My Silva 2x's great grandparents are said to have immigrated from Pico Island in 1860s, settling eventually in Provincetown, MA. Their original fregesia is unknown for now. But like you, Carol, the search continues! Wouldn't it be great if your Guilherme Silva and my Captain Joseph Silva were related and my Joseph followed your Guilherme to America?!
Maybe these details ring a bell for you or another of our Azores Group friends/members: Capt. Joseph Antone Serpa Silva, born 1840 on Faial; His wife Rosa Rodriguez was born on Pico in 1837. They married in 1864. Children: Mary, Ida, Antone, Frank(Francis), Anna. their eldest daughter, Ida, married Capt. Manuel Caetano (Caton) and gave her son the name of Guilherme. He was nicknamed Willy and appears to have spent his life as a fisherman, mostly out of Provincetown, too. Old Genealogists Never Die. We Just Lose our Census ;-) Happy Mother's Day and Memories of Our Mothers & Grandmothers to all ~ Lynn > > > -- 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."
