Update: I found most of the information for my grandparents,my father, aunts & uncle. Here are the names. Manuel da Silva born July 18, 1880 from Arrifes, Sao Miguel. He left on Oct 23,1919 landed in New York Oct 31,1919 paid for his own trip, had $16.00 on him. SS ROMA His Wife Maria da Lus da Silva born Sept 08, 1886 from Arrifes married my grandfather at 19 years old, he was 24. She left with her four children. Oldest child Conceicao da Silva 12yr. next Deolinda da Silva 11yr. Marianno da Silva 8yr. Manuel da Silva 1 yr. Left on Aug 31,1920 landed in Boston Ma. Sept 07, 1920 SS CRETIC.
They started their lives on Mulberry St. in Fall River Ma. with his brother. There was 11 people living there when they started to move in. They then moved to Swansea Ma. a few years later, in small little 3 bedroom house on the corner Ashmont St. They had two more daughters Sarah & Lydia all in that little 3 bedroom house which is still there. From there, my Dad built several dozen homes in that area. Was one of the best contractors around. They all ended up with their own homes and had many more children. They have all now passed away. They create many new generations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota,Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Florida,North Carolina. Now 100 years later, my cousin and I will head back to where it all started. I'm glad I was able to find all this information in a short period of time. Prior to a few days ago, I never knew their real name at least my two aunts. I kinda feel like, I completed the most important part, finding my roots. Thanks to all Mario Silvia On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 4:48 PM Maria Lima <maria.lima...@gmail.com> wrote: > So true. I enjoyed reading your grateful expressions about your > ancestors. Beautiful that you treasure the gift they left. I think your > trip will be so sacred to you as you walk the places they walked and > experience being there. Keep us posted. > > Maria Elena > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 17, 2019, at 2:10 AM, Billy Shear <billyshearb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Cheri,Deb& Elaine > > I don't think it matters if I'm a Silva,Barabosa, Mello or Mendona, we are > all from the same gene pool. My grandfather left his beloved country to > find a better life. He left first, and saved enough money to have my > grandmother and their four children come to the greatest country in the > world. Why because the opportunities were so great. He work very hard, and > started a new life, never to look back. Now, 100 years later, I make the > trip back to were he started. That in in it self, is quit amazing. Think of > these people, who had such great courage to make the voyage to a strange > and unknown world., They are the heroes of this story. Yes, I would like to > know the town they came from, and if I still have relatives there, but in > the bigger scheme of things it really does matter. I will go there and see > the beautiful world he left. He and my grandmother afforded me the greatest > life, I now enjoy so much. I will never forget my heritage, and never > forget what this man and woman have done to create such a great life for > myself and of my relatives now experience.I never met my grandfather he > died at 62 years of age after being hit by a car. His & my grandmothers > sacrifice has enriched all of the Silvia's life's and I can't even count > how many now live here. The sad part is many may never give it a second > though. I look forward to going to the old country, and seeing all the > great people and things that he and my grandmother once enjoyed. I hope > that all you get to make the trip at least once in your life. I will let > everyone know how it all worked out. I'm heading there April 20. > > Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. > > Mario Silvia > > On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 10:44 PM Elaine Mello <emello1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Mario, >> >> It might help to think of this more like a treasure hunt - or a mystery >> to investigate. Even on the U.S. side I'm finding digging up information >> to be a challenge - my grandfather came over via the passports as Antonio >> De Mello Barbosa, but got listed in the first U.S. Census here with his >> parents as Silva (after his mother's maiden name) which was mislabeled on >> Ancestry as Liba since they couldn't read the name properly - he got >> married as Silva and later on was listed as both De Mello and Mello on >> various Massachusetts documents. >> >> What helped me get back further than that was finding his naturalization >> documentation which listed the village (or freguesia) and led me to this >> group here. I found his naturalization papers on Ancestry, which listed his >> home on Sao Miguel. The church documents do take some time to go through, >> but the more you do, the better you get at reading them, recognizing >> handwriting and appreciating when there was a priest who wrote with a >> clearer hand that makes it easier to read as you go along. It does improve >> with time as you work your way through the documentation. But it does take >> a bit of detective work to find out information to lead you in the right >> direction. >> >> Don't give up looking! >> >> Elaine >> >> -- >> 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. > 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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