Dear Adair, My records are limited to what I have found on websites and what I was told which is not much. I have been searching but there are so many with similar names.
My great grandmother Arminda Aurora Luiz(s)went through Ellis Island. She married Jorge Faustino da Silva in the Azores. Sao Jorge, Calheta, Santa Catherines(?) in 1906, then she came to America. I have not found the records for Jorge, just his citizenship in Calif. It is under George F Silva in San Rafael, Ca My Grandfather, George Faustine Silva was born on Feb 24, 1909 in San Rafael, Ca. He was a logger above Sonora before becoming a janitor in the Valley. He had a broken back from falling off the tank house as a kid. Jorge (George) and Arminda eventually had a small dairy in the Merced area. If I get that info correct according to my mom. She has talked about other properties her Uncles had that are now gone. My mother, Evelyn, was baptized, but the records burned, she had to find the 90 year old priest to confirm it. That is on record in Chowchilla's Catholic Church. She was born in a barn on the dairy. My Great Uncle used to donate the beef for the Manteca Festa years ago. My mom was raised in Manteca and Stockton and went to St. Mary's high school in Stockton, Ca. I was born in Stockton, but I grew up in Porterville, Ca. I was told there used to be a family gathering every year in Gustine. I have old pictures of relatives but I don't know who they are. I never really talked to Avo George about his family, never saw cousins. My mom has though. She says we are related to Silva, Pimentel, Borba, Luis(z), Diaz. They are cousins she says. Now I have to put the puzzle together. Hopefully I can find some cousins I don't know. I have been taking my Grandfather's siblings and trying to get that info because it is all California. That is why I listed them. I am starting to chip at the ancestral part that goes back to cousins in New Bedford Mass and to the islands. Thanks for the contact, Robin Lebo On Nov 21, 2011, at 5:19, Adair Borba <adair1...@comcast.net> wrote: > Morning, > > Do you have any information about where they entered the states, and/or any > information about where they settled or married here? > > Adair Borba > > On Nov 20, 2011, at 11:19 PM, PearlCat 500 wrote: > >> I am looking for my family history on the Portuguese side. My >> grandfather's side, who I never really got to meet, are from Sao >> Jorge. I went to a funeral one time for one of my great aunts who had >> passed and some of the family was there. >> Here is what I have; >> My Grandfather was George Faustine (da) Silva. >> His mother was Arminda Aurora Luiz(s). She was born 8 Mar 1889 in Sao >> Terceira, Azores. She died 6 Jan 1952 in Manteca, San Joaquin, >> California. She was the daughter of Manual Sineiro Luiz(s) and Maria >> D' Ascension Dias. She married George Faustino da Silva (my great >> grandfather) 26 Jul 1906 in Calheta, Sao Jorge at St Catherine's. I >> have the marriage papers (copy of from my Uncle Richard) and the >> release of citizenship from the King. >> The children are; >> George (my grandfather) >> Henry E >> Frank E >> Alma >> William >> Elsie >> Mary >> Maryann >> Gordon >> Jerry >> Great Grandpa- Jorgee Faustino da Silva. His first name was changed >> in spelling to George, they dropped the (da). The one married to >> Arminda is who I am now giving info on. He was born 15 Aug 1880 in Sao >> Jorge, Azores. He died 13 Jun 1950, Manteca, Ca. >> His father was Jorge Faustino da Silva. He married a lady who had the >> last name of Neves. >> My Grandfather married a Catherine Cook. They had four children- >> Richard, Evelyn, George and Mary. >> Arminda told my mother how her family left Terciera in the middle of >> the night. Her father either was a Captain of or worked on one of the >> slave ships. They then went to Calheta, Sao Jorge. >> If anyone can send any information it would be greatly appreciated. >> Sincerely, >> Robin W Lebo >> le...@sbcglobal.net >> >> -- >> 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. 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