Hi Kbenck (do you have a name? We have over 2000 people, so it's a good idea to sign your name !)
You are correct, trying to find a Jose (born about 5 May 1842) to a Jose & Maria Martin is too generic. You need to get a freguesia (village) over there. What research have you done on your immigrant ancestor? If you can tell us what you have done, we can suggest resources. Is there anyone in your family who might know the freguesia (village), even a partial name or a butchered name? When did he get to America and to which port? Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:34 PM kbenck <kelley.be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all. My mom has been working on our ancestry for years and I've > recently started doing some of my own research. I know of a family member > Joseph Francis Martin (B: 5 May 1842 in Flores) but I was hoping to attain > information on his parents. The only information I've been able to find is > from a book, *History of Sonoma County* (where he lived from age 14 to > death), where his parents are briefly mentioned as Joseph and Mary Martin > who lived and died "on the Azores islands." Their names are pretty generic > to research but I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for > resources? I was thinking of trying to find some sort of birth record for > Joseph F. and work backwards from there. > > Hopefully this wasn't a dumb question, I'm new to all this and would love > to get some advice! > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
