I don't see any trace of this family in Massachucetts birth or marriage records, censuses or city directories for Taunton from 1890 to 1900. The Joseph Bettencourt families found in all Massachucetts in 1900 all contain children other than those listed in your message.
Eric Edgar On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 11:20 AM, rondo ranch <ro...@lightspeed.net> wrote: > -Last time I visited the Taunton area, the local library had a Portuguese > Genealogy room. In that room were index card for all the Portuguese people > of that area. Maybe call them to see if they have anything on Maria Rosa > Santos or this family? Doreen CaetanoJungk > > ----Original Message----- > From: lrleele...@gmail.com > Sent: Aug 3, 2013 4:29 AM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Maria Rosa Santos 1869-1950 > > Maria Rosa Santos was b. 1 Jun 1869 in the Azores (likely Pico), and d. 12 > Oct. 1950 in Fresno, CA. She m. Joseph C. Bettencourt (b. 1865, Ilha do > Pico, Azores; d. Aft 1928, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, CA) abt. 1885 and they > had four children: Mary Silva Bettencourt, b. 16 Apr 1886 in Azores (likely > Pico); and Fanny, Annie, and Joseph Muchado Bettencourt all b.1888 to 1896 > in Taunton, Bristol, MA. > > I've been unable to find Maria's Azores ancestry, but have her husband's > parents. > > I'm new to Azores research and need help in finding Maria's parents, > grandparents, etc. These are ancestors of my Portugese mother, also b. > Taunton, Bristol, MA and whose family settled in the San Joaquin Valley of > California. > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.