Ginnie - Just in case he came in through Ellis Island, you might want to check there if you have not already. The web site requires a password, but it's a free service. I checked for Joseph Vincent around your time period, and found several - but did not go any further. www.ellisisland.org Good luck - Marcia
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 6:58 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello group, I am new to this group and Azores research. > > My husband's maternal grandfather was Joseph C. Vincent. The earliest > I have found him in U.S. census is 1920 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, > Massachusetts. The year of immigration is listed as 1915 and his age > is listed as 27. In the 1930 Bristol County, Massachusetts census his > year of immigration is listed as 1910 and his age is not readable. > > This is what I know of Joseph..He married Rosa Vieira Macedo about > 1915 most likely in Bristol County, Massachusetts. They lived in > Bristol County, Massachusetts and moved to East Providence, Rhode > Island where they lived out their final years. My husband's mother, > Ethel May Vincent Bowers, was born in Rhode Island in May of 1931. > Joseph died in 1974 in Riverside, Rhode Island. > > Rosa (Rose) Vieira Macedo Vincent was born in Somerset, Massachusetts, > 29 January 1895 and died in East Providence, Rhode Island 16 June > 1976. This information came from a newspaper obituary. Although Rosa > was born in the U.S., she is listed as an alien in 1920 census. I > have been unable to find her with parents in 1910. I am sure there > are many spellings of Macedo and I might be missing her because of > this. > > I have searched all the Ships passengers lists that I can find and > have yet to find Joseph Vincent on any. > > I would love to know what ship he immigrated on and to what port. > Also, anything on his family in Fayal. > > Thanks to anyone who might be able to help sort out this ramblings of > mine. > > Ginnie > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
