I was just going through old emails and came across this one. I am still doing research on my ancestors from the Azores. If anyone has information that they could share, it would be much appreciated. My grandfather was Joao Mendes AVILA (1900-1979). He was born in Fontinhas, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. He came to the United States in 1920. He married Elvera Francis MELLO, who was born in the states but whose parents are from the Azores also.
John (Joao) parents were Manuel Avila (1858-1946) and Rosa Canto Meneses (1868-1904). Manuel was born in Fontinhas, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. Rosa was born in Fontinhas, Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. Both died in the Azores. Elvera's parents were Joseph Toste MELLO (1896-1972) and Rita Goncalves/Consalves TOSTE. Rita and Joseph both were born in Sao Sabastiao, Terceira, Azores, Portugal but died in the United States. I have a lot more names just want to verify dates and see if I can verify these and get documents to verify. Any information would be appreciated. Thank You, Jeanine Kirkpatrick -- 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."
