspicious, and you can usually tell, as you begin to ask questions,
hopefully, they will attend the wedding and then yourself or some
other family member of your family (I expect you will be very busy)
can ask them
Michelle,
Many of us have run into this situation. I have a family member who
insists her mother was an only child even though she has 10 siblings
(that I have found so far). She will not share any information about
her mother except she was born in Flores, which I am not sure is
exactly true.
I want to thank everyone for their input on our trip to Europe,
specifically, the Azores. Have made all our hotel reservations.
Don't know if I will do any research or not while there but it will be
fun to see where my grandmother's family lived--I can't say came from
as they came from Naples
Hi Susan and others,
I read this about Pete Souza a few day ago:
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090105/NEWS/90105009/-1/NEWS06
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Charlene,
I have had relatives who died in one county and are buried in another
and the obits appeared in both local papers. LA is a tough place to
try and find an obit as I went through this a while back and could not
find the one I was looking for. My brother in law's brother just
passed
Rick,
Well, my casanova ggrandfather had one child with his wife and 3
months later another child with another woman who is listed as
solteira. In this case, it says pai incognito but he is named as the
grandfather in a later record.
Do you think the legitima is because he recognized the child
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Here's a story to start the new year off right. Maybe someone on the
list was there?
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/252252-a-big-family-a-big-reunion
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almost 2009
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Found him on the 1920 census, NB, listed as Isace Lima and this also
looks like the same first name on the ship's manifest. Is Isace a
Portuguese name?
18 Clark St. NB
Isace Lima 23
Mary 20
Joseph 7/12
He came to US 1912; she came to US 1917. Interesting, it lists their
son as being born in
Have yourselves a Very Merry Christmas and if your wine glass is
empty, fill it with some good Portuguese Port and toast our great list
moderator.
This List is the best and so are the Listmembers!
Elaine
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Here is an interesting article for the lovers of Bacalhau. My niece
makes the best ever and if she did not make it when I visit, I would
be really disappointed. So far, she has not let me down.
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Sometimes I hit the send button too soon..here is the site address
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/europe/16cod.html?pagewanted=1em
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:23 PM, E Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is an interesting article for the lovers of Bacalhau. My niece
Les and Cheri,
He was coming from Urselina (Urzelina) Sao Jorge but it says he was
born in Fajau/Fajan Sao Jorge. He was going to his cousin Manuel
Goncalves on Briggs St. Taunton.
Les, are you more interested his the Sao Jorge connection or the US records?
Checking on return trip.
E
Thanks, Sam. That's nice of you. I don't have anything just now but
every once in a while, I find I would like something from there so
will keep you in mind.
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Maria,
I believe the word is Matriz which means mother church of Sao Jose.
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Just had to pass this recipe along. Looks delicious and I intend to
try it this week.
Any comments, please to my personal email address so we do not
inundate the list with food messages.
http://choponionsboilwater.blogspot.com/2008/11/recipe-portuguese-roasted-chourico-and.html
Thank you.
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Just to let everyone know, a kind lister, someone I had helped in the
past, has provided me with the Wieland obits I was looking for. This
is a great list!!!
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Vivian,
I sent the WWI WWII Draft records to your email address. Here are the
census records I have found, I am also sending to list so others on list do
not have to duplicate research.
1920 US census
Along Sierra Road, Oakdale, Stanislaus County, CA
Frank Holmes 38, b. CA, parents b. Portugal,
I ordered this obit for someone but it is not her family so if this is your
relative and you would like the obit, let me know and I will send it along
to you.
Saltina (Lima) Moniz, wife of Antone, parents Amos Teresa Lima. Fall
River MA 2/15/1977.
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Cheri,
I sent you the actual record to your personal email address direct from
Ancestry. It still think its - mother Anna Cabral ? ? I cannot make out
the other 2 names following her name as previously stated. Maybe you can
make them out. The Maria Lima does not list her mother, she lists her
Cheri,
Did you get the ship's manifest I sent to you via Ancestry?
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Hi Linda,
I'm a little confused. If you have the first names of her daughters born in
the US, where did you get these that you are not able to ascertain their
surnames or the married name of Maria Rosa. I ask this as I did some
searching for you on the NEHGS site to see if I could find them by
I have a cousin who lived in Westport, but don't know much about her
lineage except we share one or both ggrandparents. Her name is Maria
(Pedro) Oliver. She now lives in New Bedford.
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Shirley,
Maria Pedro was adopted by a Pedro family who lived in Flores shortly after
birth. I am not sure where in Flores but that is where she was brought up.
She told me Antonio Pedro was a ship's architect and once came to
Philadelphia. We have had no further contact so I don't know much
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