Hi Yvonne,
Disregard the other information I sent you. That is the wrong family.
Looking at the Passport record I read the following:
23 Nov 1906
Manuel Joaquim de Costa age 56 Son of Jose Joaquim de Costa and Rosa
Caetana
Maria dos Santos age 56 daughter of Manuel (Vieira?) (Gi?) and
Hello Hardrick,
I am forwarding this to the Azores list as there are several researchers
that have done more research in Vila Franca than I have. You can join
the Azores group by going to this link:
http://groups.google.com/group/Azores
As far as where to look next: I would suggest the
Hi Jesse,
All I see is Francisco. It does not look like any thing was written over
to me. The writer of this document could have been having trouble
getting his quill to work right at the start and that's why it looks
like it was written over.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New
The Santa Maria records are not on line. They are available on
microfilm.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Hi Linda the picture of the unknown men was taken on the steps of NS
Estrela in Rebeira Grande.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
It is definitely the 20th day I see dias not dos I also see an
abbreviation Mar before Barbara. So her name would be Maria Barbara
Durate everything else is consistent with what you say.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira
Hi Elaine,
I clicked on it but I decided I did not want to create another pass word
so I deleted it. I figured if the picture was that good it would be
attached to a message.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande,
Hi All,
I received the new FTM 2011 this past Friday and have been playing
around with it. I have been using FTM 2006 V16 for the longest time even
though I did get FTM 2008 2009 which I did not like as well as 2006.
One thing I have noticed is the maps in 2011 of the Acores are great it
has
Manuel Sousa Coelho Married 10 Oct 1869 Ajuda Bretanah to Ana Tavares.
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Maggie,
I have a lot of Furtado information from Ribeirinha prior to 1883 and I
also have a Furtado line from there.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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Not necessarily, I have found Baptisms of exposto's and pais incognito
mixed in with other Baptisms. And yes some special books were kept just
for exposto's
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta
Hi Shirley,
It is nothing to be sorry about. Just like fine wine we get better with
age.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From:
Manoel,
Perhaps I can answer that. Linda’s great grandfather was Marianno
Furtado and was from Ribeira Grande. We have search and have found but
have not verified a Marianno born 29 Mar 1868 in Ribeirinha the son of
Francisco Pimentel and Maria da Conciecao (Furtado). This Marianno is
the
I meant to add Fulgencio Pacheco it the god parent of both these
Marianno’s
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From:
That's right, the legitimate daughter first one named Maria. If it said
secundo then that would mean there was another daughter named Maria that
was older and as we have found most likely had died.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha,
Hi Shirley,
This is so confusing I think my head is about to explode :-), so the
Maria born 10 Jun 1674 is not related to anyone and the Maria Vultoa
married 3 Feb 1721 is in your line but not related to Joao de Costa
Loureiro and Maria Vultoa?
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New
Now it is starting to make sense. I am missing a generation. Do I
understand that Maria born 10 Jun 1674 married Manoel Correa Marvao and
her daughter is the Maria Vultoa that married 3 Feb 1721.
Rick
603-679-8339
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha,
Thank You Margaret and JR,
I wanted to make sure I had it right. Braz was not a common name but I
am convinced they are the right people. I have the marriage record of
Braz from Achada and it was in such poor condition I could not read his
father’s first name and his mother’s second name.
Hi Shirley,
If that is the case then our common ancestor would be Joao da Costa
Loureiro and Maria Vultoa.
Rick
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-Original
Hi Linda
Yes that is right. Their daughter Isabel Resende married Sebastiao
Michado 28 Sep 1699 in Estrela.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
Good so far Rosemarie, I also see 2 Feb 1676 and Braz son of Joao da
Costa.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
-Original Message-
From:
Hi JR,
Did you try Microsoft Office Document Imaging?
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Digo 28 Sep 1699 in NS Anunciacao, Achada Grande
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Hi All
My father's maternal line was tested for Mtdna and the results came back
with haplogroup L2 which is early African in origins. I have only been
able to trace the line to 1711 so far. I suspect it is mostly Moorish
but only research will tell. I need to work some more on that line.
Rick
Hi Margaret,
Just a guess at what it means, but could it be saying that Domingo
Fagundes was a former black slave? The words that come closest in my
dictionary refer to blacks and salves.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha,
Hi Margaret,
It could be Souza, the z is not written very well. I lean towards
Maria for the mothers name; Margarida and Marianna have too many letters
for the space it is written in.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira
Hi Margaret,
May be if you are lucky you could find a marriage of a sibling.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
-Original Message-
From:
Thank You Margaret,
That is not a very common name as a matter of fact it is the first time
I have seen that.
The temp is now pushing 101.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada,
Hi Nancy,
Every one caries the Mt-DNA from their mother but only daughters can
pass it on. Your Uncle carries the MT-DNA from his mother (Your
Grandmother). You can test him for MT- DNA only. Any MT-DNA test will be
fine, there are no special tests for male for female testing of MT-DNA
it is
Nice work Celeste.
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of celeste
I Agree with Cheri, They are from Martz in Horta (Santissimo Salvador).
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From:
Hi Nancy,
I see no need to test your uncle's Y-DNA as it should be the same as
your brothers. By testing your uncles Mt-DNA you will get your
grandmothers line DNA. This is more important especially if you have no
Aunts or daughters of your aunts.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Jesse,
It would depend on what you want to do with the data base. If I were
doing a tree to show my family then I use actual names as they were
spelled at the time. If I were doing a searchable data base (which I am)
then I standardize spelling with some exceptions. A good example is the
one
Cheri is right about which program you use. When I do a file/data base
and standardize names I create a fact recording exactly how the name was
written in the record.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande,
Hi Nancy
That is the way I understand it also.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Hi All
Just a general discussion but has any study been done on the frequency
of twins in the Acores? In my own lines in the past 50 years I can come
up with three sets of twins. In my research in the parish of Santissimo
Salvador (1836-1883) there seems to be a couple sets of twins born each
Have you been able to find them in the 1910 1920 US Census? It may
give you some more information. Looking at the childrens dates I would
start with the 1920 Census.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade
Hi Linda
I don't believe this is related to our family.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
Hi Linda,
Right my connection is on my grandmother’s side her family was from
Bretanha. Right now I have no connection to the club through the
Pimentel\Furtado line, (Vincente Furtado).
Rick.
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha,
Hi Linda
This is on my grandmother’s side we are related on my Grandfather’s
side.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho,
D. Violante Velho Cabrel married to Goncalves de Travassos is the 16th
greatgrandmother of Richard Francis Pimentel.
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores for, Pimentel
Below is a line from my great grandfather thanks to John Miranda Raposo.
I guess you can add me into the cousin mix.
Rick
Diogo Gonsalves Travassos x Violante Velho Cabral
Pedro Velho Cabral and his 1st wife
Violante Velho x João Alvares Homem do Olho
Rui Velho de Travassos x Guiomar
It is quiet. A lot is going on in late May and June. School graduations,
the first nice days of summer, family gatherings all seem to draw us
away from the computer for a while.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade
Hi Nancy,
My condolences on the loss of your most loved mother. It is a joyful
thought to know she died with Jesus in her heart and is now with the
saints in heaven.
As a choir member I frequently sing at funerals and we are sometimes
given a list of what hymns to sing as requested by the
Hi Melody,
Sorry to hear of your father's passing. It sound like you were very
close to him and you will miss him a lot.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
for, Pimentel
What a great day
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
To further clarify a prohibited time Lent (the forty days before Easter)
would be a prohibited time also I believe the 4 weeks prior to
Christmas. Normally Weddings did not take place on Sundays in the
Catholic Church.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching
The Ellis Island Web site is also useful in locating the arrival date of
your ancestors.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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That seems kind of strange. I would suspect that the priest knew who the
parents of your 3d great grandparents were and it was more of a matter
of a close relation ship and they could not get a dispensation.
If you could find her birth record it would be interesting.
Rick
Richard
Hi Jeanetta,
My Rocha's are from Ponta Delgada and go back to Bretanha.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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Good Article.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com
The Basques are from the region bordering France Span and Portugal. So
having Basque in your DNA is possible. I would think there are studies
that have been done which shows blood types and what determines the type
we are.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Hi all,
This is great if you need to look at the 1930 Census. Dick Eastman's
article on how to view the 1930 Census on line FREE. It is a little
awkward but I was able to find some of my family and the images were
readable.
Hello George,
I offer my deepest condolences on the loss of your brother. Having lost
a sibling a number of years ago I know it is difficult. I offer my
prayers today for your brother.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande,
Hello Frank,
I can not help you much but the term Western Island refers to all the
islands in the Acores.
I grew up in Portsmouth NH and the Bartlett name is well known and goes
back to pre revolutionary days. There is a house on display in
Portsmouth known as the Bartlett house. There is
Hi Tony,
It would be more helpful it you would give full names and dates, spouses
name and so forth. As you state there are many Mellos in MA. Do you know
what Island and village they came from or when they came to this
country?
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire,
Hi All,
I just received this announcement of a new DNA test which offers more
hope of breaking through the Pais Incognito barrier for some of your
lines. You can read about it below using the link.
http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/family-finder.aspx
Rick
Richard Francis
Hi Elaine
I guess at this point there are just not enough people tested to make a
match but that is not to say that testing is not helpful and will not
provide results. I have had my mothers DNA tested and she is in
Haplogroup W. I had traced her maternal line back to a woman who came to
Quebec
Hi Elaine,
Haplogroup R1b is the most common Haplogroup in Europe. As such it is
found in every European country. R1b1b2 is also the Haplogroup which I
belong. I had a 37 marker test and if there is a match of all 37 markers
it means there is a 50% chance there is a relation in two
I would guess Catherina da Assumpcao. It would be what we sometimes
refer as a religious name taken at marriage.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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Hi Terry,
The Freguesia would be Vila Franca and the parish would be Sao Miguel
Arcanjo
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho, Teixeira,
Hi Terri,
The best way is to start with some smarter searching. It is difficult to
search for a birth record because there are many more births than
marriages. To search for a birth you have to know the name of the
parents because the births only give the first name of the person.
Further in the
I also use a large magnifying glass when I am using the film readers.
Staples or Office Max have a good selection at a reasonable price.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel,
There is a good chance he did not have a SSA number. Certain
groups/trades/forms of employment were not covered in those days. My
grandfather is not on the death index because he was retired from the
rail road.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching
Hi All,
If you ever thought of learning basic Portuguese Dick Eastman's news
letter has a article about a free course on line. It is published by the
state department and has been used for a number of years. I looked at
the Italian program and it is the same one I took when I was in Italy in
I would suspect the real name in the Azores would be Jose Vieira Simas.
His fathers name would be Jose Vieira and his mothers would be Teresa
Simas. Possibly his mother went by another name such as Teresa de Jesus.
I am assuming this marriage took place in NZ. Do you know when Jose
emigrated
Hi Nicole,
The collection of the Portuguese American Genealogical Society is now at
U-Mass Dartmouth. I am not sure about getting around New Bedford but
there is bus service in Fall River.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends on the List.
When I think of the last two days I am grateful and thankful to God I
pressed my doctor about the swelling in my foot presisting after having
surgery to repair my Achillies tendon a month ago. He sent me for an
ultra sound
Hi Jacki,
First check the 1930 US Census to see if he was a Citizen. If he was
then depending on where he lived the court that had jurisdiction at the
time would have the records. Many immigrants did not apply for
citizenship until the late 1930's when social security was started. At
that time
Hi Jacki
If your grandfather was Naturalized then his Petition for Naturalization
would provide a wealth of information as to his arrival in the US.
Rick
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Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Thanks Margaret,
That makes more sense to me.
Rick.
Richard Francis Pimentel
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-Original
Try Microsoft Office Document Imaging
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho,
Teixeira, Rocha
-Original Message-
From: JR
Interesting photos but I do not recognize any one.
I have a couple of photos done by A. M. Estrella also. I have wondered
what ever happened to all the old glass plate negatives. I would guess
they were washed for their silver content during the war.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Charlotte,
I just wanted to let you know I am still looking at Estrela records of
Jose Tavares Ferreira. I was at the FHC on Saturday and was looking for
the marriage I looked from 1880 to 1870 and did not find it there but I
need to continue and try the records 1870 to 1860 which I am now
Hi Linda
I do not think you told me this before. I was hoping to check the
passports in the Acores but they are not posted for the year 1920-1921.
I guess we are back to getting the marriage or birth record.
Rick.
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Hi Linda,
No the records are not on line yet :-(. The process to get them on line
is going to take years.
You said Antonio left the Acores in the early 1900's. Do you know about
what year?
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha,
Hi Linda,
Let me see if I understand this correctly,
Marianno never came to Canada or the US. His son Antonio did in the
early 1900's went back and then returned 1919/1920 and later went back
and he died in the Acores in 1945.
If that is the case the only way we are going to find
Hi Charlotte,
Well that explains why I could not find the birth in Estrela. It looks
like I will have to find the birth of Maria and or the marriage which I
have good reason to believe is in Estrela. If Maria was 11 and they were
33 38 then that means they most likely married when they were
Hi Linda,
Perhaps there is a connection but right now I am trying to get into the
Estrela records with this family. Once I find the first record it should
be easy to take it back and find a connection. This CCA passport
information confirms that I am looking in the right place.
Have you
Hi Charlotte,
I hope to get back to the FHC next week and look some more, the record
has to be there. As for as only three traveling in the party and the
name Manuel I just looked at the record again and this morning I see it
is Maria (they used an abbreviation when I first looked at it I
Hi all,
We had a recent discussion about a surname with a number Quarenta
which was interesting.
I came across a family that used the name Raposo Quintanilha.
Quintanilha is listed as a family name in Guill's History of the Azores.
What is the meaning of this name and is it a derivative of a
Thanks Tex,
I had several answers my query and the consensus seemed to say the part
in question was Igancio da Camara, auzente (absent). In the many
records I have looked at this was the first one that used that term.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching
Hi Jesse,
What I meant was there any connection with the name Quintanilla and the
ordinal number for fifth.
Rick.
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Thanks Hermano,
You and George Pacheco agree and looking at it knowing what it is I can
see it. What I find unusual is the writer included the word auzente
meaning absent. Could it be that he had disappeared and they did not
know if he was alive or dead?
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Leslie,
Welcome to the list. If you live in the New England area there is a
workshop at UMass at Dartmouth on Oct 31 presented by Cheri Mello and
George Pacheco. I attended a very similar one this past spring presented
by them. You may find it helpful.
My grandmother was a Carvalho, her
Hi Linda.
This was a marriage record from Santissimo Salvador in 1851.
Rick
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Thanks Margaret.
I could send the whole document but I try to limit the size of documents
I send to the list as there may be some subscribers that use dial up
connection. Also large documents get caught up in the server. If
needed, I can send the whole document to an e-mail address.
Rick
Hello Lex,
Welcome to the list. It appears your great grand parents (your
grandmothers parents) were born in the time after the records were
filmed. You are lucky you have their birth dates and the village which
they were born so the archives should not have a problem in finding
them. There
Hi Cheri
If I were in that situation I would just drop Ancestry and re-subscribe
in a few months. As far as ship arrivals I have been lucky to have found
most of mine on the Ellis Island website and it is free.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha,
Hi All.
I came across an unusual name and am not sure of it. I have attached two
documents so you can see. It looks like Qutah Jose Pacheco but it does
not make sense to me. Perhaps some one is more familiar with the name
and spelling.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Thanks all,
Vital makes sense to me. I am just getting back to some serious work
transcribing after a summer of work.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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for,
Hi Margaret,
My first guess was ?itah It was the first letter I was not sure of.
Thanks
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
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Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho, Teixeira, Rocha
I was playing around this morning on the Massachusetts Archives web site
to see if my grandmother was listed. She was born on 8 Dec 1898. I
narrowed my search to the last name Carvalho and the year 1898-1899. I
had three names returned. Two were from Fall River which was where my
grandmother was
I have the films at the local FHC in Exeter, NH but I will not be able
to get there until November or December because of work.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
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for,
Hi all this is an article from Eastmans online genealogy newsletter.
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/09/dedication-of-the
-ferreiramendes-portugueseamerican-archives.html
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira
I did not check I out Sorry,
Try this http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/SearchWelcome.html
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho,
Perhaps someone has already answered this.
The using of a digital camera is a method of taking pictures of images
from film viewers and other media. Some FHC's have machines which you
put the film on and it takes a digital image which you can take home on
a disk or flash drive. Our local FHC
Hi Ronnie,
The normal donation to have a Mass said in the parish where I attend is
$10. So I think that any where in the $10-$20 range would be fine.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada,
Hi Jesse,
I was not aware of this index and it just helped me find the date a
great aunt died.
Thanks
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
for, Pimentel (Costa),
Hi Eliseu,
I just checked my Santissimo Salvador Records and it is not there. It
must be in NS Estrela or maybe in NS Conceicao.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, New Hampshire, USA
Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
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