Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Leonor Bertoni
Thank you Angela. I found a lot of articles about him and some written by him in the Bates Student Newspaper, including his wedding announcement. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:20, Ângela Loura wrote: > Hi Leonor, > > He died in 2005, and was married for 48 or 49 years. From a link related > to the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Leonor Bertoni
Thanks Cheri. Yes, that is him. A Manteiga passed away last month, I thought it was his sister but wasn't sure, Antonio and Mary Cabral were her parents. I think Bates College is in Lewiston. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:20, Cheri Mello wrote: > I don't know where Bates College is. It's not in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Ângela Loura
Hi Leonor, He died in 2005, and was married for 48 or 49 years. From a link related to the Bates College he is refered in an article about the Class of 1958, although their just-marriage was announced in the Bates Student bulletin in 1956. He is also mentioned in another edition of the Bates

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Cheri Mello
I don't know where Bates College is. It's not in California. If he was a freshman in 1954, he'd be born 1936, give or take a year. Building off of Bill's work, there's a John Manteiga b. 24 June 1936 and died 22 July 2005 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. His father was Antonio S. Manteiga and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Leonor Bertoni
Thanks Bill. I just found an obit for him as well, lists his birthday as 69 when he died, so birthday is about 1936. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:09, wrote: > Hi Leonor, > > I found this page that list deaths of Bates alumni. > > It lists a John S. Manteiga [class of] 1958 and lists a death date

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread bsei2816
Hi Leonor, I found this page that list deaths of Bates alumni. It lists a John S. Manteiga [class of] 1958 and lists a death date of 22 Jul 2005. *https://www.bates.edu/magazine/back-issues/y2006/summer06/deaths/*

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Leonor Bertoni
Hi, Bates College in America (Sorry). I do not know when he was born, I think he attended Bates College from 1954 to maybe 1956, I think he was a freshman in '54. He was born in the US. In Canada you can start college at about 18, not sure what the US is like. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 21:59, Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread Cheri Mello
Bates College where? America? Canada? Maybe England? Approximately when was this John Manteiga born and where (if you know it)? Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 6:39 PM

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with John Manteiga

2019-02-17 Thread leonor . bertoni
Hello, I connected with a distant cousin who has been telling me some family stories. I have been able to confirm these stories with Portuguese newspaper articles. However, she said she thought we had a cousin by the name of John Manteiga who played college basketball (this was a story her mom