I'm going off of what Joseph said. And in my research in Vila Franca, when they said Maia, it meant the one on Sao Miguel. I haven't seen records in Vila Franca where they reiterate Sao Miguel island over and over. They weren't that worldly in the 1840s. They way that Joseph wrote what he found in the record and his original query was to look for records in Portugal on the continent. So I told him where to look. Could he be looking in the wrong place? Maybe. But he wants to look there. So he can look. He wanted to know of a database on the continent and I directed him there. He will look and evaluate his evidence and go from there.
I think I should close this thread. Joseph's question has been answered for the time being and if he wants more help, he will post later. None of this is helping him in his search. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
