Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-10 Thread Cheri Mello
Let's see, Agua de Alto is kind of south central to Sao Miguel, Faial da Terra is southeast, and Estrela is part of Ribeira Grande, which would be north central. Maybe David Perry better post the obituary and details on his ancestor because we've got him all over the island! Cheri Mello Listowner,

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-10 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
[mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Altino Demelo Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:10 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras? Any chance it could be an abbreviation for "Estrela". Maybe if a photo of the record was posted it might spark

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-10 Thread Altino Demelo
Any chance it could be an abbreviation for "Estrela". Maybe if a photo of the record was posted it might spark something. Sent from my iPad On 2013-03-09, at 5:46 PM, David Perry wrote: > I have an obituary identifying a residence for a relative as Etras, Portugal. > This relative was born a

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-10 Thread pico
Maybe it's Elvas on the mainland.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras? From: "Eliseu Silva" <eliseuman...@gmail.com> Date:

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-10 Thread Eliseu Silva
@googlegroups.com] Em nome de Cheri Mello Enviada: domingo, 10 de Março de 2013 00:32 Para: azores@googlegroups.com Assunto: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras? Hi David P, There is no Etras in the Azores. I did a Google search and couldn't find one in Portugal either. Maybe someone else knows.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-09 Thread eric edgar
There is a Eiras, Coimbra, Portugal Eric Edgar On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Hi David P, > > There is no Etras in the Azores. I did a Google search and couldn't find > one in Portugal either. Maybe someone else knows. But something tells me > it's a corruption of anoth

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A town called Etras?

2013-03-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi David P, There is no Etras in the Azores. I did a Google search and couldn't find one in Portugal either. Maybe someone else knows. But something tells me it's a corruption of another word. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das T