Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Ginny Swinson
Vivian, I have Silva great grandparents from Gloucester. Many genealogical records are available on line from the city of Gloucester. Go to their web page, click on departments, then archives where you can do a vital records search. Good luck! Enjoy! Ginny (Madruga) Swinson On Friday, February

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Early wall hit for my Mendonça and Joaquim lines...

2012-11-21 Thread Rick Jordan
Just found a marriage document for Ana and Constantino, looks like Ana's parents names were actually: Francisco J Mendonça (J probably Jose) (Died before 1910) and Maria de São Pedro (died 1954) Sorry for any confusion!! Thanks, Rick On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:12:10 PM UTC-6, Rick Jo

[AZORES-Genealogy] SATA Airlines Introduces Flights to the Azores, Lisbon from San Francisco

2012-11-21 Thread bellemarco
Cheri, I hope this comes through OK. For the others, we can leave out of San Francisco via Virgin America connect Boston to SATA. Hope they extend it past this winter!! It's nice for me as my sis can board in Boston and travel with us "E" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10151398.h

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ancestry lookup Antonio Furtado

2012-11-21 Thread JR
Cheryl, it is interesting that you post this line. There is a Furtado Lourenco line that comes from Ponta Garca and has connections to Ribeira das Tainhas, which as you know, is very close to Ponta Garca and Ribeira Quente. The Furtado Lourenco line begins with Lourenco Furtado and Sebastiana M

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Diane
Tina I too have Silveira and Veira ancestors, but mine are from Sao Jorge and my GGrandfather from that line ended up in Australia in the early 1870s. So these are obviously common names and their genes have spread around the world. Good luck with your research. Diane On Saturday, 12 Febru

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Dolores Coyle
Actually, I am researching Roses, Souzas and Mellow. Thanks, Dolores Coyle On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Ginny Swinson wrote: > Carol, > I am looking for Manual Perry Madruga, born Azores about 1852, father > Manuel M. and mother Mary "Joseph". Don't know when or how he came to > America, wh

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Ginny, To find your island and freguesia, you will need to use almost every resource in America. A 30+ page guide can help you do this. It can be found here: http://goo.gl/zJwLr A U.S. Census search will tell when in came to America. The marriage record from 1883 in the Gloucester church will

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Ginny Swinson
Carol, I am looking for Manual Perry Madruga, born Azores about 1852, father Manuel M. and mother Mary "Joseph". Don't know when or how he came to America, when or how he got here. Married Phillipa Perry, April 18, 1883 in Gloucester. She was born Azores, about 1862, father John, mother Mary "T

[AZORES-Genealogy] Early wall hit for my Mendonça and Joaquim lines...

2012-11-21 Thread Rick Jordan
Boa tarde!! I've been recently uncovering my Azorean past and have done pretty well with family and other members on Ancestry to trace back my Fraga roots quite far, but I have run into trouble getting information on my Mendonça and Joaquim lines. I have Constantino Mauricio Fraga (My great gr

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ancestry lookup Antonio Furtado

2012-11-21 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
I don't believe so as this family is from Ribeira Grande. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azor

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva, Viera, Silveira in Gloucester, Massachusetts

2012-11-21 Thread Carol Warnock
I have Madrugas and Vieiras from Pico in my mother's paternal line. The Vieira part of my family did not end up in Gloucester--they ended up in the East Bay area near Martinez CA. My Madruga grandfather immigrated to the US in 1892 but ended up in the area near Martinez (his Vieira relatives)m we