Hi All: I believe that NT260 Antonio Cabral X NT261
Barbara Correia are also in the ancestory of Norman TEVIS. He is the spouse
of Roberta GEORGE Tevis.
Shirley
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From: "Herb" <herbandj...@verizon.net>
To: "Azores Genealogy" <azores@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:34 AM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
Iris. I have soem time on my hands as I am on Christmas break
I have been reading with great interest the posts on De Melo family
from Nordeste. I was born in Nordeste in 1958 and lived there there
until age 9. My teacher ( we only had one) was a Melo. I am not sure
of her first name, it may be Conceicao Alexandre Melo. She still
lives in Nordeste, I saw her in 1995 when I last visited Fazenda. I
am a descendant of Antonio Cabral de Mello and Barbara Correia.
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Their grandson Jose Cabral de Melo married Dona Vitoria de Mendonca of
Fazenda Nordeste. Cheri Melo and Denise D'Antona and I are cousins
and we have exchanged posts about this several times over the years.
The Melos are a well known and prominent family in Nordeste. The man
who owned the local grocery store or "loje" in the town of Fazenda was
named Melo. I stopped at his store with my father when we visited
Fazenda in 1995. He remebered me. If I am not mistaken his name is
Aldino or Evelino de Melo, perhaps related to Aldino de Melo of this
group. It is difficult to break down the various Melos, Brandaos,
Arrudas and Cabrals of Nordeste. It was not uncommon in Sao Miguel
in those days to have 2nd and 3rd cousins marry each other, and on
occasion even 1st cousins. In fact this practice was encouraged
throughout Europe as late as the late 19th century, as this was seen
as a way to preserve family ties and land possesions, continuation of
family names etc. Approximately 40% of marriages throughout Europe
in the 18th and 19th centuries were between cousins. So you see, it
becomes very challenging to sort of break down and analyse these many
family ties. I will have to ask my mother what else she can tell me
about these families. I also have 2 cousins living in Fazenda and one
in Ribeira Grande ( she used to live in Achada) and they may have some
helpful information as well.
Herb
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