Hello Maria Sousa, Thank you for your post. It reminds me of what I over heard as a child. My dad (born in th USA 1917) had said that his ancestor 'family' had been well to do in the Azores. There was a some sort of political overthrow that caused the remaining family members in the Azores to be rendered financially ruined.
Unfortunately, I don't know the details. Perhaps, once the political coup occured in Mainland Portugal, it spread to the Azores. At that time, wasn't the Azores still considered part of Portugal? In other words, the Azores wasn't an autonomous region at that time, was it? I apologize for my lack of Portuguese history. I am third generation American and my parents never shared family history directly with us children. Ginger --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
