Hermano,
Thank you very much for helping. My apologies for taking so long to thank
you though. I got pulled away from my research unexpectedly.
Jacki
Pittsburg, California, USA
Researching: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pacheco, Machado, Perriera, Azevedo,
Furtado, Rapoza
Islands: Faial Sao
Thank you Dano
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 6:50 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Help Please
The last line refers to the donations provided for the
Thank you Rick. Very helpful to know.
Jacki
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Francis Pimentel
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 5:27 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Please - Notation by priest
Hi Everyone,
Can someone please help with this notation? It was in the margin of Felica
Rosa's marriage record from 2 Jul 1802. Is this maybe a notation that she
died in February 1841?
I would appreciate any insight that someone can give.
Obrigado,
Jacki
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Hi Pam,
I can't get to it either right now.
Jacki
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Pam Santos
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 5:17 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA site
Is anyone else having problems access
A little late on this thread, but I have the same problem at St Mary's in
Oakland. My GG Grandfather (Luis Fernandes) is buried in an unmarked grave
(in the regular section, not the poor) and with him are two children both
named Manuel. One was 6 months old and the other 7 years old. I am pretty
Welcome Ricardo!
I am currently researching my roots from Sao Miguel. Which is my Fernandes
and Furtado line. I am only to my 4th great grandparents. They were from
Fajã de Cima and Fajã de Baixo. It's taken me 6 years to get that far. First
I am only able to research part time like you and
.
I had responsed to this thread earlier, thinking it was Jacki G. who sent
the post out, but never heard back from Jacki. MaryAnn feel free to contact
me directly also, as I have ongoing info on Rose Woodson and her family, she
is my 3rd cousin, twice removed. I actually work for her
I too have Furtado's in my line from Faial. Although, mine are further back
than the 1800's.
Attached, is some basic information. If anyone thinks they have connections
to any of these people, please let me know. As far as I know, they are all
from Cedros, Faial.
Jacki Gentry
Sorry, didn't attach the file.
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jacki G.
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:25 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Furtado and George from Faial
I too have Furtado's in my line from Faial
Well, I heard back from my mother's cousin. The woman in this picture is not
a relative. It sure is an uncanny resemblance though; and the name Costa
too. She said her husband's family arrived in Fall River from Sao Miguel
then moved to Southern Cal and then to Berkeley. His father and the
. Miguel. I can narrow it down for you iof you
provide me with the names of his wives. Ihave many Manuel Viveirs Mirandas
in my file. Dates and places would be helpful.
John
From: Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 12:05 AM
Subject: RE
Eric,
I sent those pictures to my mother's first cousin to look at. Her cousin is
married to a man named Al Costa and that woman looks like she could be his
mother maybe. Al is in his mid-eighties and looks just like her. Al and
Bettie live in Sebastapol, which is in Sonoma County. Who
I doubt this will be much help, but here it is just in case since you don’t
see the name Miranda very often.
I have a Manuel V. Miranda 1847 – 1923 who was my great grandmother’s second
husband. I know he was born in the Azores. I’m pretty sure it was Sao Miguel
but I don’t have any documents
I’m with you Rick. That made me laugh out loud.
Jacki Gentry
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Cedros, Faial and Faja de Cima, Sao Miguel
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Judy,
You can try searching the NEPS website
http://www.neps.ics.uminho.pt/açores.html . You’re probably not going to
find him there because of the 100 year mark. (They don’t list information
about people until it’s been over 100 years because of privacy) However,
when you identify his
I second that thought Lionel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The next time my mother tells me she's too old for this stuff, I'm showing
her this email. She's not even old yet. She's only 76.
Here's to more birthdays yet to come.
Bless you
Jacki
From: azores@googlegroups.com
that I'll pass my mother's
record. She was 101 -- a Silveira from Pico.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote:
I second that thought Lionel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The next time my mother tells me she's too old for this stuff, I'm showing
her this email. She's
Cheri, that's good to know. The director there was the person who actually
helped me get started when I was researching my other line from Sao Miguel.
His mother is Azorean. I will have to check with him and see if a larger
lens is possible.
Thanks for the info. That's why I love this group.
Eric,
That's awesome. I had that same sort of thing happen with my great
grandfather. Who, was also killed in Oakland in 1909 when my grandmother was
2. Weird coincidence huh? His name was Fernandes but I found the article in
SF Chronicle and he was listed as Fernanz. He was killed in an
Thanks Cheri. However, I did. The only large one they have is for the reader
that prints the images and you can't stay on that one more than an hour at a
time. I would think that they would have more since they are a regional
center and they just did a big remodel. Oh well. I'm just glad they
31, 1:59 am, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote:
Can someone look at this and tell me if I have the right record? It
should be the baptismal record for Antonio Francisco de Medeiros born
10 Aug 1829 and baptized on 13 Aug 1829. His parents were Jose
Francisco de Medeiros and Marianna
I have to say that this thread has given me some good giggles...
Anyway though, I just got off the phone with the California DMV. Driver's
licenses weren't required until 1913 and verbal and aduio tests can be given
as well as having an interpreter. Reading is not a required skill. You just
have
Everyone should pay close attention to this. I can tell you from personal
experience. Several years ago, my house caught fire while we were all
asleep. Let me tell you, when you wake up hearing someone yelling fire!!
Get Out!!, you do just that. You do not think to grab any possessions. Only
loved
Of course what works for one doesn't always work for another...But after
attending the Family History Expo in Pleasanton last year, I learned some
nice archiving tips during one of the classes there.
The instructor made a very good point when she pointed out, that if you
don't make your
Unfortunately, no, they are not lying. That version is too old for Windows
7. It may work for a little while, but it will eventually stop working or
will continually have problems which could corrupt your database. Running in
compatiblity mode may work, but honestly, I think you're better off to
Too bad too, because I could use one of those. Maybe ten or so years from
now it will be me. My goal is to be a professional researcher after I
retire. And since my families are from the Azores and colonial America
(Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky) who knows. And now with
Kate
another email and I'll get them
to you right away.
Computers.can't live with them; can't live without them.
Jacki
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jacki G
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:03 PM
To: azores
[mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jacki G
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 10:51 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting story with recipes.
Kale soup is one of my most favorite out of all the wonderful things my
grandmother taught me to make. I make it all
I don't know if most of them came via the east coast or not, but my great
grandfather, Francisco Medeiros entered the US at Boston and then traveled
by train to Calif. in about 1904. He came from Cedros, Faial. He established
a ranch in the Briones Valley near Martinez, Ca with his father before
Eric,
I can confirm that you can no longer search death records on microfilm in
Alameda County. I went there about a month ago and was not very happy when I
was told in no uncertain terms that they will not allow it even though their
website says you can. I was told the same thing a couple days
wife Dot descends from their son Pedro Gomes and I descend from
their daughter Maria Vieira.
Hello cousin.
Emil
Emil Silveira
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From: Jacki G ja...@cdmmarketing.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:19:45 - (UTC)
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] RE
Well, I wasn't able to make it to Pleasanton Thurs night for the dinner and
I somehow managed to miss all of you at the Expo. I kept looking for Celeste
since she was the only person from the group that I've met but I never saw
her. I was there both Friday and Saturday almost all day.
I enjoyed
I most likely will not make it to the restaurant, but I will definitely be
at the expo. I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as I can. So
far, I've only met Celeste. She was kind enough to help me find my great
grandparent's graves in Hayward and serve my mother and I a very nice
This is great! I can definitely relate to it.
I am going to make this part of the family tree page of our family website.
Jacki
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
E Sharp
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:32 AM
To:
Al,
That's great!
Francisco is actually my 8th ggrandfather. My eyes didn't follow down the
list too well and I left out a set of ggrandparents. Another Manuel and
Maria. (All the Manuel's and Maria's get confusing sometimes) The
corrections are below in red.
That still makes us 7th
Just in case anyone else is also connected to this line; I am posting it
here publicly.
Lazaro Gomes and Clara Goulart
Pedro Gomes and Madelena Jorge
Lazaro Gomes d.1686 and Barbara Duarte
Francisco Gomes 1634-bfr1672 and Maria Pereira d.1672
Andre de Medeiros abt.1667-1695 and Catarina Luis
Wow Patricia, that is the first time I have come accross someone with a
common relative in this side of my family. He is my 8th ggrandfather. That
definitely makes us cousins. ;)
I also found the record for his grandson Manuel de Medeiros born Aug 1689
(my 6th ggrandfather). I haven't been able
Yes, I do have family from Sao Miguel. So far, the family that I have been
able to find has been from Faja de Cima and Faja de Baixo.
Jacki
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Cedros, Faial and Faja de Cima, Sao Miguel
_
From:
A general reminder to all of you.
As an IT person, I see this kind of stuff all the time. As a general rule,
you should never click on ANY link in an email unless you were specifically
expecting it. Even if it was sent from someone you know. Just like in this
case, the person may not have
Doug,
Thank you for the translation. I'm confused though.
He died in Cedros, Faial but the priest was in Pico? Somehow, that doesn't
sound right.
Any ideas?
Thanks again
Jacki
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Faial, Sao Miguel
Thanks Rick. I will definitely keep that in mind while trying to find my
great grandparents. It's amazing what a difference little things like that
can make.
Jacki
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Faial, Sao Miguel
_
From:
and lived in Manteca.
Her name was Ermelinda ~ by chance would these people be part of your line?
All I have is document of when they married, and knowledge they lived in
Manteca after they married in Nevada.
Tracy
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jacki
I thought I would pass this on in case some of you might be interested in
going. I will be going and I would love to share the experience and meet
some you in the group
Jacki
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Faial, Sao Miguel
I need to get more into Portuguese food. This sounds great. When I was a kid,
the only portuguese dishes my grandmother made were: beans, soupas, Vinha
d’Alhos, linquisa, ovos á moda da montanha, kale soup, fava beans and sweet
bread. She taught me how to make all of it and I have continued
Jacki Gentry
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 4:57 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching PORTO FORMOSO
Hi Group,
In order to make contacting
I've seen this in a number of death records now and I don't really know what
it's referring to.
foi acompanhada pelo Colégio e amortalhada com mortalha preta / accompanied
by the college and shrouded with black shroud
Can someone tell me what it is referring to?
Thanks
Jacki
Pittsburg,
Eugenia,
Thank you very much. That's great information to have.
Jacki
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Eugenia
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:40 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Unfamiliar Surname
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From: Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 21, 2010 2:38 pm
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Unfamiliar Surname
Has any of you heard of the surname Homem? I came accross this name in
my research of family in Cedros, Faial and I have never
the Portuguese Historical and Genealogical Society
of Hawaii ? Their phone no. is 1-808-841-5044 (mon-wed-fri only ..after 12
pm...remember the 3 hour difference) address 810 North Vineyard Blvd. R.
11...Honolulu ,Hawaii 96817..Hope this helpsRay Souza
--- On Tue, 3/30/10, Jacki G. ja
I am having close to the same situation now at St. Mary's cemetery in
Oakland. I found my great grandfather there first. Since he was killed in an
explosion at the Dimond Canyon Quarry in Oakland in 1909. There were plenty
of newspaper articles about it so I was able to find that he was buried
Eric,
St. Joseph's in Hayward is actually Mount St. Joseph's. It's located at the
1000 block of Walpert Street, Hayward. It is owned and over seen by All
Saints Catholic Church, 22824 Second St., Hayward 510.581.2570. If you want
to go to the cemetary, you'll need to contact them first as the
Shirley,
The family that I have which are buried at St. Joseph's are: Manuel Pereira
1850-1933 and Joaquina Rosa Morgado Pereira 1854-1933 ( I mistyped below
when I typed Maria). They are my gg grandparents. They arrived in Hawaii in
Sept 1882 from Feteiras, Ponta Delgado, Sao Miguel on the
Jeanetta,
I wish there was a connection. I haven't found anyone with a connection yet.
My Machados are from Faial. Maria Machado (1875-1942) married Manuel
Medeiros (1875-1959). Maria and 3 children arrived in Boston in 1906 and
traveled by train to Contra Costa County, California to meet Manuel
I have never actually seen a record like that but it doesn't surprise me
that they would identify if it that way. My 3rd great grandmother according
to family history was never allowed to actually marry my 3rd great
grandfather because she was the result of a rape. Her mother ended up in the
Nancy,
Well, now that I am at home and looking at my tree, she is my great great
grandmother, not my 3rd. I should never rely on my memory, I swear...
She was born about 1860 but according to past family members, she was born
on Faial. I haven't found any proof of that yet though.
Jacki
), Carvalho, Teixeira, Rocha
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jacki G.
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:25 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] odd records
I have never actually seen a record like
Does anyone know where or if I can find passenger lists for ships sailing
from Hawaii to San Francsico in 1892?
I've looked on Ancestry and the only ones I could find start in 1893. I
couldn't find anything for ships leaving Hawaii on the Hawaiian Archives
site.
In particular, I am looking for
17, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Jacki G ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote:
Maria,
I currently have the film for Faja de Cima and Faja de Baixo, Sao Miguel at
the FHC here. I was planning on going there maybe this Sat. If not, the next
Sat for sure. I'll look and see if I can find your Domingos Machado for you
Type O and type A are the most prevalent blood types in all countries. It is
the same for Azoreans. In fact someone with type O- is considered to be a
universal donor with only a few rare exceptions. O+ can be given to people
with A+, B+, AB+ and O+, but O- can be given to the other blood types +
Lisa,
Rather than a lengthy explanation here, I found a link for you that has a
really great explanation of how the +/- RH factor works. Besides, it's been
a long time since I studied this in school.
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_hrpregnant/rhdiseas.cfm
Celeste,
That's a great example. It makes me wonder if my grandfather's birthday was
actually Dec 26th. He too was born the day after Christmas. He was born on
Faial in 1898. I haven't been able to find his birth record yet. I will keep
this in mind when I finally get access to the records.
Boy, I would so love to be able to do that But until I win the lottery
or some rich relative leaves me money, I'm stuck in the US. But thanks for
letting me fantasize about it though.
Jacki
Pittsburg, CA
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Faial,
George,
I'm so sorry to hear of your brother's passing. Myself and my family will
keep you and your family in our hearts and prayers.
Blessings
The Gentry Family
Surnames: Medeiros, Fernandes, Pereira, Pacheco, Machado, Azevedo
Islands: Faial, Sao Miguel
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From:
Be aware that you may not get the names of parents from the SSDI either. I
just got one for my grandfather a couple of months ago and it had nothing
more than his basic personal info like name, address, age, etc. and that he
was from the Azores. It wasn't even a full 8.5 x 11 size paper. It was
Cheri,
Thank you. I know they are from Faja de Cima, Ponta Delgado. Is Faja de Cima
the village? If not, will I still be able to find it with that much
information.
JC
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Cheri Mello
Sent: Monday, February 01,
Cheri,
Thank you so much. That helps a lot. Not only in finding these particular
records but it also helps me understand better how the process works and
what to look for. That kind of help is boundless in it's usefulness. Before
I started on this branch of my family all my research has been in
I don't know if this will be of any help to any of you looking for Enos' but
back in the late 1920's through 1950's or so Bay Point, Ca (Contra Costa
County) was known as Enes Tract. Most of the people in that area were from
the Azores. My mother was born there. She is a Medeiros.
The Enes'
Margaret,
That does have some familiarity. Her husband was born in Faja de Cima. He
arrived in the US via Hawaii in 1882 when he was 7. It's always possible
that their families were friends. I don't know when she came to the US yet.
This might be a clue as to where to look for that
JC
_
Cheri,
She was born 1/25/1859 in the Azores and died 5/3/1938 in San Jose, CA. I
don't know if she ever became a citizen or not or whether or not she had any
siblings. The person giving the information was my grandmother's sister who
was raised by her from about the age of 4. I have very little
,
This is what I have on page 220:
#204 Fernandes, Luiz age 40. Arrived Hawaii on the Monarch in 1882 from Sao
Miguel.
With wife Roza de Jesus age 25.
Children: Manoel (no age) and Jose 4months.
Hope this helps Jacki.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau.
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote
Jacki,
This is what I have on page 220:
#204 Fernandes, Luiz age 40. Arrived Hawaii on the Monarch in 1882 from Sao
Miguel.
With wife Roza de Jesus age 25.
Children: Manoel (no age) and Jose 4months.
Hope this helps Jacki.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau.
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Jacki G. ja
Naumu and she said all the ships that sailed Portuguese to
Hawaii landed first on Oahu. They had to be cleared before they were let
on shore. Smaller boats took on immigrants to other islands.
Iris
Nevada City, CA
searching Sao Miguel, Cabral, Oliveira
--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Jacki G. ja
://www.dholmes.com/master-list/azores/ponta-delgada.html
Eric
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote:
Eric,
Do you or does anyone else know what this means?
Freguesia-FC for Faja de Cima
It translates as Clientele from above Faja
Would that be where he worked
Cheri,
Well that would make sense. They are listed as illegible when you search
for them but here are the details:
Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
State: California
County: CONTRA COSTA
Browse Description: TWP. 16
Enumeration District: 7-56
Description: TWP. 16 AND BAY POINT,
Iris,
If you have time, I would greatly appreciate you looking up Luiz and Roza
Fernandes and their son Manuel and possibly another son Jose. I found an
index card for them in June of 1882 on the SS Monarch but have been unable
to find the actual manifest. I am pretty sure that this is my g
Cheri,
He actually immigrated in 1906. He arrived in Boston on 8/6/1906 headed for
Martinez, CA. So, yes, he was here for the 1910 census. He would have been
in the Martinez area for both 1910 and 1920. Which is about 15 miles west of
where he was in the 1930 census. In 1920 he would have still
Bilodeau.
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote:
From: Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ships Records/Hawaii
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 11:19 AM
Iris,
If you have time, I would greatly appreciate you
, Rocha
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From: azores+ow...@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores+ow...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Jacki G.
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:18 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ships Records
First, thank you all for the ideas.
Rick
First, thank you all for the ideas.
Rick,
How would I go about finding his petition? My mother says she thinks it was
somewhere around 1926 but she's not sure. The only absolute was that he was
living in California in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time. The family
had his birth
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