[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: need eyes, too

2010-04-20 Thread JR
They did not receive the blessings because it was at a time that was prohibited. This is common enough and usually means they are marrying or asking for the blessing at a prohibited religious time. The rest is simply the regular reference to the record as above. JR On Apr 19, 1:24 pm, Tish M

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: need eyes, too

2010-04-20 Thread nancy jean baptiste
Hi JR, Could you give an example of such a religious time that would prohibit receiving the blessing and can they get it blessed later? Thanks, Nancy Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:39:37 -0700 Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: need eyes, too From: jro...@rogers.com To:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-04-20 Thread Kaylene Simmiss
Hi my name is Kaylene Simmiss, and I have traced my ancestors to the Azores. I am wondering if you are actually a relative as I have been told that our family name may have been from Simas...now known as Simmiss. I would love to hear from you if this is the case. regards kaylene -

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Antonio Jose de Sousa Pereira of Sao Jorge

2010-04-20 Thread R Bradley Potts
*Nancy My line is from Velas, Sao Jorge too... I descend from Flossicisso Periera Thomas and Isabel Florisida da Piedades. Their son Manuel Jose Pereira de Bettencourt married Mariana Josefa de Bettencourt in Velas on 7 Jan 1864. Their son Joao Francisco Pereira b 10 Mar 1865, removed to the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: need eyes, too

2010-04-20 Thread Tish M
Thank you very much. There is so much to learn. I, as many of you, wish we had our relatives to answer our questions. It is so nice to have such knowledgeable relatives to answer many of our questions. I have learned so much in such a short time. Thank you once again, Tish On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: St. Joseph Cemetery in Hayward, CA

2010-04-20 Thread Eugenia
I have relatives that are buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery. Below is additional information about the cemetery that I think some of the information will be use for to you. Eugenia Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery Web site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=crCRid=7835 This web site

[AZORES-Genealogy] 1902 Heading on Ponta Delgada Passport Records?

2010-04-20 Thread Terri
I was looking at the headings on the Passport Records and could not make out the word between 'occupacao' and 'destinos' at the top of the page. It looks like it starts with the letter 'L' . What is it and what does it mean? Thank you -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[AZORES-Genealogy] Mello, Cotta, Pereira, Rodrigues from Sao Miguel

2010-04-20 Thread Cheri Mello
Repost for t.rodrigues74 at yahoo.com I am trying to find infomation on Mello, Cotta, Periera Rodrigues from St Michael, also Rodrigues, Augusta from Maderia. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-04-20 Thread Cheri Mello
Kaylene, If you hear the Portuguese pronunciation of Simas, it would sound kind of like SEE-Mish. So I'd say your spelling is a phonetic representation from way back when. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada --

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 1902 Heading on Ponta Delgada Passport Records?

2010-04-20 Thread Cheri Mello
Terri, I think that the wording on that column has changed from time to time. It's the literacy column. I think what you are seeing says something like Ler Escravo for Read/write (not sure on the Portuguese spellings). I've also seen alfabeto or something like that which is basically asking if

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Priestly Handwriting...

2010-04-20 Thread Janis Davis
David, you just took me on a memory trip. My grandfather lived a 1 Cottage Street, in New Bedford. They also owned a grocery store on Dartmouth street. Their name was Oliver, (Changed from Oliveira at Ellis Island) They were basically from Pico. Their are Silva in their family.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery in Hayward, CA

2010-04-20 Thread celeste perry
Well, Tish, it was just a fluke that enabled me to extract the information and put it into a database.   I wanted to know where my uncle had been buried.  I knew he had died at the age of 3 months and that my grandparents attended All Saints church.  As it happened, the pastor at the time I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 1902 Heading on Ponta Delgada Passport Records?

2010-04-20 Thread Margaret Vicente
That's correct Cheri, just a vowel difference EscrevE Margaret Vicente On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Terri, I think that the wording on that column has changed from time to time. It's the literacy column. I think what you are seeing says

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Priestly Handwriting...

2010-04-20 Thread JR
I don't know where you could find such a list, if at all. However, if anyone in your family was in the records of Azores, before or many years after 1900, any reference to a professional or person of rank, of any kind, would automatically be noted in the church records, along with their names. The

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-04-20 Thread Simas, Lizuarte
Yes, I was born on the island and immigrated to Toronto in 1971..where are you located. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kaylene Simmiss Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:10 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

[AZORES-Genealogy] CA death records

2010-04-20 Thread bellemarco
I am trying to find a death record in CA between 1920 and 1929. Probably in Los Angeles County area since she and her daughter are living on Coronado St. in LA in 1920 census and her daughter is living on Louise St. in Glendale in 1930 census. Since these records are neither on VitalSearch?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: St. Joseph Cemetery in Hayward, CA

2010-04-20 Thread Eric Gomes
Actually, I was just wondering where the cemetery was in Hayward and I actually forgot about that cemetery on Walpert. =) I don't have any family buried there. All of my immigrant ancestors from Portugal are burried either at Holy Sepulchre in Hayward or St. Mary's in Oakland. I have one great

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CA death records

2010-04-20 Thread eric edgar
E, Vitalsearch has the death records for 1905-1929 and marriage records for 1949-1960. Who are you after? Eric E On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:56 AM, bellema...@gmail.com wrote: I am trying to find a death record in CA between 1920 and 1929. Probably in Los Angeles County area since she and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery in Hayward, CA

2010-04-20 Thread Tish M
Thank you very much. I guess all I can do is ask. My problem is I am not affiliated with any Catholic Church so I guess I would have to make a connection with someone at the church, highly unlikely. By the way, what did you do with your dBase files. Are you still able to read them? I take it you

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Priestly Handwriting...

2010-04-20 Thread Cheri Mello
David, The line after Maria Thereza (8th line): viuva End of line 9: digo is hyphenated. He's got di- and then go on line 10. 12th line: After single, it's her occupation, but I'm unsure of the first letter. _iadeira, I'd say. End of that line: donde 13th line: I'd say the street is

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico

2010-04-20 Thread Kaylene Simmiss
Hi Lizuarte I was born in Nelson, New Zealand. could I send my email address to you so that we could discuss further if in fact we have any connections? regards Kaylene - Original Message - From: Simas, Lizuarte To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: need eyes, too

2010-04-20 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/20/2010 8:39:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jro...@rogers.com writes: They did not receive the blessings because it was at a time that was prohibited. This is common enough and usually means they are marrying or asking for the blessing at a prohibited religious time. The

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Priestly Handwriting...

2010-04-20 Thread Nancy Couto
David, I lived in that neighborhood until the age of nine. We lived on Rivet Street, less than a block from Dartmouth St., and my grandmother lived on Matthew St. I just checked my few really old photographs and found one, taken probably around 1919, of my mother's family with my grandfather

[AZORES-Genealogy] marriage blessing

2010-04-20 Thread celeste perry
During the 40's 50's, here in Hayward, no marriages were blessed in the church during Lent, from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday.    I think someone who had to marry was married in the rectory.  The pastor was Portuguese so that may have had something to do with the practice. Celeste Perry

[AZORES-Genealogy] California cemetery information

2010-04-20 Thread Besotes
It appears there's two threads speaking of cemetery information, etc. and mentioning children, so instead of posting this comment twice, I've started a new thread. One of our family plots is at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in San Jose, CA. One item I would note has to do with children's

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] marriage blessing

2010-04-20 Thread Cheri Mello
My grandparents married in 1933. My grandfather was Catholic and my grandmother was not (she was RLDS). They were married in the rectory. They raised my dad Catholic and my dad remembers going to his mom's RCIA or whatever it was called then in the late 1930s. I should investigate further and

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Priestly Handwriting...

2010-04-20 Thread mnk
David, I made some changes directly below for you. I did not add any to the end of the document, because the last few sentences are a formality and nearly always the same in many baptismal records. Sorry I do not how to type in diacritical marks. Maria Natalia In the CCA baptismal records for

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] California cemetery information

2010-04-20 Thread Jacki G.
I am having close to the same situation now at St. Mary's cemetery in Oakland. I found my great grandfather there first. Since he was killed in an explosion at the Dimond Canyon Quarry in Oakland in 1909. There were plenty of newspaper articles about it so I was able to find that he was buried

[AZORES-Genealogy] BENÇÃOS

2010-04-20 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi group, Just a small contribution or some information about the “não receberam as bençãos”: “bençãos or bençoes” = kind of holly benediction. The studies about why not receiving the bençãos are not conclusive about it. The “bençãos” were a very important part of the marriage

[AZORES-Genealogy] FURNAS - Adam (Adão) and Criador

2010-04-20 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi Group, Any information about: João de Sousa Criador (João de Souza Criador) João de Sousa Adão (João de Souza Adam), probably married to a Maria Tavares. They probably immigrated to hawaii and then to the USA (Fall River?) They were from Furnas, Santana, they were married, they

[AZORES-Genealogy] Fwd: need eyes, too

2010-04-20 Thread Marralha
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ships Passenger Lists

2010-04-20 Thread Shirley Allegre
Jacki: If you find any info about ships that arrived in San Francisco from Hawaii in 1892, would you PLEASE let me know what you find. My paternal grandfather, Joao John Cambra or Camara, or Roble, or Rebello, said that he immigrated in 1892. Thanks Shirley - Original Message -