I have a Luis Souza’s son change his Surname to Luiz/Luis in the mid 1800s
on São Miguel. From the Ponta Delgada area of San Miguel in the town of
São Roque ( I believe the town was previously called something else). The
Souzas went back generations there.
Debbie
Debbie Shepherd Mendonca
(jessd
Lillian,
You really need to do a lot more searching in the USA records to find the
original village. As Cheri has said before, there are 26 Concelhos on Sao
Miguel to try looking! She will be looking for de Souza or in this country
probably just Sousa with an 's' with no 'de'. Bettencourt is also
Nope. Oliveira is all over the place. Bettencourt is found more often in
the central island group.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 2:49 PM 'Lillian Palko' via Azores Gen
Hi Lillian,
It's Sao Miguel island :) San Miguel is one of the Channel Islands off the
coast of California. Wrong ocean!
Bettencourt is found with a higher frequency in the central island group. I
don't believe it has a little pocket with a higher frequency somewhere on
Sao Miguel island :(
She'
Are either of these names favored in a particular location on San Miguel?
Trying to help a friend get started on her genealogical journey with little
information.
Thank you!
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Is there a known location on San Miguel island for a Bettencourt line?
I am trying to narrow down searching without much information to begin with
for someone. I would like to get her started on her journey. A Maria
Souza, (da Sousa?) born 18 or 19 March 1895 on San Miguel. Mother of Maria
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