[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Last Post Azores: Nine Islands...

2009-04-02 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/1/2009 8:22:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jwlayt...@msn.com writes: My mother's family is from San Miguel Antonio Pimental from Bretanha Mary Julia Felina from Maia Pimental appears to be a very common name, but the other surnames I've listed haven't

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores/Mainland to Brazil

2009-04-02 Thread Chris Macedo
Hello Maria Elena, Celeste, Nancy Jean and Bob Thank you all so very much for your information.It will take me a while to digest it. Bob who were your Pico Macedos? I have noticed that the names seem to change in Brazil. could Evangelho have become Evangelista or are they different. Celeste, is

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread Maria Sousa
 Kathy,   This is interesting.  I followed the link and it states it is the first volume of a series.  I am assuming this volume covers the Abreu families.  Are other volumes coming and do they relate to other surnames or families?   Maria Sousa     --- On Fri, 3/27/09, Kathy Cardoza

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread Kathy Cardoza
Maria I don't know anything more about it than you do but that is my understanding of it. Kathy ~~~ Visit the Azores GenWeb Project: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/azoresindex.html Climb my Family Tree:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese Immigrants by Carlos Almeida

2009-04-02 Thread Yukonangels
I think that there is one on Amazon.com $20.00 In a message dated 4/1/2009 7:40:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ccgran...@yahoo.com writes: And they are both gone. Sorry to anyone who wanted one and was not one of the first 2 emails I opened. Celeste Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FAIAL

2009-04-02 Thread calvena ainsworth
E I really appreciate all the help...This Jose Francisco aka Joseph Francis is the thorn in my flesh...he's my gg grandpa...his headstone says he was born in Flores..yet I have other things saying Faial...His wife Amelia is as difficult as he is...they used the surname Brio and I have no

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: JUMMPING SHIP

2009-04-02 Thread Dora Smith
That's what I thought. See, my ancestor was mid 18th century. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernu...@yahoo.com - Original Message - From: Besotes To: Azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:21 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: JUMMPING SHIP Dora,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rosais Baptisms

2009-04-02 Thread Cheryl Hamm
Thanks Rosemary, I muddled my way through and did get to the area you mentioned. I do get an IE error, but can get to the docs. I don't have definite dates right now, so keep hoping for an index, but that appears not to be so. Thanks again and I am saving this link in hopes that I will

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores/Mainland to Brazil

2009-04-02 Thread BOBCAMSCPW
Hi Christine Most of my family are from the Island of Terceira. The story that was told to me was my G-grandfather family moved to and from Terceira to Brazil for work, he and maybe one other brother or sister was born in Brazil. I was told my G-grandfather Antonio Machado Evangelho was

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Sao Sebastio, Terceira

2009-04-02 Thread Brasil
Alvin, My family is from Sao Sebastiao, Terceira. Is your wife's family realted to the famous Maria Vieira? I have a copy of the book. On Mar 30, 6:40 pm, Alvin Goularte agoula...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi Char,  I have gone to YouTube and found videos from Terceira and all the other islands. 

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Anyone Know What This Is?

2009-04-02 Thread Brasil
this could possibly be Rua da Praca which is the name of a road in Sao sebastiao, it is located across the street from the village church. On Mar 26, 10:37 pm, celeste perry ccgran...@yahoo.com wrote: Can it be the street where there is a font (well, source of water)? Celeste Perry

[AZORES-Genealogy] Azores genealogy book

2009-04-02 Thread Judi Phillips
Good morning everyone, If anyone is interested in a copy of Rodrigo Rodrigues book Genealogias das ilhas de S Miguel e Santa Maria, there is a rare book store in Lisbon that has at least 1 copy. I purchased mine there last year. It is expensive, but has a lot of information back to 1400

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores genealogy book

2009-04-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Judi, They HAVE published all the volumes now. The set is 6 volumes and it was around $300-$400 for the set, but I don't remember if that was in euros or not. PRE-ordering info here: http://www.dislivro.pt/subscricoes_livros/smiguel.pdf I don't have any info on where to currently order it.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores genealogy book

2009-04-02 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/2/2009 12:27:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gfsche...@gmail.com writes: It covers only Sao Miguel and Santa Maria island. It also seems you have to go pretty far back in your research to start to utilize this series. Many lines come down to around W.W. I. The price in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores genealogy book

2009-04-02 Thread Cheri Mello
John, Just so we don't mislead the readers Many lines come down to W.W. I (World War I) Many lines, but not all. Not using the series that much, would you say that Many includes the majority of lines in this series or just selected lines? Which reminds me...Would you say that this

Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread SARMENTO Natalia
Hello,   You can download the 2 volumes of FG using the following links: http://www.mediafir e.com/file/ ttlyycmqmxm/ FG1..zip http://www.mediafir e.com/file/ hdyawqwzdl1/ FG2..zip Good luck. Natalia Sarmento. --- En date de : Jeu 2.4.09, Maria Sousa lelaso...@verizon.net a écrit : De: Maria

RE: Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread nancy jean baptiste
Thanks Natalia, This looks like it's both complete books available to download! Nancy Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 10:00:19 -0700 From: natalia_sarme...@yahoo.fr Subject: Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published To: Azores@googlegroups.com Hello, You can download the 2

RE: Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread SARMENTO Natalia
It is a pleasure, Prima Nancy. After opening the page, “click here to start download”. I did it and it works. In one file you get all books and in the others you can find the “costados books” (04). This represents a huge amount of pages to read directly in the computer. What you can do is

Re: Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published

2009-04-02 Thread Maria Sousa
Muito Obrigada Natalia!   Maria Sousa   --- On Thu, 4/2/09, SARMENTO Natalia natalia_sarme...@yahoo.fr wrote: From: SARMENTO Natalia natalia_sarme...@yahoo.fr Subject: Re : [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fwd: Felgueiras_Gaio_published To: Azores@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 1:00 PM

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores genealogy book

2009-04-02 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/2/2009 12:46:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gfsche...@gmail.com writes: John, Just so we don't mislead the readers Many lines come down to W.W. I (World War I) Many lines, but not all. Not using the series that much, would you say that Many includes the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: DeMello book

2009-04-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Ray, You can't purchase it. Unless you find a used copy on Ebay maybe. You can order the microfiche from your Family History Center and copy each page. There are people on this list and Mel's Hawaiian Routes (Island Routes) list that can do look ups for you though. Cheri Mello Listowner,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Salgadinho family

2009-04-02 Thread Mara
Anyone with information on a family surname Salgadinho? I'm trying to trace its origins in the island of Sao Miguel. My father told us my gg father moved to Ponta Delgada from Agua Retorta in Sao Miguel. Thank you. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To unsubscribe from

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salgadinho family

2009-04-02 Thread Jason Fraga
No, but that's an interesting name! Perhaps from Salga, on the Northeast (Nordeste) coast of the island? I have a LOT of family from that area: Pacheco's, Correia's, Souza's, and Arruda's. I'll do some poking around on the name Jay - Original Message - From: Mara

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salgadinho family

2009-04-02 Thread Jason Fraga
Mara, the only ship's manifest that I've been able to find after a quick search with the name Salgadinho on it at all lists Manuel Salgadinho as a reference for his sister, Maria A Machado, 29, who left Sao Miguel and arrived in Boston 28 Apr 1920 on the Canopic. The town listed next to both

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FAIAL

2009-04-02 Thread trailrunner...@gmail.com
Maybe Brio was her maiden name? My grandmother kept her maiden name of DaCosta until she came to the US where they gave her my grandfathers name of Vargas. Hope this helps! ~Jenn Vargas On Apr 2, 4:10 am, calvena ainsworth tahoet...@hotmail.com wrote: E I really appreciate all the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: DeMello book

2009-04-02 Thread Dolores Coyle
I tried to look this up in worldcat and came up with another book by DeMello: *Introduction Passport registrations for immigration, Madeira to Hawaii, 1878 to 1884 /* *Author(s):* DeMello,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores/Mainland to Brazil

2009-04-02 Thread celeste perry
I don't know Chris.  These names came up in connection with my husbnd, Bob's, paternal grandfather born in Pico.  Since they are not direct lines to Bob, I don't have any other information on them.    There is a possibility that they could have been in Pico, I just thought if you exhausted all

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Last Post Azores: Nine Islands...

2009-04-02 Thread JANET LAYTHAM
Thank you so much, but I know nothing else. You're very kind. That is the information I had hoped to get when I went there. I once met a man named Antonio Pimentel working in Washington DC. His family also came from Bretanha and had settled in California. We couldn't establish a

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Last Post Azores: Nine Islands...

2009-04-02 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/2/2009 6:20:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jwlayt...@msn.com writes: Thank you so much, but I know nothing else. You're very kind. That is the information I had hoped to get when I went there. I once met a man named Antonio Pimentel working in Washington DC. His

[AZORES-Genealogy] Rodas

2009-04-02 Thread Family History
In the book, Azores, Nine Islands, it talks about Rodas or Casas da Roda, where a baby could be left anonymously, much as we now have safe houses in the United States, when someone gives up a baby. It states that most municipalities in the second half of the 19th century had these places. The

[AZORES-Genealogy] Rodas

2009-04-02 Thread Family History
In the book, Azores, Nine Islands, it talks about Rodas or Casas da Roda, where a baby could be left anonymously, much as we now have safe houses in the United States, when someone gives up a baby. It states that most municipalities in the second half of the 19th century had these places. The

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rodas

2009-04-02 Thread gs311
I found my gfather thru his village church and found out on his baptismal certificate that he had been placed on the wheel and then was adopted by a family that very next day. Being placed on the wheel apparently was a custom that allowed a family, or unwed mother, to go to a church and place

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salgadinho family

2009-04-02 Thread Margaret Vicente
Thank's Jay. I'm also researching other family members from Nordeste. Carreiro Silva E Carreiro Lazaro from Achada. Rezendes from Santa Maria who moved to Sao Miguel in 1900 with the whole family. Francisco Medeiros Bento from Agua de Pau. On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Jason Fraga

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: DeMello book

2009-04-02 Thread Ray Souza
My maternal grandparents are listed in the book. (DeMello's second book) They are from Madeira. I have gone to the Family History Center and ordered the film of the births of my GFather and GMother 1870-1875  looking for a baptism or birth record. Nothing that I could recognize. I have a woman

Fw: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DeMello book

2009-04-02 Thread Ray Souza
--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Ray Souza rayrso...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ray Souza rayrso...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DeMello book To: Dolores Coyle dolores.co...@gmail.com Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 9:22 PM My grandfather Jose B. Souza (DOB 1872)is from San Miguel...and probably