I have a little experience with this for San Francisco. Yes, Catholics
did get divorced prior to 1900. I have a French relative who was Roman
Catholic. She came to SF in 1880, married and had a kid, and then the guy
deserted her. I was able to find record of the divorce based on
I mistyped above. The Divorce record I found was in the Daily Alta which
is also at the California Digital Newspaper Collection website and covers
years 1849-1891.
Another source for California newspapers is the Library of Congress
Chronicling America newspaper collection. Note they have
I am back to work on my Azorean lines filling in some gaps. I found this
record--a new child for my ancestors, but I can't read the child's name. I
believe it starts with a P and the fourth letter is a q, so maybe it's
Pulqueria or something similar? Some thought the third letter looks more
Thank you for the quick response, Doug! Pulqueria it is!
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I hope it's true that Ribeira Grande will be added soon. Although I've
enjoyed working in Achada's records the last year, I now need Maia and
Fenais da Vera Cruz to continue my research. I worked in both extensively
10-15 years ago, but have not been back in those records since arthritis
Eliseu,
That is an interesting list of names. I am familiar with a few of these. I
used to think it was the Portuguese Hawaiians who came up with the strange
name variations (Flamana and Zulumina, for instance). That was until I
really got into the Azorean records.
The longer I research,
It was called a Festschrift, wasn't it? I believe in German it comes off
more as a large B, but means double S. It's interesting to see their were
so many rules surrounding the usage. And, we think our spelling rules were
complicated!
On Friday, May 23, 2014 9:39:52 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello
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*Assunto:* [AZORES-Genealogy] My Pacheco, Mello, de Braga (Achada, Maia,
Fenais da Vera Cruz
Eliseu,
Yes, that is correct. Francisco was from Povocao and Josefa from Porto
Formosa. I have the marriage, but I didn't have Francisco's birthdate.
Thanks for that! Josefa de Mello is the beginning of my de Mello line in
Maia.
You are correct about this line connecting to Craig Cameron
I have finally found the marriage record for my ancestors Antonio Furtado
(aka Antonio Furtado Resendes) and Maria de Pimentel. They were married in
1755, Achada. Unfortunately, it's one of the worst records in this set. I
can make out all the names except for Antonio's mother and Maria's
)
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Maia, Fenais da Vera Cruz) Wiki Tree
Margaret,
Excellent! I've got cousins popping out all over. Can I ask what source
you have for Maria's parents? (Maybe you have a better copy of the
marriage record than the one I linked to online). Also, which of their
children to you connect to? I am a descendant of Antonia Pimentel who
Eliseu,
Yes, you are right about that.He was born there. He married Barbara
Faria of Estrella, 1 Jun 1720, Achada. They had a couple children in
Achada and a couple in Maia. I am descended from their daughter Maria de
Braga, born 21 Oct 1725 in Maia. She married Pedro de Paiva who was
I have a couple of couples in Achada where the bride and groom are from
different villages (one is from Achada, the other is not). I've noticed
there is a gap in records for Achada marriages right where my people might
have married (1756-1757). As I am not having any luck in the surrounding
be clearly seen. It also
says the brides mother was already deceased.
Hope this helps.
On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:17 PM, IslandRoutes
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Margaret,
Excellent! I've got cousins popping out all over. Can I ask what source
you have for Maria's
Jude,
Looks like you and I are also related. Antonia de Pementel m. Joze Furtado
was Maria de Resendes' (m. Manoel Homem Rebello) sister. My line stays in
Achada. Here is my link on WikiTree for this line:
http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Pimentel-Family-Tree-29
Melody
On Wednesday, May
(the marriage
and baptismal). My tree feels incomplete without them.
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 2:52:25 PM UTC-7, Pam Santos wrote:
Normally it is the brides town, but not always. I have several where they
married in the grooms home town.
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 2:35 PM, IslandRoutes
island
are you looking for?
JR
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:35:25 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
I have a couple of couples in Achada where the bride and groom are from
different villages (one is from Achada, the other is not). I've noticed
there is a gap in records for Achada marriages right
Richard,
As yet, I don't have those people in my database. However, I know I have
seen the names and I am still working through my notes comparing them to my
database. I have a Heronyma Pimentel, but she is daughter of Manoel Correa
Symas and Agueda (aka Agada) Pimentel. She married Manoel
I am curious what others think of this marriage that I came across in
Achada. The marriage took place in 1777. The couple is distantly related
to me.
What caught my eye was the years of baptismal. The groom was baptized in
mille sette centos secenta e quarto annos = 1764. The bride in
again. Mil sete centsos oitenta e sete, 1787.
The records before and after are also 1787. He did not spell or write
well.
Judi
Sent from my iPad
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javascript: wrote:
I am curious what others think of this marriage that I
JR,
Thanks for the link to the marriage record for Antonio Barbara. I am
afraid that Anna de Mello m. Estevao Correa could be a dead end for the de
Mello's. I still need to find her obito. I'm not holding out much hope
that it will include information that I don't already have.
On Friday,
Rick and others,
I don't have the Braz de Costa Loureiro from Maia in my database. I do
have Costa Loureiro's. This is a snippet of the line that I have from Maia:
1-Joao da Costa LOUREIRO-6820
b: 1642, Achada, Nordeste, Sao Miguel Isl.
d: 4 December 1721, Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel
One of my ancestors is Miguel do Monte. Miguel was born ca 1690 possibly
in Achadinha. He was married twice. First wife was Maria Furtada and the
second Maria da Costa. He had several children by both of them. Most were
born in Achada, though records point to his son, Miguel do Monte (my
John,
I think you might have the answers I need. Dan sent me the marriage record
in Faial de Terra for Miguel do Monte who married Thereza Furtado. Is this
the person who is the father of Joze Furtado who married Antonia Pimentel
in Achada 20 may 1791? Is this the Miguel do Monte who married
I do not have Ana do Monte, so this one is new for me (despite having
numerous children for these people)
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:06:25 PM UTC-7, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote:
Hi!
Do you have ANA DO MONTE married to Bento Pacheco Raposo, Maia 16.5.1774,
as daughter of Miguel do Monte
wife, Maria da
Costa, born April 30, 1734 in Achada. If there is a second Miguel Monte, he
may have married in Achadinha, where his father and grandparents are from.
JR
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:16:15 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
John,
I think you might have the answers I need. Dan sent
One thing I recommend is when you are on the screen to save it, rename the
file to something that is meaningful to you. The CCA website names files
in a long format that isn't really useful for when you go back to sort
things out.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 10:14:10 AM UTC-7, E Sharp wrote:
%2Fbiblioteca_digital%2FSMG-ND-ACHADA-B-1732-1750%2FSMG-ND-ACHADA-B-1732-1750_item1%2FP21.htmlsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNGXg6XbMwUvi4WKoqvT6RzjdK1ANA
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:01:14 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
I do not have Ana do Monte, so this one is new for me (despite having
numerous children
I worked in Achadinha last night. I got nothing in the Baptismals
1714-1718 or so. So, I switched to the marriages. Here is the record that
John mentioned. The marriage for the sister of Maria do Monte:
Eliseu/Doug, this information would be very interesting to see. We don't
really know where Monte originates.
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 2:39:56 AM UTC-7, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote:
Hi Dough!
Do you have any more information on those MONTE you said left S. Miguel to
settle in
I just wanted to update on the research I did last night. I started look
at the Obitos for Achada in the 1730s (going backward). I haven't found
any Monte's as yet.
Then, I reviewed the marriage work I've already done. I noted every
marriage from 1747-1777. What strikes me is despite all
/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-NORDESTINHO-O-1683-1738/SMG-ND-NORDESTINHO-O-1683-1738_item1/P87.html
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:34:08 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote:
John,
Okay, looks like I need to put my current marriage project aside to see
if I can figure out the do Monte's. I'm just
Aaron, I'm trying to read Maria da Costa's marriage record that you posted
the link for. Is her father's name Francisco Rabeiro? Thank you for
posting these records.
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John,
I have most of this information, but not all. I did not have Miguel do
Monte's parents nor some of the children's marriages. But, I never got to
read the records myself, so that's what I'm doing now. I have other
ancestors to fill in lines on, so it's no big deal (and good practice
John, Eliseu, and Aaron,
Last night I worked in the baptismals for 1751-1770. I started at 1756 as
I lucked out by clicking on the exact page that had a do Monte on it. I
then went forward a few years. This is what I observed:
There were two distinct way the records were noted. One
To all,
Thanks! But, Dan should get part of the credit. He was the one who
noticed that I had married off Miguel do Monte, the son, to his step mother
(oops!)I know that I am my own cousin a couple of times, but this would
be just a little too close. LOL
JR-that gap in the Achada
I think I might have an extra clue in this mystery. Estevao's brother,
Mathias Correa, married Maria de Mello. I'm seeing her in records as being
from Fenais da Luz. So perhaps Estevao's wife, Anna de Mello, are
sisters. If I find Mathias and Maria's marriage record, maybe it will lead
me
JR,
Awesome! I am amazed at how the Achada people seemed to spread out all
over the island. When I researched my lines in Maia, it seemed families
were more stationery (marrying amongst the people in Maia)
I also agree, from your earlier notes, that Miguel do Monte, the father, is
son of
Is anyone else researching Manoel Rebello (son of Antao Rebello Teixeira
and Margarida da Costa Carneiro and m. 17 Aug 1698, Achada to Maria Soares,
dau of Manoel Soares and Barbara Furtado? Tonight, I was looking for
someone else in Nordestinho when I came across a second marriage for Manoel
Congratulations to Kalani! I know him from the Portuguese Hawaiian
Genealogy Group on Facebook.
On Friday, June 6, 2014 9:32:47 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote:
1) The Azores DNA project on Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has a new admin! His
name is Kalani Mondoy and he has his lines from the Azores
Aaron, Thanks for the information on Maria da Costa's family. I need to
add this to be genealogy database.
I believe I found two of Bertholomeu da Costa Furtado and Maria Furtado
Rebelo's children last night in the baptismals for Acahda. This is in the
set 1712-1733. The records are
Eliseu,
I have 2 children for Antao and Margarida: Tomaz Costa Carneiro (m. Ana de
Souza) and Manoel Rebello (aka Rebello Carneiro (m. Maria Soares). I am
descendant from Manoel and Maria's son, Manoel.
On Monday, June 9, 2014 4:49:54 PM UTC-7, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote:
I have Antão
was
Tomaz Costa Carneiro.
Thanks,
Mel
On Monday, June 9, 2014 6:41:48 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote:
Eliseu,
I have 2 children for Antao and Margarida: Tomaz Costa Carneiro (m. Ana
de Souza) and Manoel Rebello (aka Rebello Carneiro (m. Maria Soares). I am
descendant from Manoel and Maria's son
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found 1729, Nordestinho
I'm working through the Achada marriages in the mid to late 1700. As I've
been taking notes on all of them, I've been stricken by something. A good
majority of the mothers are deceased by the time their children marry. I
have made any determination of ages. But, I suspect many didn't make
Eliseu,
I didn't really have anything on him except the info. in RR and the 2nd
marriage certificate giving his name as Manoel Rebello Carneiro. So, I
went looking for the first marriage record (I thought I already had it, but
I didn't). Here is what I found:
Maybe it was a long day and the priest dipped into the wine a bit too much.
:DI agree that it looks like they all got mixed up. This is the first
time I've been marriage records this early. I haven't noted the godparents
being listed in the group for the 1740-1750s.
I guess the next
Hello all,
First, I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I have
learned a lot about this family and gained some information that I did not
have when I started.
I have completed my research in the Baptismals from 1712 to 1757. I
describe earlier the last birth I found
Aaron,
Okay, now I remember looking at this record. I have it in my notes, but it
hasn't gotten into my database yet. I think with all the Miguel do Monte
records I've seen the last two weeks that my brain blanked.
Thanks
Mel
On Saturday, June 14, 2014 12:06:05 AM UTC-7, Aaron Pereira wrote:
Margaret,
I think you missed my post a couple of days ago. There was some confusion
over whether there was one or two Miguel do Monte's in Achada. It turns
out there were two, father and son, and both married women of the same
name. The births from 1758 onward belong to the son and his wife.
JR,
I think I have a possibility for this family. I realized that Estevao
Correa's brother, Matias, married Maria de Mello from Fenais da Luz. I
have her parents names. I wondered if maybe the brothers married sisters.
I went through Fenais da Luz's baptismal records and have found that
Eliseu,
Do you happen to have Manoel Soares Rebello who married Margarida Pimentel
in this line anywhere? I have his parents as Joze Soares and Maria
Rabella. Manoel was 46 years old when he died 15 Mar 1781. Margarida
connects to my tree through marriage.
Manoel is record as Manoel
Margaret,
It was really confusing with all the similar names.
What child does your husband descend from? The only child of Antonio
Furtado de Resendes and Maria de Pimentel that I have married is my
ancestors, Antonia Pimentel (m. Joze Furtado). I have these children:
Maria, Barbara, Joze
I am stuck on a genealogy problem until Maia records come online. I found
Antonio Miguel de Braga in the Azorean passport records. His parents were
given as M. de Braga and Ermelinda do Rozario. His wife was Maria da
Gloria Rapoza, daughter of Jose Rapoza and Jacinta Roza de Braga.
So far,
isn't very helpful.
On Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:09:14 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote:
I am stuck on a genealogy problem until Maia records come online. I found
Antonio Miguel de Braga in the Azorean passport records. His parents were
given as M. de Braga and Ermelinda do Rozario. His wife
Eliseu,
Thank you for the file! Now I understand. I did not have a son, Joze, for
Manoel Rebello and Maria Soares. I see where they fit in. You have
considerably more research on this line than I do.
By the way, I noticed on your chart Jacinto Jose de Braga. This is my
line. Jozimas de
Hi all,
I have gone through all the deaths from 1781-1809. Now I have a Monte I
can't place in the tree. This is the entry I found. Maybe someone here
has already figured her out?
Image 0067
Maria do Monte, 70 years old, d. 4 Feb 1796
wife of Francisco Pereira
Thanks,
Mel
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I am helping a cousin with her Raposo line. I came across two entries in
the passports that I believe are brothers (thought there is some confusion
over how this family has linked these two together).
Anyway, this is the page I am looking at:
An added note:
I decided to take a look at Mosteiros today. I found Francisco Raposo and
Maria Emilia's marriage record. It does confirm that Francisco was a Pai
Incognito. He was also a widow.
I'm doing some research for my cousin and have found her great
grandparent's marriage record in Mosteiros. Can someone help me with the
names on this record. I can read the information about the groom, but I
can't make out the bride's father's surname and the bride's mother's name?
I can
JR,
Thanks for the translation and going the extra mile to get the baptismal
for Manoel Raposo. I was guessing Ignacio or Innocencio for the wife's
father's surname on the marriage. This priest had an odd way of not
connecting the bottom of his letters.
The baptismal is helpful. It is
Cheri,
I understand what you mean. You probably noticed the Manual spelling
throughout the book. I appreciate what Demello did by indexing these
records, but I always go to the original because he made little errors.
Also, some might not realized that just because an entry appears in
I am trying to work out what the middle part of this baptimal says. I've
got the beginning. It says that Maria Albina de Jesus was from lugar de
Ginetes. After the word Ginetes it says something like recebios(?) no
Irmida de Sao Nicolao do Sete Cidades, Parochiianos d'este freguezia e
. The Mother from S. Sebastiao Ginetes, they
are parishioners of Mosteiros and live in Sete Cidades.
Margaret Vicente
On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 5:56 PM, IslandRoutes insearchofth...@gmail.com
javascript: wrote:
I am trying to work out what the middle part of this baptimal says. I've
got
- for the obvious reasons. My problem was trying to
figure out which primo Manoel people were referring to whenever there was
a family discussion. :)
On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 2:13:43 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
Hi Dan,
I try to keep in mind that there is usually some truth to family
Thanks to Margaret's help on a baptismal, I went back to the marriage
record. I knew there was something odd about this record. Maybe someone
can explain this to me. These are the church records for Mosteiros. The
one I am looking at is on the right hand page, Manoel Raposo and Maria
Oh gosh! I am so sorry to everyone that that other link was posted. I
have no idea how I did that. I'm am red with embarrasment.
This is the correct link for the marriage record in Mosteiros for Manoel
Raposo and Maria Albina. The record seems to say they were married in Sete
Cidades and
of the people of the western border of Vila Franca,
actually married in Ponta Garca, probably because it was closer to their
residence. There are many areas like this on Sao Miguel.
JR
On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 9:11:45 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
Margaret,
Thanks for the translation. Recebidos
/P111.html
Mel
On Saturday, July 5, 2014 11:24:42 AM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote:
I have been working more on my cousin's Raposo line. I have found
Francisco Raposo's baptismal and now can prove he and Manoel Raposo are
brothers (mother and grandmother match). The baptismals for this era
/subordinate of S.
Sebastiao's Parish of Ginetes'|
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javascript: wrote:
Oh gosh! I am so sorry to everyone that that other link was posted. I
have no idea how I did that. I'm am red with embarrasment
Doug's post reminded me that I haven't posted about the Portuguese Hawaiian
Genealogy Group on Facebook. We have a fairly active group working in
various areas of Portuguese Hawaiian Research.
It is a closed, moderated group (because of spammers). If you're on
Facebook, check us out. Click
I have had the opportunity to work on lines in the Azores and Southern
France (not Portuguese...LOL) I noticed something that made me wonder
about terms. In France, there is an equivalent to Pai Incognito. It
escapes me at this moment, but it isn't important. It means the same thing
that
Wow, Eliseu! Wasn't expecting anyone to find a document :D I am not sure
if he is related, but he must be given the location and the surname. I've
sent this on to my cousin. She may even recognize the man.
You've given me a couple meanings for the term Tracado. I am going to send
those to
I wanted to share the latest on the Pacheco Rezendes (aka Pacheco Remigio
and Romiza) family from Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Isl.
My cousin, Rita, and I have been working on various parts of this tree. My
line left for Hawaii in 1882 while hers ended up in Fall River in the early
1900s.
A clarification, Antonio Medeiros Cordeiro is on page 306 of Rodrigo
Rodrigues work volume 1. He is #7-10 Antonio de Medeiros m. Francisca de
Souza. This goes back to Rui Lopes, Goncalvo Vaz Botelho O Grande, and
others.
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:37:00 AM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote
Pam,
I don't have any stories passed down, but since all my Hawaii folks came
during the first wave of the sugar plantation migration, I suspect that was
their motivation. I know for a fact that my de Braga ancestors came to
work the sugar planation because I have a copy of the contract that
Antonio,
Hawaii had what was considered a paternalistic plantation system. The
owner of the plantation saw themselves as a sort of father to the lesser
people he employed. Many plantations treated their employees very well. I
have not heard bad things about the Kilauea Sugar Plantation where
Pau Hana by Ronald Takaki is free through Google Books:
http://books.google.com/books?id=LD94ovK6Ej0Clpg=PP1dq=pau%20hanapg=PA16#v=onepageq=pau%20hanaf=false
On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:47:59 AM UTC-7, apor...@yahoo.com wrote:
Looks like an interesting book, however; it appears that only the
I should have pointed out that Pau Hana is free to read from the Google
Books website. If you want the ebook version it is $8.99.
On Friday, July 18, 2014 6:17:09 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote:
Pau Hana by Ronald Takaki is free through Google Books:
http://books.google.com/books?id
Someone asked a question about this, but I can't find the post. I
researched this extensively when I wrote my research guide (an ebook) on
Portuguese immigration to Hawaii during the sugar plantation era.
A Hawaiian sugar plantation owner would fill out an order for labor, much
like they
Hermano,
You are welcome. Did you also see the information I included about the
descendants of Remigio Pacheco who ended up on the East Coast of the United
States?
On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 9:32:48 PM UTC-7, Hermano C. Pires wrote:
Melody
Many thanks for for the information on Wikitree.
Some of you may have heard the rumors that the PGSH is having problems.
I've got updated information that I wanted to share.
First, their president of many years, Doris Naumu, retired in January. She
was having health problems and stepped down. The new president is Dan
Nelson.
Second, the
Yesterday, my autosomal DNA test results came in. I've been diligently
reading through the materials, educating myself, and bugging Cheri (sorry
Cheri!)
The myOrigins map came up exactly as I would expect with my father side
being French, my Mom's father's side being from Sao Miguel Island,
I'm going to come at this from a different direction--how it affects my
ability to work with my genealogy software database. As I depend on my
database a lot to find people, it's important that I think through how I
might search for them. For awhile, I was doing first middle surname when
Eliseu,
Thank you for the definition of ausente. I was told it meant absent.
For your description am I to understand that it could be unavoidably absent
(like a soldier stationed away from the village or an immigrant in another
country who could not come home), but it can also mean a
,
one in Porto Formoso and the other in Brasil, being caught and judged for
it…
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Another update on the PGSH: I am told that they have a new location.
However, the address and phone number have not been handed out yet. I'm
guessing it will take a couple of weeks for everything to be settled and
then moved.
I will posted when I know more.
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I am so happy this morning :) 14 years ago, I stopped going to the Family
History Center because my arthritis worsened. I could no longer manipulate
the microfilm readers. So, I stopped working on my Azorean lines and I
waited for the records to come online...some day.
This left me with
Thanks for the tip, Kathy! I noticed something that people should be aware
of when searching these records. In the County or Organizaiton field it
says Portuguese Union of California. So, if you tried to search this
database with a city or county name you will probably get no results.
On
Thanks Cheri! This is a finally! John located Jacinto's baptismal
record for me. So, I how have Jacinto and Anna's baptismal, their marriage
record, and baptismals for children #2-8.
What I am missing is the bastismal for their oldest son, Antonio. The
marriage occurred in 1856 in FVC.
Rats! My post from last night disappeared. Trying again...
JR, I forget sometimes that you all haven't come along on this journey with
my for the last 25 years. I originally thought the family added Algarvia
(Algrava, Algarva, etc.) to coincide with my great grandfather's escape to
Eliseu,
As you know, I have mixed heritage (Azorean, French, Irish, British, and
Welsh), so I expected to make a variety of matches with different types of
researchers. I am surprised to find that I made very few matches with
Portuguese researchers (at least what I can tell from their surnames
Hermano,
Thanks for checking! I'm not sure of the original spelling. I know the
descendants predominantly used Algrava or Algarva in California and I have
never found anyone using those two variations in the US who were not
related to me. According to my own research it does not appear in
It is interesting to see everyone's experiences with GEDMatch. I'm trying
to encourage the researchers on the Portuguese Hawaiian Group on Facebook
to upload their data so that more Portuguese researchers will be included.
I have several estimated 4th generation matches. I've started emailing
In the past week I have gone through the baptismals for 1856-1863 in Fenais
da Vera Cruz, Achada, and Algarvia searching for Antonio Pacheco. I came
up with a big fat zero. I'm not sure where to look next, if I somehow
missed it, or if I should accept that his baptismal is not to be found.
Can someone help me interpret what is after the Bride's father's name?
Record #4 for Joao de Mello Castanho and Engracia da Conceicao.
It says Manoel Rapozo __ The word in the blank is the one I am
having trouble with. It looks like Nenana (comparing to the lower case n
in Manoel
Pacheco da Silva
wrote:
I think is NÊSPERA…
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I have found my 3rd great grandfather's obito in Maia, Ribeira Grande,
1884. It is image #7, #17 for Felicianno de Mello:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-O-1880-1889/SMG-RG-MAIA-O-1880-1889_item1/P98.html
I need help with the phrase after his name. It starts
I was so excited when the Maia records came online. I would be able to
fill in some holes in my tree. One of them being finding the marriage
record for Antonio da Rocha and Rosa da Estrella Boteilho. I wasn't sure
what time period to look in as I had some scattered marriage records and
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