Dear Marcio, The George (Jorge) b 1880 married to Arminda was born in the Azores, Sao Jorge. He came to America in 1898. He had left the Azores with some cousins. Some of those cousins got off in Brazil. Two stayed with him to America.
My mother remembers an Uncle Manuel and an Uncle John that were his brothers. One of them had a wife named Rose. George (Jorge) and Arminda's children were the ones to start the Calif line. George married Catherine Cook b 1912, Concrete, Wa Henry married Catherine's sister Nina Jane Cook. He had a son named Henry Jr. William married (?) they had a daughter named Gertrude. She was one of the Princesses for the Manteca Festa back in the 50s. So I have some of the info on the 9 siblings also. Arminda's birth mother Maria d'Asension Diaz died on the boat Manuel Luis(z) was Capt. of. At that time the family lived on Terciera. I do not know where Arminda was born. Manuel took Arminda to Sao Jorge after her mother's death so relatives could help raise her. I do not know if he ever remarried. I was told he did this after dark because he was the capt of a slave ship. Robin On Nov 22, 2011, at 17:40, Marcio Borba <marcioborba_ge...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From what I read from the record. The marriage was June 26, not July. Jorge > was an american citizen but below mentions him and his parents were native of > this parish (Santa Catarina currently Calheta). Aurora and her mother were > also native of Calheta, meanwhile her dad was native of Ponta Garça, S. > Miguel island. > > Jorge was 26 years old and Aurora 16. I believe i can find Aurora birth > record. As for Jorge, born around 1880, do ou know where in US? > > Marcio Borba > Feel the Azores... visit http://azorean-roots.blogspot.com > > --- Em seg, 21/11/11, PearlCat 500 <le...@sbcglobal.net> escreveu: > > De: PearlCat 500 <le...@sbcglobal.net> > Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] (da) Silva, George Faustino, Sao Jorge, Calheta > and Luiz(s) from Terciera- California Silvas from Gustine, Merced, Manteca, > San Rafael. . > Para: "Azores Genealogy" <azores@googlegroups.com> > Data: Segunda-feira, 21 de Novembro de 2011, 5:19 > > 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. 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."
