The records of people that lived in Sete Cidades are in either Mosterios or
Gintes. You may have to check both.
Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Epping, NH
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Cheri Mello
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014
Looking again, Mel, it may just be* Nespra,* (spelling was kind of hit
and miss back then).
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:58:55 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote:
Nespara, okay! Thank you Eliseu. This is my cousin's line. She is going
to be amused because also belongs to the line of Moniz
Good morning Cheri,
Thanks for the reply. That's what I was afraid of. I was just hoping I had
missed something to make things easier. It's relatively really easy to
gather info on the first 6 or so generations. It seems like this is where
the real work begins.
I appreciate the information.
I forgot to say thank you for the research tips. I have a few more things
to fill in for the time being, but this should help the next time I get
stuck.
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:58:33 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote:
Anthony M,
It depends on the freguesia and island you are
Hello everyone- I am also researching the Rocha family from the Azores.
I have also encountered the alternate or shorthand ROXA
One confirmation for me that ROCHA = ROXA came from the Sao Miguel/Ribeira
Grande Baptism Indices.
One entry from the indices referenced ancestor Antonio Ignacio
I believe that we've had this question before in this group; the church in
Sete Cidades is Sao Nicolau, but no records have been filmed for that
parish; records for early church events (baptisms/baptismos,
marriages/casamentos, and deaths/obitos, for the people of that area were
likely
Although, there are multiple reasons for using alcunhas, or nicknames,
they are often used to identify members of a certain family that may have a
very common name surname in a particular area. As for the examples you say
that you've come across, they appear to be corruptions of legitimate
Anthony M,
Depending on where your starting point was, 6 or more generations probably
connects you to at least 1 person on this list. Why don't you start a new
thread, and list your island(s), freguesias, and surnames from that
freguesia? You may match someone. Then you can double check their
That is great Rodney hope you find everyone you are looking for.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Rodney Figueiredo rodn...@gmail.com
wrote:
Yay for Maia! I had started my research in Furnas and found that a lot of
post 1813 Maia records were being recorded there. But as soon as I hit the
They were used pretty much like we use nicknames today; find a word that
describes someone, and, attach it. Perhaps a woman named Maria was very
adept at growing flowers - she particularly loved the scent of carnations,
she became Maria das Cravos; or, a man named Joao liked working in the
Hi Anthony,
I can't speak for every place in the Azores but I can speak to you about
the use of alcunhas in Lajes do Pico. My father frequently talks about
people from the old country he lived there until his early 30's and
usually refers them by their alcunha seldom by their surname most
I've been working on a Pimentel family from Flores. For a few generations
the were Pimentel Belo. Belo = beautiful.
Then the next generation is Pimentel Canhoto. Canhoto means left-handed,
but also, like the French word gauche, also clumsy, coarse, awkward.
Eric Edgar
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at
Antonio, my Couto line, from Arrifes and Sao Roque, Sao Miguel, has Bonito
for an alcunha, and I've seen it in church records and on passenger lists.
I've seen other families with the alcunha Feio, so I guess my family was
lucky. My maternal grandmother's Frias family from Lagoa, Sao Miguel, has
Antonio,We have "cebola branca" (white onion) referring to their head of hair from Angra.I found it interesting what you wrote about the Lajes do Pico families.On my first trip to find cousins in Piedade, Pico, I asked around for anyone using the "Leal da Rosa" surname combo and got that blank
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