If memory serves me correctly, I had my immigrants' marriage date on a creased piece of paper. The 2nd papers for naturalization said the place of marriage was "New Bedford, Connecticut." No freguesia. So I got up one morning and started calling all the Catholic churches in New Bedford, Massachusetts. First church wasn't around in 1905. The 2nd church I called was St. John the Baptist. I gave the priest the marriage date and yes, they were married there. And not only that, the church had the freguesia. That was my 25th document on these people and even though I have more paperwork on them since then, it remains the only document to date that I have found that has the actual freguesia.
Yes, it was worth it. A relative had told me my immigrants got married in Rhode Island. That search was fruitless, even with the date. Even though my ancestor got her states confused, I knew the city was right. By-the-way, on the 2nd papers she said she had sailed on the "Pensailor" to America. On the last page it was stamped by the U.S. Government that they searched the 1901 manifest for the Peninsular and were unable to find her. But they granted her citizenship anyways (she was in her 70s by then). And she was on the manifest. It's just that her older sister was doing the talking and give the family alcunha and not the surname. 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.
