Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching De Frega,

2013-06-24 Thread "E" Sharp
Give us her name, any idea of when she came to US, her parents names if you know them, her spouse's name and names of her children and maybe we can help you find the information on her family. "E" On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Hi Shirley C, > > You'll need to create a p

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching De Frega,

2013-06-24 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Shirley C, You'll need to create a paper trail on your grandmother, then her parents. Make sure you use a genealogy software program. Here is a pamphlet of lead (how to guide) to get you started on how to find things and where to look. goo.gl/tdrIw Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researchin

[AZORES-Genealogy] Researching De Frega,

2013-06-24 Thread Shirley Collenette
Trying to find when my grandmother's family came to California, settling in Alameda, California, My grandmother was born around 1898 in Alameda from Azorean parentage. Appreciate any leads in the way of what island from the Azores, how I find boat lists or passport info. Thank you! Shirley Col

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Backing up data works

2013-06-24 Thread João Ventura
Hello all, I'd recommend even better than a backup. Get a Dropbox account (use this link, it will give us both a 500Mb bonus: http://db.tt/vhqiAWp ) Then after installing the Dropbox client on your machine, and copying your genealogy files to that folder, simply setup your program to use those

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Coming to US illegally - Passporte question

2013-06-24 Thread John Vasconcelos
*"E" * *In answer to your original question, I think they could very well have left the Azores without a "Passaporte". I base this conclusion on family stories passed down from my Uncle Jose J Freitas. He said that his second cousin, Antonio C. Corvello, New Bedford whaling captain, would return t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Coming to US illegally - Passporte question

2013-06-24 Thread John Vasconcelos
*Tomas, * *Your family experience helps me understand and help fill in some of the blanks in my own family history. It becomes obvious to me that at some point, my grandfather must have applied for a Portuguese passport (after the fact) because he returned to Flores in 1885 to marry my grandmother

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Coming to US illegally - Passporte question

2013-06-24 Thread Tomas Leal
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:04:19 PM UTC, E Sharp wrote: > > Here's a question for you all including those living in the Azores. If > someone entered to the US illegally, under dark of night, ca 1900 do you > think they would they have gotten a Passportes before they left Faial? The > ship lef