I too am from Ponta Garca. What part of Ponta Garca was your father from? As to Pacheco, it goes way back to the beginning of Portugal and before. Eloise Cadima, a fine researcher, once wrote a piece in the old Rootsweb list that stated the name goes all the way back to the Romans and a General named Pacheco. And, as you know, the Romans were in Portugal and called in Lusatania- that is, land of light, due to the amount of light Portugal received. The Pacheco's of the Azores can probably be traced back to about 1500 or so. Whether one links to the big names or not, is a matter of research and one can't assume that all with the same name are actually descended from the same branch.
JR On Jun 28, 10:47 pm, Lou <loupache...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been looking for anyone that can locate how the Pacheco name > came about to the Azores. My dad was from Ponte Garca born in 1923, > don;'t know much about his dad, though he dies in Bermuda. I have a > health issue that is prevalant in Scandinavia. Anyone trace the name > up there? thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
