[AZORES-Genealogy] Bravo da Rosa
Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the group and I'm hoping that someone can help me track down information about some ancestors. My great-great grandfather, Frank Rose Bravo, was born in the Azores Islands in about 1858 or 1859. He came to the US in (I think) about 1878, moved to California, and worked as a barber. He married Isabel while in California. She was born in the US, but I think her parents (possibly Joseph and Constance Sousa) were born in Portugal or the Azores. The family story goes that Frank's surname was actually Bravo de la Rosa while in the Azores. Since then, however, I have been informed that his name was probably actually Francisco Bravo da Rosa and I believe he was from the island of Faial (or perhaps Sao Miguel). I do not know anything about his parents or lineage beyond what I have written here except that he had a brother named (Americanized version) John Rose Bravo who was in California also by about Spring of 1896. Does anyone know anything about these brothers or the Bravo da Rosa family? Thanks, Kim -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bravo da Rosa
Kim G, de la is Spanish, not Portuguese. da Rosa is Portuguese. Joseph is Jose and Constance is Constancia in Portuguese. Just knowing Faial or Sao Miguel is not enough. It's like saying California or New York and there is no statewide index or Ancestry to help. You have to have the island and you really need the freguesia (village). There's a 30+ page guide on the Azores GenWeb full of info on where to look for records that can lead to your freguesia: goo.gl/HXmQPB Do all the stuff on the American end first and post the clues that you are finding from censuses, obituaries, naturalizations, etc. Good luck, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
