Primo John, You're fortunate to have had the opportunity to collect so much
family history (my family was prone to lie and conceal with a vengeance).
Even in the 1960s -- second wave of Azorean immigration, following the
eruption of Capelinhos volcano on Faial -- there were families where the
*My parents had a Pen Pal marriage. My father (Joao Vitorino Vasconcelos)
immigrated from Flores in 1909 and joined two older brothers who were
working as ranch hands on a ranch near Malta, Montana. Over the next 9
years, he moved first to Portland Oregon where he worked on a dairy farm
which was
Subject: Fwd: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores
Re: FILM: Ricardo D. Rebelo's Island of My Dreams aired on Rhode Island PBS,
channel 36, on Sunday, May 29, at 11 p.m.
You can watch the entire film online here:
http://blip.tv/rrebelo/island-of-my-dreams-4885145
Best, grace
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, 2013 9:07:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores
My grandmother came to the US when she was 4. She traveled with 2 aunts and an
uncle. Her parents were already here. I wish I had asked her way back when as
to why her parents came almost a whole year ahead of her when she was so
When my Great Grandmother came overfrom Madeira she had to be sponsored.
She and my Great Grandfather both. And then they settled in Fall River. I
am not sure which Port they came through. That is all a work in process,
which I am currently trying to do at the moment.
Kathy Lee
When it comes to women leaving the Azores to come to the USA, is there any
typical situation that would bring them over? coming with parents? coming
with husband? would they have traveled over with an older or younger
brother? Would she have traveled over alone if another family member
already
My grandmother came to the US when she was 4. She traveled with 2 aunts and
an uncle. Her parents were already here. I wish I had asked her way back
when as to why her parents came almost a whole year ahead of her when she
was so young. They all came in through Rhode Island and settled in New
My great aunt came to the USA with her 6 year old brother in tow. She was 13
years old: her parents and other siblings (including my grandmother) stayed
behind.
Janet
On Jan 30, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Mike mgilfilia...@gmail.com wrote:
When it comes to women leaving the Azores to come to the
Mike,
I guess you would have to define what you mean by a woman first. But I'd
say there was nothing typical about any immigration scenario.
I've seen some with parents (I'd call them kids or teens), I've seen some
with their husbands, with an older or younger SIBLING, alone, etc.
My ancestor
My ex husbands gggreat aunt came with her kids, her husband already passed
and her nephew my ex husbands ggrandfather came with her and hid in the
mattress she had on the ship.
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:45 PM, janet laytham jwlayt...@msn.com wrote:
My great aunt came to the USA with her 6 year
We don't know how my great grandmother got here. I've looked and looked. She
did have a brother who may or may not have come with her. She was 18 and her
passage was paid by the man who became my grandfather. We don't think they had
met in the Azores because they were from different areas of
When our family left the Azores, they came over in three groups, by way of
the Hawaiian Kingdom. In the first group were my Great Grandparents and
the older boys, leaving two of the younger boys with relatives. In the
second group, were my Great Grandfather's older brother and his family
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