RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Francisco Lopes da Fonseca

Christine, I descend from Francisco and Appelonia, but I don't have either of their earlier lines. I have them originating from Lages and settling in Sao Mateus. I descend through two of their children- Appelonia (wife of Manuel Furtado Costa) and Catherina (who married Matheus Machado Ferreira

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Obit for Joam Soares de Figueiredo, 1749, S.Barbara on S.Maria island

Hi, I went back to read the obit and it is confusing. He is 60 years old more or less is what I can figure out. I did do the subtraction like you said and came up with the about date. I went back and read the marriage record of Joao Soares Figuiredo and Maria Braga, May 1708, the parties are assu

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Abridged summary of azores@googlegroups.com - 29 Messages in 11 Topics

Today's Topic Summary Thank you Valdenai, I will work on the decsendants of both Antonio Lopes da Fonseca (from Terceira and Joao Fonseca b. about 1475 in Lagoa, Portugal and see if I can find the connection to Francisco Lopes da Fonseca. As you have them in your descendants of Beatri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gervasio, Faial, Merced connection?

Frank. Here are the death records for Jesse R Grevasio, his wife, and possibly a sister, Beatrice Last_Name

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Baptism of Braz

Hi JR: I am 100% Portuguese. At least I was until I started researching my ancestors. I have gotten back to about the year ZERO on three of my grandparents. It looks at that time period my ancestors were in Hungary. I also have Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc., etc., Shirley in CA -

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Birth Certificate Searches Borba

I am talking about my grandfathers. Is there anyone on this list that has the info as to where these two places are? Shirley in CA - Original Message - From: "Adair Borba" To: Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Birth Certificate Searches Borba S

[AZORES-Genealogy] Gervasio, Faial, Merced connection?

Thanks to Debbie Wolgemuth's resent post re: graveyards.com. I was able to find a possible clue to the reconnection of my g grandfather and his brother. As young men during the 1860's they traveled from the Azores to New England. Where my g grandfather stayed on as a farm worker and changed his n

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: My experience searching for naturalization papers

Oh Celeste, I know exactly how you feel! On my first visit to the Regional Archives at the Horta Public Library in 2004 (when it was still in the old, old location), I located my great-uncle's baptismal record (in Fajãzinha) after only about an hour's searching -- the first Flores ancestor whose r

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: JORGE, SILVEIRA, FURTADO & VA LADÃO families in Fajã Grande, Flores (specifically Ponta)

Thanks, Eric. I already have Gomes' "Familias da Ilha das Flores: Vila das Lajes I parte," while Francisco himself looked up the marriage lines, then emailed them to me before "Casais" was published (we met in Horta, through a mutual friend). I came across the George family whom you mention livin

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Passport Application information

Fred, Cheri; It says "pais incognitos" (unknown parents). Margaret Vicente On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Fred, > > It looks like something about them being incognitos. But there's a word > before that. I can't make it out. Something like "Eras??" > > Cheri Mello > Li

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My experience searching for naturalization papers

Martinez california in the early 30's was for naturalization for Contra Costa county Ca. My grandfather was Naturalization in San Francisco in 1953. My grandmother was born in Califrornia married her first husband from Azores, he died then she had to get her naturalization papers to stay in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: HENRIQUES, FREDERICO, GONSALVES, DE JESUS & SILVEI...

In the marriages for my family, the priest usually added in the degree of relationship. Mine were from the 1800's, maybe they stopped doing this by the 1900's Mary Ann In a message dated 8/2/2010 6:10:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com writes: >From Francisco

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Baptism of Braz

As far I am concerned, you are the best non-Portuguese researcher I have come across. Many of us have a proximity to Portuguese that you never had. So don't sweat it. After all, they were two people with the same name, os the oversight is understandable. I only uncovered it because I pieced the who

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Passport Application information

It looks to me like "pais incognito" which means parents unknown. Sorry. Judi Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 20:29:13 -0700 Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Passport Application information From: festrella...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com I would like to know if anyone can make out the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Passport Application information

Fred, It looks like something about them being incognitos. But there's a word before that. I can't make it out. Something like "Eras??" Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Passport Application information

I would like to know if anyone can make out the word (and then its translation) which is in the spot for her parents names for Carolina Julia third from the bottom of the page. Here's the URL: http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/biblioteca_digital/PPDL1902-1903/PPDL1902-1903_item1/P84.html Thanks, Fr

[AZORES-Genealogy] Another Borba topic

I stumbled across a Borba that may be related but is not the one under discussion in the other emails, I don't think. I came upon someone's family tree on ancestry.com and noticed a few similar names to those in my tree--all from Norte Grande, Sao Jorge. I believe I am a third cousin twice

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: JORGE, SILVEIRA, FURTADO & VA LADÃO families in Fajã Grande, Flores (specifically Ponta)

If I read everyone's posts thus far correctly, António José Jorge of Fajã Grande das Flores was married at least twice, and continued fathering children over the decades. Besides his daughter Isabel (b. 1854?), he would have had TWO sons we know of named Francisco, born some 23 years apart -- the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: JORGE, SILVEIRA, FURTADO & VALADÃO families in Fajã Grande, Flores (specifically Po nta)

Katharine, I understand. Yes the records are from the Casias book. I also have the *Familias da Ilha das Flores: Vila das Lajes I parte,* and *Ilha das Flores: da redescoberta a actualidade* by him I have a large database with Vieira, Goncalves, Xavier,Furtado and Jorge from the Lajes Concelho