Cheri and Mike, Madeiros is a variation on Medeiros. A large portion of my grandmother's side of the family do spell their surname with an "a" while my grandmother and her parents stayed with the traditional spelling.
Gayle On May 9, 2012, at 8:10 AM, "Cheri Mello" <gfsche...@gmail.com<mailto:gfsche...@gmail.com>> wrote: Mike, "Madeiros" sounds like it should be a corruption of the surname "Medeiros." Madeira is a different archipelago. It's not part of the Azores. Maybe someone else has another idea for that place name. You'll need a different record. Try for the marriage at St. John the Baptist as we discussed before or you can try the city records as Elaine suggested in a previous post. An immigrant of that time period is more likely to give his freguesia to another Portuguese entity. What I mean by that, is he more likely to be more general with the U.S. government (WWI Draft, censuses) than he is where they are speaking Portuguese and have some knowledge of the Azores (like the first Portuguese church in America - St. John the Baptist) or if he belonged to a Portuguese Society or if his family stated it in his U.S. obituary. Example: When I'm traveling, people ask where I'm from. I say Los Angeles. I don't live in Los Angeles itself. I do live in Los Angeles County. But if I'm out of state, I say Los Angeles because most people know where that is. Now, when I'm with the Portuguese band, I say I'm from Artesia (it's part of Los Angeles county too). I don't live there either, but when I'm with them, just say that. So think about the circumstances your immigrant ancestor was in. It helps explain some of their vague answers. 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<mailto: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> 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."
