RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translating Passport Records

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Hi Liliana, The last column name is OBS (Observações = Remarks) It says “Afiançado para o recrutamento”. This means that he has paid the bail for the army, so he could leave abroad. Hope it helps. De: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] Em nome de Liliana Harris

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Hi Shirl, Give me some more information on what you are looking for and I will try to help you (not sure if the Passports for Terceira and Faial are indexed…) Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Researching Açores (São Miguel and Graciosa) and Alentejo ( http://gw.geneanet.org/eliseumanuel

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translating Passport Records

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Thanks Cheri! De: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] Em nome de Cheri Mello Enviada: segunda-feira, 14 de Abril de 2014 04:10 Para: Azores Genealogy Assunto: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translating Passport Records Eliseu, Here is the original link:

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico da Pedra, Sao Miguel family

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Hi Doug! If you have a very specific question on your Pico da Pedra ones (as I am going to the Archives) I may try to find them in the digitalized documents… Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Researching Açores (São Miguel and Graciosa) and Alentejo ( http://gw.geneanet.org/eliseumanuel

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: de Nazuque Surname Pico Island

2014-04-14 Thread E Sharp
The surnames Nazquez and Njaque are listed in Puerto Rico on Ancestry. E On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Antonio Faria antoniof1...@gmail.comwrote: I have found two Iberian Jewish surnames that are very similar to Nazuque but I still can't find any reference to Nazuque. The two surnames

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico da Pedra, Sao Miguel family

2014-04-14 Thread pico
Hi Eliseu,That's nice of you, but I'll just wait for the records to be posted online.I'm not in any hurry and enjoy doing it myself.Once again, I appreciate the info you sent yesterday.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread pico
Ola Eliseu,I think you already know the passports for Horta and Angra are not yet online.But I can tell you for Horta, they are not indexed. They are similar to those of Sao Miguel in that they are in a giant book that spans two pages for each entry.In Terceira, the Angra passports are indexed to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translating Passport Records

2014-04-14 Thread Isabella Baltar
I don't know what constituted an adult in the 1870s in the Azores. When a boy turned 13 years old, he was considered an adult in Portugal and was free to do whatever he wanted. That is why we see so many young adults travelling abroad to get a better chance in life. I don't know about girls.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread Mary MK
I tried the http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt page and could not figure out how to search for passportes, let alone by place name. Can you give an additional link or direction? Do I enter a search term? t would be wonderful to be able to search the passporte records. Many thanks. On

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Divorce Records

2014-04-14 Thread IslandRoutes
I have a little experience with this for San Francisco. Yes, Catholics did get divorced prior to 1900. I have a French relative who was Roman Catholic. She came to SF in 1880, married and had a kid, and then the guy deserted her. I was able to find record of the divorce based on

[AZORES-Genealogy] BENARÚS and SERIQUI

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Hi Shirl, All the information came from Horta, Faial Island... nothing from Terceira! The name Seriqui gives nothing back. Entering BENARÚS name I got entries of: - Samuel Benarús, death registration from Registo Civil of Horta, Faial. The death entry is number 259 in

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Thank you Doug! De: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] Em nome de p...@dholmes.com Enviada: segunda-feira, 14 de Abril de 2014 15:31 Para: azores@googlegroups.com Assunto: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] immigration (passports are kind of indexed) Ola Eliseu, I think you

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Hi Mary, Let me know what you are looking for and then I will send you what to look for… De: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] Em nome de Mary MK Enviada: segunda-feira, 14 de Abril de 2014 16:21 Para: azores@googlegroups.com Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: immigration (passports are kind of indexed)

2014-04-14 Thread Dano
Have you tried CCA? On Monday, April 14, 2014 12:21:04 PM UTC-4, Mary MK wrote: I tried the http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt page and could not figure out how to search for passportes, let alone by place name. Can you give an additional link or direction? Do I enter a search term? t

[AZORES-Genealogy] email

2014-04-14 Thread Karen Hillman
So sorry if any of you got emails from me today, my gmail account was hacked. Hopefully,it did not get to this group. Cheri, I have reset all my passwords. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] email

2014-04-14 Thread Cheri Mello
Karen, the spam filter is pretty good at catching those email hacks. Been seeing quite a few of them lately. Guess they are making the rounds in the genealogy circles. Cheri On Apr 14, 2014 1:56 PM, Karen Hillman kmh4...@aol.com wrote: So sorry if any of you got emails from me today, my gmail

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] email

2014-04-14 Thread celeste perry
Karen, I got one.  Sorry it happened to you. Celeste  Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com On Monday, April 14, 2014 12:56 PM, Karen Hillman kmh4...@aol.com wrote: So sorry if any of you got emails from me today, my gmail account was hacked.   Hopefully,it did not get to this group.  Cheri, I have

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Divorce Records

2014-04-14 Thread E Sharp
The San Francisco Call newspaper is online at http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=clcl=CL1sp=SFC *Title:* San Francisco Call *Available online:* 1 April 1890 - 31 December 1913 (8649 issues) E On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:38 AM, IslandRoutes islandrou...@gmail.comwrote: I have a little

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] BENARÚS and SERIQUI

2014-04-14 Thread Shirl Sereque
ancestors Thanks Eliseu!    There is a Jewish cemetery in Angra which another person photographed and I can see the names Bensabat and Benarus.   My direct line died in Boston so none of them are there.  I have no idea where Salão or David died. - Shirl - On Monday, April 14, 2014 2:15 PM,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Baptism

2014-04-14 Thread Gerri Martin
There are a few words I am not sure of. Father -Jose Furtado Bravo? official de ? Maternal grandparents is it Manuel Jose Alves Goveia? and Isabel ? de Bettencourt. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-SANTOAMARO-B-1870-1879/SJR-VL-SANTOAMARO-B-1870-1879_item1/P63.html

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Júlia da Encarnaçao (1862)

2014-04-14 Thread aportugee
Thank you. So far none of mine are from there… Sent from Windows Mail From: Joseph Costa Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎April‎ ‎13‎, ‎2014 ‎2‎:‎27‎ ‎PM To: azores@googlegroups.com He was from Sao Miguel. On Apr 9, 2014, at 9:03 PM, aportu...@yahoo.com wrote: -- For options, such as changing

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Baptism

2014-04-14 Thread Pam Santos
yes its Jose Furtado Bravo . official of ? church Sao Jose, Ponta Delgado Maternal Manuel Jose Alves Correia and Isabel ? Bettencourt Hopefully someone else can answer the rest On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Gerri Martin gerrimar...@rocketmail.comwrote: There are a few words I am not sure

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Baptism

2014-04-14 Thread pico
If I'm not mistaken, "carapina" means a carpenter. Usually we see "carpinteiro."My late step mother was from Santo Amaro, S.Jorge, so I will have to see if you are related to her.Are these your ancestors?Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Baptism

2014-04-14 Thread Dano
Correct on both counts on the first two. As for Isabel, her name appears to be Isabel Soeira de Bittencourt. On Monday, April 14, 2014 6:48:07 PM UTC-4, Gerri Martin wrote: There are a few words I am not sure of. Father -Jose Furtado Bravo? official de ? Maternal grandparents is it Manuel