[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How can I find the name of my ancestor that came to Brazil

2014-01-05 Thread Kalani N
Oi Ubirajara, tudo bem? Here's a link you can use, type in "Brazil". https://familysearch.org/ask/researchWiki It'll give you brief info. on the census recs (available online or you can go to the Igreja de Jesus Cristo do Santos dos Últimas Días), immigration, etc. I'm not familiar with the po

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How can I find the name of my ancestor that came to Brazil

2014-01-04 Thread Ubirajara Jales de Lira
Kawika, by my father's side is Jales, Lira, Teixeira, Dantas, Rocha and Fernandes. But, I am interested in the my mother's side. The surnames are Gomes, Oliveira, Santos, Lourenço and Ambrósio. However, the Portuguese woman, ancestor of my mother in her direct line can have other surname. Pleas

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How can I find the name of my ancestor that came to Brazil

2014-01-04 Thread Ubirajara Jales de Lira
Kawika, My family names until my great great grandparents are: Gomes, Oliveira, Santos, Lourenço and Ambrosio. This is my mothers side. Jales, Lira, Dantas, Teixeira, Rocha and Fernandes. This is my fathers side. Ubirajara. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How can I find the name of my ancestor that came to Brazil

2014-01-04 Thread Shirl Sereque
Two of my ancestors went to Brazil (probably São Paulo) after 1865. Salão Benarus Seriqui (born 1850 in Morocco and who later lived in Lisbon) and David Benarus Seriqui (born ~1850 in Morocco) whom we know almost nothing about.  He also used the name David Seriqui Benarus.  Both would have left f

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How can I find the name of my ancestor that came to Brazil

2014-01-04 Thread Kawika322
Ubirajara, I have a book about the various Portuguese colonies with a map of Brazil with names of Portuguese people who settled in various parts of Brasil in the 1600's. If you can provide some surnames or names of your ancestors, I could see if there are any common names that could match your