Hi Cheri, Thank you for the quick reply. I will look through the link of things to do that you have provided.
- My immigrant ancestors are my great grandparents. My grandfather's generation were all born in Hawaii. - That is interesting to hear that my great grandmother's last name (Rivera) is Spanish. I do not know if it was spelled Ribeira prior to leaving Sao Miguel, but in her obituary it was listed as Rivera. - That brings me back to my great grandfather's surname DePonte (which you verified Ponte to be Portuguese), and whether or not that was the original spelling or not. Thanks for your help ! John DePonte On Monday, February 19, 2018 at 9:10:16 AM UTC-8, John DePonte wrote: > Good Morning Everyone, > I am hoping to find the first name of my great grandfather from Sao Miguel > and the names of any of his siblings and other relatives. I recently found > the maiden and married names of his wife, my great grandmother. I would > also like to find the names of any of her siblings and other relatives as > well. > > - After looking at the Portuguese Immigrant Ships to Hawaii list by > Sandy Sakai, I found that the German ship S.S. Braunfels is a possible > ship > that they could have been on due to their ages and the birth of their > oldest son in Hawaii. > - I have been told by my father and uncles that our original family > name was spelled differently and I would love to find out what it was. It > was something like Da Punt or Dapunt or DaPonta, etc They didn't know the > exact spelling but they remember being told that. > > > My great grandmother's maiden name is Mary Joseph Rivera and her married > name is Mary Joseph DePonte. She was born on September 27, 1879 in Sao > Miguel. > > Thank You ! > John DePonte > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
