Well if you find anything on Almeida please let me know since my GGrandfather was Manuel de Almeida de Andrade from Sao Roque. It did state that their daughter, my grandmother was from Arrifes, Concelho of Ponta Delgada, but resided in Ribeira Grande freguesia of Matriz when she married. I hope you have a fun and safe trip. It will probably be very humid, but that's what it's like in August. The Biblioteca in Ponta Delgada would be the place to start I would think. Linda Borges Furtado Norton
_____ From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jojo8...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:39 PM To: genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] grandmother with pais incognito Hi group, I hope someone can help me in my quest. On my grandmother's Francisca J (Almeida) Pereira born July 1 1879 passport application her parents were listed as pais inognito. It is thought that the Almeida name was that of her foster or adoptive parents. Does anyone know where you begin to look for a birth or baptismal record? I will be in Sao Miguel for ten days. Leaving on August 14. Will be going to the archives to trace my grandfather's family (Pereira) but she is the one that I am really interested in. I know that the Almeida family was from Sao Pedro, Ponta Delgada. One of the wonderful people in this group found her "sister's" obituary in Oakland,CA. My grandparents came to the East coast and settled in Fall River,MA. She arrived with my grandfather and an 18 month old son named Umberto. George Pacheco mentioned that the baptisms of those children were kept in the Matriz church. Any idea as tto how I can see that book? Am I on a fruitless quest? Joanne Souza -- 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."
