Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pre 1720 Feteira, Faial Marriage Records

2013-10-09 Thread João Ventura
Hello According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feteira_(Horta)), Feteira has been a parish since 1568. According to the Azorean government archive catalog ( http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt/details?id=981249), there's no marriage books for Feteira prior to 1720. From these two fact

[AZORES-Genealogy] Nordeste and Maia couples

2013-10-09 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi! Anyone one with further data? 1a Geração 1. Ângela Francisca de Pimentel ou Cabral nasceu a 4 Fev., 1714 em Maia - Ribeira Grande e morreu on an unknown date. Pai: 2. Manuel Cabral (de Pimentel) nasceu em S. Pedro Nordestinho - Nordeste e morreu on an unknown date.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pre 1720 Feteira, Faial Marriage Records

2013-10-09 Thread Fawn Silva
Thank you Joao and Shirley. Not what I wanted to hear but now I know!! On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:25 AM, João Ventura wrote: > Hello > > According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feteira_(Horta)), > Feteira has been a parish since 1568. > > According to the Azorean government archive

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Cardoza family reunion

2013-10-09 Thread Shirley Allegre
Janelle: Try emailing the IOLANI PALACE GROUNDS in Hawaii. I don't have any address. You will have to google for the info. A gazillion years ago some posted that they had been able to find out where their relatives were assigned to live, by contacting the IOLANI PALACE GROUNDS. Shirley in CA

[AZORES-Genealogy] Livramento Marriages 1833-1860 Missing Pages

2013-10-09 Thread Lee
While going through the marriages of Livramento 1833-1860 last nigh I discovered that the following pages are missing: 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78 and then picks up with page 79 again. And with my ususal bad luck, it turns out the page I needed was page 77! Just wanteed to make everyone aware of t

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silva - Neves

2013-10-09 Thread Leonard Silva
Lee, I know so very little about my family before immigration. Here is what I have on the Mendonca line, hope you can find a connection Anna M. Mendonca b May 1863, Covas, Graciosa d. 22 Dec 1909 New bedford Mass Father Joseph Mendonca Mother unknown Brother Joao da C. Mendonca, Graciosa Jo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Searching for records-Ponta Delgada Azores-Martins Family

2013-10-09 Thread Nancy Martins
Mariano's wife and kids came to the US as to what year I don't know. And Fernanda's daughter maybe in the US. On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 2:07:24 AM UTC-4, elaine sharp wrote: > Nancy, > > > > Can you please tell me which of these came to the US and where they > settled? I have been tr

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Livramento Marriages 1833-1860 Missing Pages

2013-10-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Lee E, I have some missing pages in a marriage book. It's very unlikely that they were missed in filming, but I checked when I went to the Azores. Those few pages were missing. They weren't anywhere in the book. They probably fell out and got used for kindling for the fire :( Cheri Mello List

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Livramento Marriages 1833-1860 Missing Pages

2013-10-09 Thread João Ventura
Hi Lee, Page 77 is there: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-LIVRAMENTO-C-1834-1860/SMG-PD-LIVRAMENTO-C-1834-1860_item1/P83.html Or am I missing something? João C. Ventura On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 6:24:19 PM UTC+2, Lee wrote: > > While going through the marriages

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Livramento Marriages 1833-1860 Missing Pages

2013-10-09 Thread Lee
Thank you Joao - now I'm not sure what I was looking at last night! Must have been too late for me..lol I found the marriage I was looking for (which turned not to be the right couple) on the back sideo of page 77. Guess I'll have to keep looking...I've gone through a 20+ year span and nothi

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Searching for records-Ponta Delgada Azores-Martins Family

2013-10-09 Thread "E" Sharp
Nancy, I am trying to find their ship's manifest. There are a couple of Gabriel Martins. Who in this family came to the United States and do you have any idea when they came? Manuel and Maria E. and all their kids? Some of their names are unusual and it should not be that difficult to find the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Livramento Marriages 1833-1860 Missing Pages

2013-10-09 Thread Nancy Couto
Lee, before 1833/1834 or so, Livramento was part of the freguesia of Sao Roque (Rosto do Cao). You can find the earlier records there, starting at about 1600. Sao Roque is third in line to be added to the Ponta Delgada records, and I'm crossing my fingers that the CCA adds them soon. A lot of my

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Searching for records-Ponta Delgada Azores-Martins Family

2013-10-09 Thread Nancy Martins
I am sure my grandfather Gabriel Martins didn't arrive here on a boat. The problem is no one knows when they came here. I am assuming my grandfather came in the late 60s early 70s. On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 4:52:06 PM UTC-4, E Sharp wrote: > Nancy, > > I am trying to find their ship'

[AZORES-Genealogy] Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao and Amelia Da Conceicao Lemos

2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Dodson
I am looking for more information on my great grandparents, Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao b. 10 May 1876 Sao Mateus, Terceira, Azores d. 15 Jul 1951 Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. I am looking for information about therfamily prior to immigrating to the states in 1907 and 1909. I know his fa

[AZORES-Genealogy] Amateur back at it Candelaria Pico

2013-10-09 Thread Freddy Garcia
After a 5 year break i find myself digging deep again, finding some mistakes which i will address, please have a look on Lusaweb " Garcia 2003 " maybe we're related, a big thank you to Gayle Machado and Doug da Rocha Holmes -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mai

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Searching for records-Ponta Delgada Azores-Martins Family

2013-10-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Nancy M, You need to be crystal clear when making a post. Your original post was 4 days ago. Many people won't remember what century you are researching. So when you post the 60s or 70s, no one will know if you mean the 1860s and 1870s, or the 1960s and 1970s. And if you don't know how he got

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao and Amelia Da Conceicao Lemos

2013-10-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Jennifer D, The records for Sao Mateus are online at the Center for Knowledge of the Azores site. In Portuguese, that's Centro de Conhecimento dos Acores. We just call it the CCA site. http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/ Click on the white circle on the south side of Terceira (the finger

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Amateur back at it Candelaria Pico

2013-10-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Freddy G, Part of Lusaweb is a subscription. If you want help you need to make it easy for others to help you. You can post the link (if you are not in the subscription part of Lusaweb) or you can type up what you know on your family here. I suggest you start a new post and put the surname(s) y

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Amateur back at it Candelaria Pico

2013-10-09 Thread pico
Hi Freddy,Nice to see you're starting up again.I suppose you mean you found mistakes from the Minho info. Yea, there is plenty of that.Since you were last active, the CCA records online became available that go up to March 1911, usually. So that will help you with the later generations.Doug da Roch

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Amateur back at it Candelaria Pico

2013-10-09 Thread Gayle Machado
Hi cousin ! Glad to hear you're alive and well. Hope your family is healthy and happy. Gayle On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Freddy Garcia wrote: > After a 5 year break i find myself digging deep again, finding some mistakes > which i will address, please have a look on Lusaweb " Garcia 2003 "

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao and Amelia Da Conceicao Lemos

2013-10-09 Thread pico
Hello Jennifer,You are fairly closely related to a very good genealogist named David Bertao who wrote the book on the California Whalers a few years back.I don't know if he is active these days, but he used to do it a lot when you had to be in Portugal to see the books at the archive.I send him thi

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao and Amelia Da Conceicao Lemos

2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Dodson
This is great, already some information. Thank you for your quick response. I have quite a bit of work ahead of me I see. On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:22:28 PM UTC-6, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Hello Jennifer, > > You are fairly closely related to a very good genealogist named David > B

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Victorino Machado Pereira de Bertao and Amelia Da Conceicao Lemos

2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Dodson
Thank you Cheri, I appreciate your directions. I can read a smattering of Portuguese, so I will have to really brush up on my rusty skills. On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:40:59 PM UTC-6, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Jennifer D, > > The records for Sao Mateus are online at the Center for Knowledge of