There was a family story that my g-grandfather was from a Rio de Janeiro, and it was written on my g-grandmother's prayer book, along with her birthplace (Ponta Garça - spelled Punta Gassa). It isn't recorded in any articles or official documents. We never knew whether it referred to a birth place or somewhere he had lived, but the Rio de Janeiro notation appeared to refer to him, not her.
According to my research so far, both g-grandparents were born and baptized in Ponta Garça about 1855. They were married there in 1876 and had 4 children within the next 5 years. The couple's names are José de Medeiros Pingão and Maria Amelia da Conceição da Costa. They later dropped Pingão. I don't have a specific reference from Ancestry for the Boston arrival--sorry. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with a Rio de Janeiro on São Miguel, because it would solve part of the puzzle. Both g- grandparents immigrated to Hawaii in 1882 (then on to California about 1885). We have no evidence he or they ever went to Brazil, but are not sure where to look for it, except in passport records. I've found passport records and ship passenger lists showing their Hawaii journey, but nothing for Brazil. If there is no evidence there is or was a Rio de Janeiro on São Miguel island, this family story remains a mystery. Mary K On Feb 19, 7:57 pm, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mary K, > > When you say that Rio de Janeiro was listed as the birth place...where did > you see this listed? In his obituary? On something else? Also when you > said you saw it arriving in Boston, you saw that on Ancestry.com? Can you > list the specific date on that so those with Ancestry can take a look? > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada -- 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."
