Robert, This could be the link for your grandmother Maria
http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-LF-FAJAGRANDE-B-1861-1889/FLR-LF-FAJAGRANDE-B-1861-1889_item1/P410.html The following is a rough translation: On the first day of the month of January in the year 1889 in this church parochial of Sao Jose of Faja Grande council of Lajas of the island of Flores, Diocese of Angra baptised an individual of the female sex who was given the name Maria, who was born at 6 hours in the afternoon on the 29 day of December of the year 1888 the legitimate daughter of Francisco Rodrigues Coelho, worker native of the village of Nossa Senhora da Remedias da Fajazinha same council and diocese as this one, and of Maria Fernandes de Coracao de Jesus, domestic, native of this village where they were received and are parishioners living on the Rua de Assumadad of this village, the paternal granddaughter of Jose Rodrigues Coelho and of Maria de Freitas and maternal of Manuel de Freitas Fernandes and Policena de Jesus. For Godfather Joao Ignacio de Freitas, single worker and Godmother Maria Emila de Gloria single ..... and the following link could be her brother. http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-LF-FAJAGRANDE-B-1890-1910/FLR-LF-FAJAGRANDE-B-1890-1910_item1/P205.html Hope this helps. Good luck, Roselyn Researching Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 5:41 PM Rosemarie Capodicci <rcap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Robert, > You have a lot of good info. You really need to go to the AzoresGenWeb > site here: http://www.worldgenweb.org/azrwgw/ and read all of the "how > too" helps. There is a book that has Flores marriages for the Concelho > (county) of Lages. That would include Faja Grande. > I've found a marrriag of Francisco Rodrigues, age 27, son of Jose > Rodrigues Coelho & Maria de Freitas on 1880.07.08 to a Maria Emilia > Fernandes do Coracao de Jesus, age 15, daughter of Manuel de Freitas > Fernandes & Policena Emilia do Coracao de Jesus. This is probably the right > couple and you should to to the actual church baptisms to look for a Maria > born about the time your grandmom gave as her birthdate. > There is much more info on the AzoresGenWeb site to help you with your > grandfather's side. You will need the island and the village to pursue his > line. > Good Luck, > > > Rosemarie > rcap...@gmail.com > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 2:34 PM Robert Gonsalves <rgonsa0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am having a difficult time trying to find the correct place to search >> for information about my paternal grandparents. I do know that my >> grandmother Maria, Gloria Rodrigues (name from manifest) born 31 December >> 18.89 in Faja Grande, Flores, Azores. Her father's name is listed as >> Francisco Rodrigues Coehlo. She had a brother named Frank R. Freitas, the >> name he went by here in the United States. There is confusion about the >> last names. Her brother Frank (Francisco) had a last name of Freitas and >> was born in 1902. Their father's name is listed the same on both >> manifests. They had a sister named Clara but I can't find anything about >> here. I have no information pertaining to my paternal great grandmother's >> name. >> >> My grandmother was married to Joseph Antonio Goncalves here in the united >> states. I am not sure of which island he came from. He had a brother >> Antonio Joseph Goncalves. >> >> My grandparents immigrated to the US in year 1911 where my grandmother >> worked as a domestic and my grandfather was a farm laborer. They were >> married in 1913 and had two children, Adeline and Morris. My grandfather >> passed away on 31 January, 1919 as a result of the flue epidemic. Also my >> grandmother's sister Clara who was married to my grandfather's brother >> Antonio Joseph Goncalves also passed away on 1 February, 1919. >> >> Later, my grandmother and her then brother-in-law Antonio Joseph were >> married on 12 September 1920. >> They had jointly owned the family farm after their spouses had passed >> away. >> >> The port of entry information for both my grandmother and her brother >> Francisco (known as Frank in US) show the same father's name from Faja >> Grande, Flores, Azores. How to I get started. I haven't a clue of where >> to start except to go to parish baptism records for each parish on Flores >> island and try to find a record of baptism. The last name usage really >> leaves me at a loss in trying to find the right information that matches my >> Portuguese ancestors. >> >> Any advice on getting started would be greatly appreciated. >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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