Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Thank you again. My nephew is really looking in to the ancestry of the family I will give him this site. I think he will find it helpful. On Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 8:31:11 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > There's a zillion Antonio Azevedos. And if I had $1 for every time someone > told me

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Oh ya! That is a really popular tall tale with Azoreans in Califonia. I have two ancestors who actually did jump ship off whaling boats and swam to Morro Bay (I have first hand accounts with writing about it), but most of the time I hear this it checks out to be baloney! Just watch out for

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

There's a zillion Antonio Azevedos. And if I had $1 for every time someone told me their ancestor "jumped ship," we'll I'd have a nice little bundle of money. You need to keep in mind that some stories became embellished over time. Don't hold on to it as fact. You still need to look for him

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

I remember my father telling me that his grandfather (Antonio Azevedo) came to the USA first and he jumped ship and ended up in Crows Landing, California, He did go back to Portugal and later my great uncle Manuel and then my Grandfather Dominic came to California and worked. My father also

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Yes, Renelle, that's how you read the reports generated by the genealogy software programs. Since the initial paragraph says Isabel married Antonio in March of 1883, I'd think their first kid was Manuel born Jan 1884 (that's just about getting pregnant on your wedding night). Antonio born in Nov

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Thank you for the information. This is what I saw posted *1.* *Isabel Augusta9 de Borba* (João Machado8, ANTÓNIO JOAQUIM DE BORBA7 DA SILVEIRA, JOSÉ MACHADO6 DE BORBA, MANUEL PEREIRA5, FRANCISCO4, ANDRÉ PEREIRA3, MANUEL PEDROSO2, ANTÓNIO PEDROSO1 TEIXEIRA) was born 12 Nov 1859 in Calheta,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Welcome! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Sme wrote: > Thanks for that part Rosemarie. > > Suz > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:22 AM,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

My great grandfather was Antonio da Sousa Borba from Calheta born 1870. He had a brother Armando. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2017, at 9:19 AM, Sme wrote: > > Thanks for that part Rosemarie. > > Suz > >> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Thanks for that part Rosemarie. Suz On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci wrote: > Antonio, the father, is absent and in the USA. > > Rosemarie > rcap...@gmail.com > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant'

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

Antonio, the father, is absent and in the USA. Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:53 AM, wrote: > >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Borba Azevedo, 1880s, Calheta, Sao Jorge island

http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1880-1889/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1880-1889_item1/P149.html [bottom right] Domingos: baptized 30 December 1887 in Calheta, born on 28 December 1887, legitimate son of Antonio Domingos d'Azevedo (something about