Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for De Mello (Sao Miguel) and Travasso (Pico)

2010-04-24 Thread celeste perry
Another possibility is a newspaper obit.  I recently found the birth island for someone in the obit written in one newspaper and it was not mentioned in another paper.  Celeste, Hayward, CA Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com --- On Sat, 4/24/10, Cheri Mello wrote: From: Cheri Mello Subject:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Emanuel Caton from Graciosa, settled in Wiscasset, Maine

2010-04-24 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Hi Matt I'm thinking that the name in the Azores is Manuel Caetano or Manuel Caetano something. Sometimes Caetano is a Surname and sometimes it can be a middle name. Do you have any idea of his Mom's name? Do you have their marriage paperswork? Hopefully the names of the parents may be on ther

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for De Mello (Sao Miguel) and Travasso (Pico)

2010-04-24 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi MECronin, Do you have the death certificates on your ancestors? If so, what did it say for place of birth? Do you have the marriage (license, too) on your ancestors? If so, what did it say for their places of births? What do the births from the 7 kids say about the parents' place of birth?

[AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for De Mello (Sao Miguel) and Travasso (Pico)

2010-04-24 Thread mecronin
Hi, I'm hoping that someone here might have these people (or their possible ancestors) in their family trees. I've had no luck researching further back. My great-great grandmother, Maria Emilia De Mello was born on 15 May 1862 in Sao Miguel, Azores. She arrived in the U.S. as early as 1870 and

[AZORES-Genealogy] Emanuel Caton from Graciosa, settled in Wiscasset, Maine

2010-04-24 Thread Matt
Hello, I am researching the ancestry of Emanuel Caton, son of Emanuel, born August 1814 on Graciosa Island. He married Clarissa Clark Munsey on November 6, 1854 in Wiscasset, Maine, and died August 6, 1896 in Wiscasset, Maine. Descendants are in the Wiscasset area and also in southeastern Connec

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Searching for Jacinta Emilia Soares in Ribeira Cha, Sao Miguel, Azores

2010-04-24 Thread Cheri Mello
Terri, The 3 key ingredients are a name, date, and place. You have them all. The only trick is finding the films for Ribeira Cha. I think they are one freguesia over, in Agua de Pau. You can start salivating now, because I'm pretty sure we'll find her in Salt Lake! I did a google search and f

[AZORES-Genealogy] Searching for Maria Dos Santos

2010-04-24 Thread Herb
I realize this is a long shot. I am searching for obituary, children, and marrige information on Maria Dos Santos born in Agua de Pau, Sao Miguel March 27, 1862. I am pretty sure she was my GG Grandmother. She was the daughter of Ricarda do Espirito Santo, born May 16, 1820 and of Manuel dos Santo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Searching for Jacinta Emilia Soares in Ribeira Cha, S...

2010-04-24 Thread Marralha
In a message dated 4/23/2010 9:48:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, terr...@rogers.com writes: > I have decided to try and turn my focus onto my mom's side of the > family although i have very little info to go on. I am hoping that > someone on the list can help me with info from Ribeira Cha. > Jacint