Cheri...I am at a stand still trying to figure out where my great great grandparents (maternal) came from. I know that my gg grandpa was born on Flores..(says so on his grave marker)..no idea about his wife. But, my family all came from Azores to mine for gold and ended-up in Siskiyou County, CA where they did operate a mining claim or two. I know that my great grandfather's brother was shipwrecked near Seattle, Washington (Joao de Avila Brasil) on his way to America and that he spent a few months on an island around Seattle with the natives. So I am beginning to wonder if perhaps my family came through Angel Island near San Francisco. Also, My gg grandmother's family just seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. I know she had a brother who registered for WWI...other than that there are no indications of what happened to any of them, no marriage records, birth or death records can be found. Also the name has proved to be very difficult "BRIO" which apparently is Italian, it could have been Brito which apparently there are a few on Flores...I haven't been able to find Flores records. Thanks for all the help...Marek
________________________________ From: Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 10:06:22 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Angel Island, Calif Marek, Looks like there is an immigration port there. Check the LDS catalog to see what was filmed. The bigger ports for Azoreans were on the east coast (Providence, Boston, New Bedford, New York) and then to HI and I think somewhat to San Francisco. But I've heard of a couple of stories where they did come in through a lesser known port. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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." -- 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."
