Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] birth certificates, etc

I definitely have seen Obitos in the Ponta Delgada civil registry film for people of Jewish faith. The records start in the 1830's. MNK -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

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The oldest Jewish Synagogue is on Sao Miguel Island Azores and was recently restored. I will see if I can find an article on it and post it. George ( Pereira ) Medeiros Sent from my iPad On Jul 13, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Shirl Sereque wrote: > Ponta Delgada > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] birth certificates, etc

There are jehovah witnesses for sure as my aunt who lives in Graciosa converted. Not sure where she goes for their "meetings" Tammy Jesso > On Jul 13, 2016, at 3:48 PM, John Vasconcelos wrote: > > When I was on Pico in 2002 I came across a congregation of Jehovahs

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Ponta Delgada    If my memory is correct, there is a Jewish synagogue there, too.  I have some photos of it somewhere on my computer.- Shirl - On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:59 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I swear there were a

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Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I swear there were a few (very few) Civil Registries beginning in the 1830s (this would have been Sao Miguel island). I'll have to dig around and see what I can find. I worked with a student from Terceira. She came to America 3 years ago. I don't remember

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Hi That is so interesting, never thought back then there was other religions in the Azores. By the way my maiden name was Raposo. What Island are you from? Maria Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2016, at 4:03 AM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy > wrote: > > Allow

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not Catholic    Thank you John for your insight!   At least two of us don't have Catholic "ancestors".  Miguel Benarus Seriqui was born in 1861 and his younger sister Luna Benarus Seriqui was born around 1870 both in Se on Terceira.  That's all I know.   The older ones and parents were born

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Allow me to share an interesting experience in this regard.As many people know, now that I am retired, I do genealogical research as a side line. Not too long ago a potential client contacted me with the basics (parents, grandparents and great grandparents' vital dates, freguesia, etc) in order

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They may be in the Civil Registry records, depending on the time period. You have to order those on microfilm from the Family History Library (FHL). I don't think they are on the CCA. But you can double check. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira

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Shiri, Tombo.pt is a portal only to the CCA website which holds the passports and the Catholic Church baptism/marriage/death records. If your people were practicing their Jewish religion, they would not be in those records. They would however, be in the Passports as they were Portuguese Citizens

[AZORES-Genealogy] birth certificates, etc

   My ancestors were Jewish.  Would they be listed under tombo.pt for births and passports?  They were from Terceira/Angra/Se and the surname was Seriqui.   Thank you for any information!- Shirl - -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log