Rick ~ No Saint Augustine's. I had wrote to them a few years ago, and the church clerk called me back and said that they no longer look up ancestors for people. She said that the Pope put a stop to information being given out without the written permission of ones Bishop. This has been a headache for the last two years. One of the items on my bucket list is to meet with my Bishop's clerk, who at the moment is on vacation. So once he returns, I will make an appointment and he will write another letter, and maybe this time, Patsy and I will get our long awaited copies. One can only hope. Ally In a message dated 10/31/2012 1:16:27 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, rfrancispimen...@comcast.net writes:
I would think the church records would give the full names of the god parents. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of netadosaco...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:42 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Furtado in Pleasanton, CA Robin ~ Sorry to answer you so late. We had carpet laid and I had to empty two rooms of pure junk collection! I'm having a field day tossing, sorting, and donating.....and then I found this picture..... The only info that I have, is her name is Maria Furtado, and she was my Father's Godmother. So, that would be her married name. The picture is WWII era, maybe 1942. She would be at least 30 years older than my Father. By looking at the picture she is in her 60's or 70's. My Father was born in 1912, in Pleasanton. So I'm guessing that his christening was soon after his birth. I'm not finding anything of her in Pleasanton. There is a Mary, but she would be way too young to fit this picture. The Furtado family that I'm trying to locate, would have lived in Pleasanton between 1900 and 1960. So far no luck. But I have written the Catholic Church in Pleasanton and hoping they will give me his name. I'll let you know what I find. Ally In a message dated 10/2/2012 9:41:15 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Me, _besotes@succeed.net_ (mailto:beso...@succeed.net) writes: Ally, Could you provide me additional information on your Furtado's in Pleasanton? My 2nd great grandmother, Ana Furtado Jorge do Souto of Salao, Faial, Azores, born 10 Jun 1864 married Jose de Rocha Borba in Half Moon Bay, CA in 1884. They resided in San Jose, CA until her death in 1937. I've recently traced this line back to 1687 to Ana Furtado Inacia and her husband Manuel Pereira Prede. I would be happy to check my records to see if there maybe a connection to our Furtado's. Robin Borba Besotes Researching: Borba, Bettencourt, Matos, Da Rosa, Jacinto, Jorge, Souto Islands: Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores California Towns: Turlock, Crowslanding, San Jose, Milpitas, Tres Pinos, Hollister, Watsonville, Half Moon Bay (http://www.facebook.com/RobinBesotes) On Monday, October 1, 2012 6:44:11 PM UTC-7, Ally wrote: Leanne ~ Thank you for researching her on Ancestry. That was very kind of you to do the research. I have a picture of my Father with this person. I wrote Saint Augustine Catholic Church in Pleasanton and asked them if they would please give me the name of his God Mother so that both the Pleasanton Museum and I could identify her in the picture. They were kind enough to do that and now I have a name for the woman in the picture. I was hoping that someone in the group was a Furtado whose Ancestor lived in Pleasanton, during the early 1900's. 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