RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-18 Thread Eliseu Silva
Hi ADAM, You are right. I had never seen it as a first name. Anyway my experience is only about S. Miguel and Graciosa Islands. I will look in my marriages what is there about. I will ask Márcio Borba too. He has a lot of information on S. Jorge Island. Eliseu Pacheco da Silva

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-18 Thread Margaret Vicente
Hi, Cosme name is of Italian origin Cosimo. It is a first name and I have come across it in S. Miguel records, recently Capelas and I think Nordeste early records also. All as first name. Margaret Vicente On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:58 AM, Eliseu Silva eliseuman...@gmail.comwrote: Hi

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-17 Thread Eliseu Silva
Hi ADAM, I think you have your name information a bit “confused”… COSME should be the last name so, Cosme José de Azevedo is most probably José de Azevedo Cosme, and your José (da?) Rosa should be José da Rosa Cosme… let’s hope we are right!!! J Can you send me the marriage info or scanned

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-17 Thread Pam Santos
I have a Cosme Marques. so I wouldn't assume its a last name On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Adam adamze...@gmail.com wrote: Eliseu, I hadn't considered that it could be a last name. So, in your experience, you're telling me Cosme is normally a last name? I have 6 records that reference

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-16 Thread Adam
Thanks, Eliseu. First, I am searching for baptism information on my ggg-grandfater Cosme Joze de Azevedo. Per his obituary (from Norte Grande, Sao Jorge), he was born around 1821 in Sao Matheus on Graciosa. Per his obituary and marriage record, he is the son of Aurelia Rosa, who was

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-14 Thread Adam
Thanks, Sherry. I am relatively close (San Diego), so I may make the drive up there. On Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:28:48 PM UTC-8, Sherry wrote: Moreno Valley, CA has all of the Graciosa microfilms. We are in southern California. Sherry In a message dated 11/10/2012 4:00:28

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-11 Thread Eliseu Silva
Hi Adam, I have some information on Graciosa Island. If you care to let me know what are you looking for may be I will be of some assistance. Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Researching S. Miguel and Graciosa: PACHECO, ARRUDA, SILVA, SOUSA, BETTENCOURT Azores Genealogy Group - I am proud of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-11 Thread Lorraine
Eliseu, I'm also interested in finding my family from Graciosa. My grandfather was Joao Cunha Dias, b1858,and grandmother Maria Jesus Cunha, b1864. My father was Jayme Cunha Dias, b1890 and his first wife Maria Tomas Cunha, b1890. My father's family was from Barro Branco, Graciosa. Thanks

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-10 Thread rcapodc
Adam, you are not missing anything, the records for Graciosa are not online as yet. You will have to go to www.FamilySearch.org and do a “place” search for Portugal, Graciosa and the village you are looking for and order the microfilm. You will then have to go to your local Family History

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Island Help

2012-11-10 Thread CaraBela
Moreno Valley, CA has all of the Graciosa microfilms. We are in southern California. Sherry In a message dated 11/10/2012 4:00:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rcap...@redshift.com writes: Adam, you are not missing anything, the records for Graciosa are not online as yet. You