Elisabeth, I'm so happy that you've found so much so quickly. Best of luck as you continue your research.
Nancy On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Elisabeth Costa <elizco...@hotmail.com>wrote: > I wouldn't restrict the search, I have found at least 20 articles about > my family, about all different things, and many mention other family names > as well as parishes on Sao Miguel. Thanks Nancy! > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:06:43 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New to the group > From: nvcouto...@gmail.com > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > > I don't think so--at least not easily, since these obituaries and death > notices aren't always titled the same way. You can try typing in the name > and "obituario" or "faleceu" or "falecido" or "falecida" and setting the > search to "All Words." But you'll get a lot of unrelated junk. I think > it's better to search for the name (and try different possible spellings) > and the time period. > > Nancy > > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Sam Koester <sam...@surewest.net> wrote: > > Nancy; Is there a way to check *only* the obits at this site? Thanks, > Sam in CA**** > > ** ** > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Nancy Couto > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:02 AM > *To:* azores@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New to the group**** > > ** ** > > Elisabeth, > > I found Maria Camara Costa's obituary in "Diario de Noticias" and am > attaching it. Look in the second column from the left at the bottom of the > page. The obituary should be useful, because it provides the freguesias of > your grandparents and of Maria's parents. I hope you can read Portuguese, > but if not, don't worry. This is in standard obituary format. It does > mention your grandfather's occupation as a well-known shoemaker > (sapateiro). I didn't see any reference to her being a professor in > Boston, but her two sisters lived in Boston. Also, I couldn't find an > obituary for your grandfather, but I didn't try all the name combinations > that it may have been listed under. > > This newspaper archive is a treasure trove of information. The website is: > > https://news.arcasearch.com/usmaums/ > > Hope this helps. > > Nancy > ..**** > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Elisabeth Costa <elizco...@hotmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Hi everyone, I am new to the group. I am searching for information on > Antonio Gomes da Costa, born November 2nd, sometime between 1872 and 1874 > (the dates are different on everything Ive found), in Sao Miguel. He went > to New Bedford, Massachusetts in February 1890 according to a later > passport application, but I thought I found him in March 1893 on the ship > "Olinda". He eventually worked as a show repairer, and owned his own > shop. His parents names were Domigos Gomes da Costa and Maria de > Conceicao. He died in 1951 in New Bedford. His wife was named Maria Jose > Camara and was born August 1877 (or thereabouts) in I believe Sao Miguel. > Her parents were Jose Ignacio Camara and Maria Gloria Arruda. There is a > family story that she was some kind of professor in Boston, but I don't > have anythting to back that up. She came to New Bedford before her > husband, I believe they may have married in the U.S. She dies on February > 9, 1945 in New Bedford. They had three children, Alfred, Edmund and Edmar > (Ideomar) who was my grandfather. They eventually used Gomes as a middle > name and just went by Costa. > > Is anyone searching for this family? Any advice on where to search for > records in Sao Miguel would be appreciated. I have other bits and pieces, > just need to put it all together. > > Thanks! > > Elisabeth Costa Saliani**** > > -- > 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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