Celeste, He went across the bay for a change of scenery. Either that, or he had a premonition in a dream that his future grandson's mother-in-law was going to look for him, so he wanted to play hard to get :)
Our ancestors do make it hard sometimes. Persevere, persevere, persevere! Cheri Who took 4 years and 25 documents to find her freguesia -- 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."