I am stuck on a genealogy problem until Maia records come online. I found Antonio Miguel de Braga in the Azorean passport records. His parents were given as M. de Braga and Ermelinda do Rozario. His wife was Maria da Gloria Rapoza, daughter of Jose Rapoza and Jacinta Roza de Braga.
So far, most of the de Braga's in Maia connect to me that was born in the 1800s. I am related to Maria da Gloria Rapoza's mother. She was the daughter of Jacintho Jose de Braga and Rosa de Medeiros Pacheco, who are my ancestors. I descend from their son, Jozimas de Braga. I cannot connect Antonio to my tree though. My own research stopped in the early 1880s. From the passport, Antonio was born ca 1863. Because of the middle name, Miguel, I believe he may descend from Jacintho Jose de Braga's brother, Miguel de Braga (m. Emilia do Estrella da Coutto). Antonio and Maria had several children. These were born in Maia: Maria I., Maria S., Hanna, Maria do P. (m. Manuel R. Vivieros), Maria, Bertha, and Patrocinia. The family came over on the SS Oevenuem in 1895. Only Maria I. and Patrocinia are listed in the passport/ship manifest. The other names come from the 1900 census. I suspect Patrocinia and Maria do. P. de Braga are one and the same person. The others, I am not sure. They could be children left behind in Maia, then brought to Fall River before 1900. or the children of relatives, but not not identified as such in the census. There were more children born after they got to Fall River, MA: Glormina (from the Census, name may be mangled), Lena, Antonio M. (died at age 3), Irene, Peter (m. Margaret Carroll), Antone (m. Alice McCormack), and Joseph. I would sure like to know if and where Antonio fits into the tree. If anyone is researching this family and knows, I would appreciate it! -- 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.
