Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Help Requested

[Laura Flanagan]

Thanks Angelo!  This confirms my suspicions.  It seems Balbina and
Florianno were indeed first cousins (confirmed by research), and Balbina's
parents and Florianno's parents were also 1st cousins!  Makes for a crazy
tree!

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Ângela Loura  wrote:

> Looks like "além de serem parentes em Segd.º grau de consanguinidade por
> uma linha, de ter baixo grau por outra linha terceiro e quarto grau dos
> quais de impedimentos foram dispensados"
>
> 2015-09-09 18:56 GMT+01:00 Cheri Mello :
>
>> On the 9th line, I can't figure out that abbreviation.  It might be 2nd
>> degree of consanguinity on the one line. Then it goes on to say 3rd degree
>> something line. Then it says 3rd & 4th degree on the other line.
>>
>> They are REALLY related! Lots of endogamy going on! IF (giant IF) the
>> dispensation still exists, it may have more information. If not, you'll do
>> the research anyways and find the multiple ways they related.
>>
>> Cheri Mello
>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
>> Tainhas, Achada
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

[Manita M]

Oh my that is so incredibly sad :(

I have an idea.

I live in Toronto and I have a contact at the Portuguese consulate.  I can
try asking him?

Please give her my contact information.
On Sep 10, 2015 1:15 AM, "'Kelley O'Rourke' via Azores Genealogy" <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> I am helping Connie Couto search for her father, Jose Ferreira De Couto,
> who came to Montreal, Canada in March 1954 from Acores/Azores by ship (Sao
> Miguel) to work on a farm.  According to Connie, he came with a friend (she
> cannot remember his friend’s name) and was on the first of two ships that
> came to Canada.  He was one of the first of a group of Portuguese
> immigrants to leave Acores/Azores.
>
>
>
> The plan was, that he was to come to Montreal, Canada, work on a farm, set
> up a home and then send for his wife, Erania Mediros De Couto who would
> follow with their two daughters.  Sadly, he was killed in a hit and run
> accident either in August of 1956 or 1957.  Subsequently his wife never
> made the trip either (she died in a car accident in Acores/Azores and is
> buried there) but his two daughters, Esrisanto and Connie emigrated in 1965
> with their aunt.
>
>
>
> They never found out where he was buried or what really happened to him.
> They know it was in Montreal but do not know where.  Connie (she is now 62)
> is the only remaining living family member and would love to know what
> really happened to her father, Jose and where he is buried in Montreal so
> she may visit his grave.  She would like to know as much about his
> (short-lived) life here in Canada.  She now resides in Toronto with her
> family.
>
>
>
> Any pictures or information you could provide would be most welcome.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Kelley O’Rourke,
>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

[Marilyn Thompson]

Maybe try newspapers for the time period. Sometimes there are indexes
online at least in the United States. If you have any idea of the area, try
dead records. Good luck

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Manita M  wrote:

> Oh my that is so incredibly sad :(
>
> I have an idea.
>
> I live in Toronto and I have a contact at the Portuguese consulate.  I can
> try asking him?
>
> Please give her my contact information.
> On Sep 10, 2015 1:15 AM, "'Kelley O'Rourke' via Azores Genealogy" <
> azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> I am helping Connie Couto search for her father, Jose Ferreira De Couto,
>> who came to Montreal, Canada in March 1954 from Acores/Azores by ship (Sao
>> Miguel) to work on a farm.  According to Connie, he came with a friend (she
>> cannot remember his friend’s name) and was on the first of two ships that
>> came to Canada.  He was one of the first of a group of Portuguese
>> immigrants to leave Acores/Azores.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plan was, that he was to come to Montreal, Canada, work on a farm,
>> set up a home and then send for his wife, Erania Mediros De Couto who would
>> follow with their two daughters.  Sadly, he was killed in a hit and run
>> accident either in August of 1956 or 1957.  Subsequently his wife never
>> made the trip either (she died in a car accident in Acores/Azores and is
>> buried there) but his two daughters, Esrisanto and Connie emigrated in 1965
>> with their aunt.
>>
>>
>>
>> They never found out where he was buried or what really happened to him.
>> They know it was in Montreal but do not know where.  Connie (she is now 62)
>> is the only remaining living family member and would love to know what
>> really happened to her father, Jose and where he is buried in Montreal so
>> she may visit his grave.  She would like to know as much about his
>> (short-lived) life here in Canada.  She now resides in Toronto with her
>> family.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any pictures or information you could provide would be most welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Kelley O’Rourke,
>>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[Cheri Mello]

RMac,

You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv
(Click on Maps).

There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is
another one of the Azores islands.

Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not
sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely
fallen apart in my research.

The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own
archive system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to
access the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).

You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you
will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all
of the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.

You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his
freguesia over there.

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[R Mac]

Interesting information on the draft age of 14. The account he told was 
that he was kidnapped and forced to work on the bark until, as his luck 
would have it, the bark sank off the coast of Long Island and he made it to 
shore by using a piece of the boat to float to shore (documented in local 
history). But who knows, it is always possible that he wanted to avoid the 
draft. He seemed to have an exceptional ability for business and 
assimilating into the American culture very quickly.  As far as him coming 
from Lisbon, that is definitely incorrect and possibly an attempt by him to 
throw off his true origins. Or it could simply be the census taker who were 
generally not the best for accuracy. He did become a citizen and eventually 
served in the US Navy off all things so his induction and discharge papers 
prove his Azores origins. My suspicion "instinct" places him in the city of 
Sao Miguel on Faial, although I have no way of proving that nor do I know 
how to trace records through local parishes. Plus his name (from what I 
understand) is as common as Smith here in the US. 

I have all the info for the US and the families, including a picture of his 
family crest ring which he wore to the US. It is on the Azores that his 
information is really needed. Does anyone know if the National Archives in 
Lisbon hold most genealogy records for the Azores as well - or at least 
some records? Grave sites are an impossible avenue to explore on the 
islands since my understanding is that many were "re-used" do to space 
issues. 

On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 1:49:51 PM UTC-4, luiznoia wrote:
>
> The 1880 US census shows hem as Joseph Silvia from Fayal, a sailor, wife 
> Kitty from Ireland, with eight childen
>
> The 1900 US census fpr Sag Harbor shows him as born in Lisbon, with Spain 
> written over it. Says he came in 186os
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Dano  
> wrote:
>
>> Umm???  (boarding a 14 y/o on a cargo bark to Long Island, NY, does not 
>> equate to being "shanghaied)..." More likely, he was getting out of town 
>> before the authorities drafted him (age 14 was draft age in the Azores).
>>
>> Looks like you have enough info w/ Sag Harbor, NY, name chg, wife's name, 
>> and yr of marriage, to start your research. If he lived in Sag Harbor his 
>> entire adult life, it may be all you need to get that branch started 
>> perhaps he listed his date, and place of birth, possibly even his parents, 
>> on his marriage application.
>>
>>
>> shang·hai  (shăng-hī′, shăng′hī′)
>> *tr.v.* *shang·haied*, *shang·hai·ing*, *shang·hais*
>> *1. *To kidnap (a man) for compulsory service aboard a ship, especially 
>> after drugging him.
>> *2. *To induce or compel (someone) to do something, especially by fraud
>>  or force: We were shanghaied into buying worthless securities.
>> --
>> [After *Shanghai*1, 
>> *from the former custom of kidnapping sailors to man ships going to China*
>> .]
>> --
>> *shang·hai′er** n.*
>> American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 
>> Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published 
>> by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
>>
>> ~
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 5:05:44 PM UTC-4, R Mac wrote:
>>>
>>> Later moved to Sag Harbor, NY and changed name to Silvey. Married 
>>> Catherine McLain 1864. Any information would be appreciated.
>>>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS de Assuncao, Santa Maria, name of groom's mom and bride father

[Shirley Allegre]

The groom's mother looks like Maria de Almada/Almeida (not sure.)
The bride's father is Thome da Costa.
They were both from the same "parochial"
It looks like the groom was baptised in Santa Barbara (church?), place of 
Sao Lourenco.


That's the way that I see it.
Shirley in CA


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From: "Maria Lima" 

To: "AZORES" 
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 5:43 PM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS de Assuncao, Santa Maria, name of groom's mom 
and bride father



Left hand page second marriage down

The groom is Joseph de MELLO son of Joseph de MELLO and Maria de (?) 
Francisca abbreviated (?) or Amada (?) both deceased.


The bride father- is that THOME? Da Costa and Maria Andrade.

At the bottom it says someone was from Santa Barbara of Lourenco
.  Would that be the bride; I couldn't follow it.

Thanks for helping me.


http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1717-1735/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1717-1735_item1/P78.html



Maria Elena
In Wisconsin

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[AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

['Monica C' via Azores Genealogy]

The Montreal Gazette has their newspaper on line free of charge. It would take 
a while but you can search for a possible article that may have mentioned this 
tragedy. I would also suggest that you find exactly when he died so that you 
can focus on that time period when researching.

Good luck to you!

Monica

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira Biscoitos 1898 Marriage Bettencourt

[Cheri Mello]

Sandra,

Yes, you could say raised by Maria de Jesus, wife of Joao Goncalves
Rodrigues.

The word after Maria de Jesus is "mulher" which the literal translation
would be "woman" but it is meant to be understood as "wife." Mother is mãe.

You got most of this document.

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

[Sonia Pacheco]

Unfortunately, this search is going to be more difficult than you realize--the 
first clue to this difficulty is that you're starting off with information that 
just doesn't add up. 

The first 2 ships to arrive in Canada did so in 1953, so Connie is either 
remembering the wrong date, or he wasn't part of the original 2 voyages. 

First, you need to verify the travel date. The lists of passengers for those 
voyages are available and with some research, can be found. 
Secondly, all of the individuals traveling in those first 2-3 years, did so 
under work contracts, again where they obtained work can be sought out. 

Yes, you can look in the local Montreal newspapers for a hit and run, but the 
likelihood of it being listed is quite small: you don't know if he was actually 
working in Montreal or in a rural farm *near* Montreal. In addition, it is well 
known that a number of individuals deserted from their work contracts and 
settled outside of the intended areas. 

You need to confirm the date he arrived, and where he worked before you can go 
any further. 

Sonia 




Sónia Pacheco 
Librarian Archivist 
Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives 
Claire T. Carney Library 
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 
285 Old Westport Road 
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747 
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Fax 508-999-8424 
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- Original Message -

From: "'Kelley O'Rourke' via Azores Genealogy"  
To: "Azores Genealogy"  
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:47:18 PM 
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in 
Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, 
Canada) 



I am helping Connie Couto search for her father, Jose Ferreira De Couto, who 
came to Montreal, Canada in March 1954 from Acores/Azores by ship (Sao Miguel) 
to work on a farm. According to Connie, he came with a friend (she cannot 
remember his friend’s name) and was on the first of two ships that came to 
Canada. He was one of the first of a group of Portuguese immigrants to leave 
Acores/Azores. 

The plan was, that he was to come to Montreal, Canada, work on a farm, set up a 
home and then send for his wife, Erania Mediros De Couto who would follow with 
their two daughters. Sadly, he was killed in a hit and run accident either in 
August of 1956 or 1957. Subsequently his wife never made the trip either (she 
died in a car accident in Acores/Azores and is buried there) but his two 
daughters, Esrisanto and Connie emigrated in 1965 with their aunt. 

They never found out where he was buried or what really happened to him. They 
know it was in Montreal but do not know where. Connie (she is now 62) is the 
only remaining living family member and would love to know what really happened 
to her father, Jose and where he is buried in Montreal so she may visit his 
grave. She would like to know as much about his (short-lived) life here in 
Canada. She now resides in Toronto with her family. 

Any pictures or information you could provide would be most welcome. 

Sincerely, 
Kelley O’Rourke, 

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[linda]

Hi R Mac,

Unfortunately, as you noted, Jose da Silva is such a common name that 
unless you have additional information about him, it's unlikely you'll be 
able to narrow down the search to be able to find *his* records with any 
certainty.

If you have a birthdate, birth parish, or father's and/or mother's name, 
then you're more likely to be able to get a lead.   


There are online records from the Catholic church which are hosted by the 
Regional Cultural Archives of the Azores.  They are composed of collections 
of jpg images-- essentially virtual books-- of the original records.  They 
are not searchable in the digital sense.  You scan through them by eye.

you can access the records here: 

*http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/* 


or through the site that Cheri recommended:

http://tombo.pt/en

The CITCEM project has a searchable database of records for a couple of the 
islands, and the records for Faial are included.  The database can be 
helpful, but it has errors, so the original records should be checked for 
confirmation of any information discovered there.   The database is also 
quirky, and it's a good idea to search it in different ways to be more 
certain that you haven't missed something-- at least that's my experience.  

http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/genealogias.html  [click through till you get 
to a page with flags on top, then click the British flag for English]


So, here's an example of how you might search the CITCEM records, and of 
the difficulties entailed in your search:

I navigated to the page for the Parish of Pedro Miguel on Faial and typed 
"silva" into the search box.  Here's the result:

http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/geneweb/gwd.exe?b=pedromiguel=pt=NG=silva=PN

There are 78 branches of the family listed.  Using F , I find 100+ 
instances of the name "José".   I might assume that the José I'm looking 
for is one who doesn't show up in the marriage records and therefore isn't 
assigned a last name [those entries look like this: "Jose ? DATE"].  If 
I then narrow the candidates to the dates around 1820 to 1850ish, then 
there are still a half dozen or more possible Jose's. 
 
So, without another piece of info, there's just no way to guess which Jose 
might be the Jose that you're looking for.  Moreover, any of the 
assumptions used in my search might be wrong-- is this the correct parish? 
correct island?  To make matters even worse, because of Portuguese naming 
practices, your ancestor may not have taken the "da Silva" name from his 
parents but from his grandparents or another relative. 


The family crest ring sounds cool!  But, it does sound an unlikely 
possession for an average mid 19th Azorean islander.  It's possible, 
though, if he belonged one of the wealthier families,  but then the 
shanghaied story starts to fall apart-- surely they would have stolen 
anything of value from him!  Your Jose da Silva sounds like a marvelous 
character.  I hope you can find out more about his family origins.  And 
say, if you can, post a photo of the ring.  I have some slight knowledge of 
heraldry, and might be able to get a lead on it for you.

best wishes in your search,

Linda



On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 11:10:36 AM UTC-7, R Mac wrote:

> Interesting information on the draft age of 14. The account he told was 
> that he was kidnapped and forced to work on the bark until, as his luck 
> would have it, the bark sank off the coast of Long Island and he made it to 
> shore by using a piece of the boat to float to shore (documented in local 
> history). But who knows, it is always possible that he wanted to avoid the 
> draft. He seemed to have an exceptional ability for business and 
> assimilating into the American culture very quickly.  As far as him coming 
> from Lisbon, that is definitely incorrect and possibly an attempt by him to 
> throw off his true origins. Or it could simply be the census taker who were 
> generally not the best for accuracy. He did become a citizen and eventually 
> served in the US Navy off all things so his induction and discharge papers 
> prove his Azores origins. My suspicion "instinct" places him in the city of 
> Sao Miguel on Faial, although I have no way of proving that nor do I know 
> how to trace records through local parishes. Plus his name (from what I 
> understand) is as common as Smith here in the US. 
>
> I have all the info for the US and the families, including a picture of 
> his family crest ring which he wore to the US. It is on the Azores that his 
> information is really needed. Does anyone know if the National Archives in 
> Lisbon hold most genealogy records for the Azores as well - or at least 
> some records? Grave sites are an impossible avenue to explore on the 
> islands since my understanding is that many were "re-used" do to space 
> issues. 
>
> On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 1:49:51 PM UTC-4, luiznoia wrote:
>>
>> The 1880 US census shows 

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

[danandmaria]

Do you know where he was from in Santa Miguel? 

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From: "Manita M"  
To: "azores"  
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 8:34:46 AM 
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in 
Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, 
Canada) 



Oh my that is so incredibly sad :( 

I have an idea. 

I live in Toronto and I have a contact at the Portuguese consulate. I can try 
asking him? 

Please give her my contact information. 
On Sep 10, 2015 1:15 AM, "'Kelley O'Rourke' via Azores Genealogy" < 
azores@googlegroups.com > wrote: 





I am helping Connie Couto search for her father, Jose Ferreira De Couto, who 
came to Montreal, Canada in March 1954 from Acores/Azores by ship (Sao Miguel) 
to work on a farm. According to Connie, he came with a friend (she cannot 
remember his friend’s name) and was on the first of two ships that came to 
Canada. He was one of the first of a group of Portuguese immigrants to leave 
Acores/Azores. 



The plan was, that he was to come to Montreal, Canada, work on a farm, set up a 
home and then send for his wife, Erania Mediros De Couto who would follow with 
their two daughters. Sadly, he was killed in a hit and run accident either in 
August of 1956 or 1957. Subsequently his wife never made the trip either (she 
died in a car accident in Acores/Azores and is buried there) but his two 
daughters, Esrisanto and Connie emigrated in 1965 with their aunt. 



They never found out where he was buried or what really happened to him. They 
know it was in Montreal but do not know where. Connie (she is now 62) is the 
only remaining living family member and would love to know what really happened 
to her father, Jose and where he is buried in Montreal so she may visit his 
grave. She would like to know as much about his (short-lived) life here in 
Canada. She now resides in Toronto with her family. 



Any pictures or information you could provide would be most welcome. 



Sincerely, 

Kelley O’Rourke, 



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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira Biscoitos 1898 Marriage Bettencourt

[Sandra Valine Dauer]

Thank you Cheri, this is my first record where the person was placed in the
Roda.  I did not realize it would be mentioned in marriage records.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Cheri Mello  wrote:

> Sandra,
>
> Yes, you could say raised by Maria de Jesus, wife of Joao Goncalves
> Rodrigues.
>
> The word after Maria de Jesus is "mulher" which the literal translation
> would be "woman" but it is meant to be understood as "wife." Mother is mãe.
>
> You got most of this document.
>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in Montreal, Canada)

[Jose Medeiros]

First ship was 1950 and it is documented 

On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 2:22:03 PM UTC-4, spacheco wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, this search is going to be more difficult than you 
> realize--the first clue to this difficulty is that you're starting off with 
> information that just doesn't add up.
>
> The first 2 ships to arrive in Canada did so in 1953, so Connie is either 
> remembering the wrong date, or he wasn't part of the original 2 voyages. 
>
> First, you need to verify the travel date. The lists of passengers for 
> those voyages are available and with some research, can be found. 
> Secondly, all of the individuals traveling in those first 2-3 years, did 
> so under work contracts, again where they obtained work can be sought out.
>
> Yes, you can look in the local Montreal newspapers for a hit and run, but 
> the likelihood of it being listed is quite small: you don't know if he was 
> actually working in Montreal or in a rural farm *near* Montreal. In 
> addition, it is well known that a number of individuals deserted from their 
> work contracts and settled outside of the intended areas.
>
> You need to confirm the date he arrived, and where he worked before you 
> can go any further.
>
> Sonia 
>
> Sónia Pacheco
> Librarian Archivist
> Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives
> Claire T. Carney Library
> University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
> 285 Old Westport Road
> N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
> Tel. 508-999-8695
> Fax  508-999-8424
> Email spac...@umassd.edu 
> Web site: http://library.umassd.edu/paa 
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> *To: *"Azores Genealogy" 
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:47:18 PM
> *Subject: *[AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Ferreira De Couto (born abt. 1920 in 
> Acores/Azores, Portugal and died accidently either in 1956 or 57 in 
> Montreal, Canada)
>
> I am helping Connie Couto search for her father, Jose Ferreira De Couto, 
> who came to Montreal, Canada in March 1954 from Acores/Azores by ship (Sao 
> Miguel) to work on a farm.  According to Connie, he came with a friend (she 
> cannot remember his friend’s name) and was on the first of two ships that 
> came to Canada.  He was one of the first of a group of Portuguese 
> immigrants to leave Acores/Azores.
>
>  
>
> The plan was, that he was to come to Montreal, Canada, work on a farm, set 
> up a home and then send for his wife, Erania Mediros De Couto who would 
> follow with their two daughters.  Sadly, he was killed in a hit and run 
> accident either in August of 1956 or 1957.  Subsequently his wife never 
> made the trip either (she died in a car accident in Acores/Azores and is 
> buried there) but his two daughters, Esrisanto and Connie emigrated in 1965 
> with their aunt.
>
>  
>
> They never found out where he was buried or what really happened to him.  
> They know it was in Montreal but do not know where.  Connie (she is now 62) 
> is the only remaining living family member and would love to know what 
> really happened to her father, Jose and where he is buried in Montreal so 
> she may visit his grave.  She would like to know as much about his 
> (short-lived) life here in Canada.  She now resides in Toronto with her 
> family.
>
>  
>
> Any pictures or information you could provide would be most welcome.
>
>  
>
> Sincerely,
>
>  
> Kelley O’Rourke, 
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[luiznoia .]

Your best bet is to find and post the marriage record of Joseph and
Catherine. Ive already looked at Familysearch for it in New York and
Massachucetts without success.
His Navy records also may have clue.

Is there any birthdate found?

Is there a photo of the family crest ring ?

I'll guess the surname is actually da Silveira back in Faial.

Eric Edgar
On Sep 10, 2015 12:06 PM, "'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy" <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi Cheri,
> I agree that I don't think the crests were any thing that were passed on
> in Azores and I have not seen mention of them in any research that I have
> done BUT I do remember that the first time that I went to Faial, there is a
> church there that has the family crests on the ceiling. I think it is
> Angustias.  I just googled it as I was typing here and found this:)
> [image: x8b-2370998.jpg]
> On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Cheri Mello  wrote:
>
> RMac,
>
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv
> (Click on Maps).
>
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is
> another one of the Azores islands.
>
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely
> fallen apart in my research.
>
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own
> archive system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en
> to access the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
>
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all
> of the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
>
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his
> freguesia over there.
>
> Cheri Mello
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[AZORES-Genealogy] The 9 Azores islands

[Cheri Mello]

We have many new members now. So just to be clear, I am going to list the 9
islands of the Azores.

Santa Maria
Sao Miguel
Terceira
Graciosa
Sao Jorge
Pico
Faial (Fayal is the old spelling)
Flores
Corvo

These 9 islands are an autonomous region of Portugal. They belong to
Portugal, they speak Portuguese, they do things the way that things are
generally done in Portugal. Portugal is NOT a part of Spain. In Portugal,
they speak Portuguese and in Spain, they speak Spanish. Two different
countries and two different languages.

You know we all want to curse that census taker who could not spell our
surnames? We have to search indices various ways to find our ancestor in
the censuses and ships' lists? Makes it really hard to search, doesn't it?
Same goes here too.

When posting about your island, use the PROPER Portuguese spelling. Do NOT
use Spanish spellings. The island of San Miguel is NOT Portuguese. It's
somewhere off the coast of California. "San" is Spanish. Sao is Portuguese.

Someone will search the archive, looking for a post made about Sao Miguel
or Sao Jorge islands and won't be able to find it because the author
spelled it in Spanish. Put a post it on your computer screen with the
correct Portuguese spelling of your island please. And who knows, someone
may find a post of yours from the past and contact you!

And it's MiGuel not MiQuel. It's a G in the middle of that word, not a Q.
Same for JorGe, not JorQe. Again, it will mess up the search.

And for those who are wondering, the Madeiran islands are another
autonomous region of Portugal, but those two islands do NOT belong to the
Azores. Madeira does its own thing.

The Cape Verde islands used to belong to Portugal. They are now their own
nation.

The Canary Islands belong to Spain, as well as the Balearic islands and the
ones in the Straight of Gibraltar (I think).

So the Azores islands are just the 9 ones listed above.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
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Achada

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[Cheri Mello]

That's really nice!

Seems like there weren't prominent or royal people settling the Azores to
have crests. The history scholars on this list will  know more.

Cheri

Cheri Mello
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Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 12:06 PM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi Cheri,
> I agree that I don't think the crests were any thing that were passed on
> in Azores and I have not seen mention of them in any research that I have
> done BUT I do remember that the first time that I went to Faial, there is a
> church there that has the family crests on the ceiling. I think it is
> Angustias.  I just googled it as I was typing here and found this:)
> [image: x8b-2370998.jpg]
> On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Cheri Mello  wrote:
>
> RMac,
>
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv
> (Click on Maps).
>
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is
> another one of the Azores islands.
>
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely
> fallen apart in my research.
>
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own
> archive system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en
> to access the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
>
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all
> of the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
>
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his
> freguesia over there.
>
> Cheri Mello
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> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
> Tainhas, Achada
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS de Assuncao, Santa Maria, name of groom's mom and bride father

[Maria Lima]

Early appreciate the info on where the groom's father came from because I 
actually was searching in the wrong parish.thank you!!

Maria Elena 

> On Sep 10, 2015, at 10:37 AM, Shirley Allegre  wrote:
> 
> The groom's mother looks like Maria de Almada/Almeida (not sure.)
> The bride's father is Thome da Costa.
> They were both from the same "parochial"
> It looks like the groom was baptised in Santa Barbara (church?), place of Sao 
> Lourenco.
> 
> That's the way that I see it.
> Shirley in CA
> 
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Maria Lima" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 5:43 PM
> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS de Assuncao, Santa Maria, name of groom's mom 
> and bride father
> 
> 
> Left hand page second marriage down
> 
> The groom is Joseph de MELLO son of Joseph de MELLO and Maria de (?) 
> Francisca abbreviated (?) or Amada (?) both deceased.
> 
> The bride father- is that THOME? Da Costa and Maria Andrade.
> 
> At the bottom it says someone was from Santa Barbara of Lourenco
> .  Would that be the bride; I couldn't follow it.
> 
> Thanks for helping me.
> 
> 
> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1717-1735/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1717-1735_item1/P78.html
> 
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> 
> Maria Elena
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RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[nancy jean baptiste]

RMac,
About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were always 
told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born 
Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in 1838 was shanghaied when he was sent down to the dock 
to buy a fish.by pirates! In truth I found him on a whaling ship as a cabin 
boy at the age of 15.he stayed with the whaler for a long timefamily 
story is though that he was sold into white slavery and sent to Englandno 
proof of that.but in 1866 he jumped ship off the coast of New Bedford 
somewhere and found a relative and had a marriage arranged and married a mail 
order bride from Pico before the year was out..I believe he was avoiding 
the draft.he had no hope of a future in the Azoreshe was in the middle 
of 11 children with several older brothers. He made his living in New Bedford 
rolling cigarsa skill he had learned in Brazil when the whaling ship was 
there for an extended period..just as a side note, I've had contact by 
several DNA 3rd cousins from Brazilwe have yet to find our common 
ancestor..
Nancy Jean

From: gfsche...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:52:36 -0700
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, 
Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - 
Looking for any information.
To: azores@googlegroups.com

RMac,

You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv 
(Click on Maps).

There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is another 
one of the Azores islands.

Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not sure 
about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely fallen apart 
in my research.

The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own archive 
system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to access the 
records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).

You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you will 
find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all of the 
villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.

You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his freguesia 
over there.

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, 
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

['Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy]

Hi Cheri,
I agree that I don't think the crests were any thing that were passed on in 
Azores and I have not seen mention of them in any research that I have done BUT 
I do remember that the first time that I went to Faial, there is a church there 
that has the family crests on the ceiling. I think it is Angustias.  I just 
googled it as I was typing here and found this:)

On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Cheri Mello  wrote:

> RMac,
> 
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv 
> (Click on Maps).
> 
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is 
> another one of the Azores islands.
> 
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not 
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely fallen 
> apart in my research.
> 
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own archive 
> system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to access 
> the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
> 
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you 
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all of 
> the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
> 
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his 
> freguesia over there.
> 
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, 
> Achada
> 
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[MaryAnn Santos]

Fascinating stories!

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM, nancy jean baptiste <
fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> RMac,
>
> About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were
> always told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born
> Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in 1838 was shanghaied when he was sent down to the
> dock to buy a fish.by pirates! In truth I found him on a whaling ship
> as a cabin boy at the age of 15.he stayed with the whaler for a long
> timefamily story is though that he was sold into white slavery and sent
> to Englandno proof of that.but in 1866 he jumped ship off the coast
> of New Bedford somewhere and found a relative and had a marriage arranged
> and married a mail order bride from Pico before the year was out..I
> believe he was avoiding the draft.he had no hope of a future in the
> Azoreshe was in the middle of 11 children with several older brothers.
> He made his living in New Bedford rolling cigarsa skill he had learned
> in Brazil when the whaling ship was there for an extended period..just
> as a side note, I've had contact by several DNA 3rd cousins from
> Brazilwe have yet to find our common ancestor..
>
> Nancy Jean
>
> --
> From: gfsche...@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:52:36 -0700
> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?,
> Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long
> Island, NY - Looking for any information.
> To: azores@googlegroups.com
>
> RMac,
>
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv
> (Click on Maps).
>
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is
> another one of the Azores islands.
>
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely
> fallen apart in my research.
>
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own
> archive system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to
> access the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
>
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all
> of the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
>
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his
> freguesia over there.
>
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
> Tainhas, Achada
>
>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

[Manita M]

That is a spectacular story.  I LOVE this group.  Please keep sharing I
love learning about our ancestors.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM, nancy jean baptiste <
fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> RMac,
>
> About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were
> always told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born
> Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in 1838 was shanghaied when he was sent down to the
> dock to buy a fish.by pirates! In truth I found him on a whaling ship
> as a cabin boy at the age of 15.he stayed with the whaler for a long
> timefamily story is though that he was sold into white slavery and sent
> to Englandno proof of that.but in 1866 he jumped ship off the coast
> of New Bedford somewhere and found a relative and had a marriage arranged
> and married a mail order bride from Pico before the year was out..I
> believe he was avoiding the draft.he had no hope of a future in the
> Azoreshe was in the middle of 11 children with several older brothers.
> He made his living in New Bedford rolling cigarsa skill he had learned
> in Brazil when the whaling ship was there for an extended period..just
> as a side note, I've had contact by several DNA 3rd cousins from
> Brazilwe have yet to find our common ancestor..
>
> Nancy Jean
>
> --
> From: gfsche...@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:52:36 -0700
> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?,
> Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long
> Island, NY - Looking for any information.
> To: azores@googlegroups.com
>
>
> RMac,
>
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv
> (Click on Maps).
>
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is
> another one of the Azores islands.
>
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely
> fallen apart in my research.
>
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own
> archive system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to
> access the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
>
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all
> of the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
>
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his
> freguesia over there.
>
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
> Tainhas, Achada
>
>
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

['Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy]

How wonderful Nancy that you could piece together this wonderful story!  
Sometimes genealogy can be all names and dates and we struggle to have insight 
into their lives by looking at the history of volcanic eruptions or a streak of 
deaths in one village giving us suspicions of some dread diseasewe read the 
burial notes and add meaning to birthdates and marriage dates:)  You are sooo 
lucky!! Thanks for sharing that!  
Susan Vargas Murphy
 
On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:40 PM, nancy jean baptiste  
wrote:

> RMac,
> 
> About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were always 
> told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born 
> Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in 1838 was shanghaied when he was sent down to the 
> dock to buy a fish.by pirates! In truth I found him on a whaling ship as 
> a cabin boy at the age of 15.he stayed with the whaler for a long 
> timefamily story is though that he was sold into white slavery and sent 
> to Englandno proof of that.but in 1866 he jumped ship off the coast 
> of New Bedford somewhere and found a relative and had a marriage arranged and 
> married a mail order bride from Pico before the year was out..I believe 
> he was avoiding the draft.he had no hope of a future in the Azoreshe 
> was in the middle of 11 children with several older brothers. He made his 
> living in New Bedford rolling cigarsa skill he had learned in Brazil when 
> the whaling ship was there for an extended period..just as a side note, 
> I've had contact by several DNA 3rd cousins from Brazilwe have yet to 
> find our common ancestor..
> 
> Nancy Jean
> 
> From: gfsche...@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:52:36 -0700
> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, 
> Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long 
> Island, NY - Looking for any information.
> To: azores@googlegroups.com
> 
> RMac,
> 
> You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv 
> (Click on Maps).
> 
> There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is 
> another one of the Azores islands.
> 
> Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not 
> sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely fallen 
> apart in my research.
> 
> The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own archive 
> system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to access 
> the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial).
> 
> You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you 
> will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all of 
> the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states.
> 
> You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his 
> freguesia over there.
> 
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, 
> Achada
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[AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira Biscoitos 1898 Marriage Bettencourt

[Sandra Valine Dauer]

Item No.14, need help with the bride Maria das Dores, age 23, single, 
domestica.  I think it says she is exporta de Roda, in Angra and baptism Se 
Catheral, raised by. ? by Maria deJesus, mother of Joao Goncalves 
Rodrigues, living Biscoitos.  .  Witnesses  Pedro Borges Leal, 
Single.  village.Francisca Garcia da Silva, married, worker, .. 
village of Santa Luiza
Thank  you for your help Sandra Valine Dauer
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-PV-BISCOITOS-C-1890-1899/TER-PV-BISCOITOS-C-1890-1899_item1/P69.html

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