Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Genealogias da ilhas de S.Miguel e Santa Maria Robert Rodrigues Does anyone have this?

2019-06-07 Thread Denis Meals
Lisa: The closest I can get for you is the following: Ana Maria, que casou em S. José de Ponta Delgada a 6.7.1795 com José Carvalho de *Sousa*, ou José de Sousa Carvalho, filho de José Carvalho de Sousa e Helena Rosa Denis On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 6:41 PM Cheri Mello wrote: > Liz, > > It's

[AZORES-Genealogy] Godparents in a Vila do Porto, Santa Maria record

2017-02-24 Thread Denis Meals
In looking at baptism records of Vila do Porto, Santa Maria island, I need some clarification as to the Godparents in the attached right side, bottom record. I see the following: Godparents Luís António Maximo Pereira and Leonor Maxima Pereira, residents of São Miguel, by proxy [*representatives

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Maria Cristo Morais, Lomba da Santa Barbara, Sao Miguel, Azores

2015-11-01 Thread Denis Meals
"E": In reply to your question, "Is there such a place as Santa Barbara in Santa Maria?" Yes, there certainly is such a place. Santa Bárbara is one of the 5 Parishes of Santa Maria, as well as being a community within the parish. Of course, as others have indicated, other islands also share

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] street

2015-10-01 Thread Denis Meals
Liz: If you have access to Ancestry.com you may be able to find the same people in their 1900 Census. Perhaps that will give the street, and if not, you can search forward or back until the street is identified. Worth a try, though I have found cases where the streets are never listed. Denis On

[AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Denis Meals
I am appealing to our group's native readers for help in the translation of the following link, beginning with the righthand page and continuing on the next two pages: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1840-1848/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1840-1848_item1/P59.html I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Denis Meals
he father is steping in with a petition assuming > that he is Anna's "natural" father. I suppose at the time of the baptism > she was "natural" daughter of Maria Luiza, and "filha de pai incognito". > > 2015-09-21 20:53 GMT+01:00 Denis Meals <deni...@gmail.c

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for family info from Santa Maria

2015-08-12 Thread Denis Meals
Isiah: António's parents were married 1 July 1885. Using the link I previously gave, you can search forward, and well as back, about every 2-3 years to find his additional brothers and sisters. And if you are very ambitious, skip back about 20 years +/- 10 years to find the parents births. If

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for family info from Santa Maria

2015-08-07 Thread Denis Meals
Isaiah: The link to the birth/baptism of António born 29 August 1889 is: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTABARBARA-B-1880-1889/SMA-VP-SANTABARBARA-B-1880-1889_item1/P178.html His parents were António Ventura da Costa (b. 15 March 1863) and Jacintha Umbelina Soares

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] John Dutra baptism

2015-02-24 Thread Denis Meals
Elizabeth Cheri: NorCal Genealogy provides the following: http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/caldata.htm#calvitals Some of what is listed are free, and quite good. Denis Meals On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Elizabeth Migliori lizmi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Cheri, Is there a link

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation help: Isle de Santa Maria (Figueiredo, Resendes, Soares)

2014-06-27 Thread Denis Meals
Sam: Some spelling errors for that time period, but basically you have everything correct, with the exception of the date. The date you show is the birthdate not the date of baptism. Denis On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 2:46 PM, aportugee via Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com wrote: Help

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help to solve a mystery for my uncle.

2014-05-21 Thread Denis Meals
Helda: The San Francisco Genealogy California Death Index 1940-1997 lists the following, which you perhaps already know, since it confirms some of your posted information. MITCHELL LAURA PERRY 03 04 1943 ALAMEDA F 0 10 15 1879 OTHER COUNTRY MONIZ

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Godfather José de Sousa, Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria

2014-05-21 Thread Denis Meals
I am in need of help with the word immediately following Godfather José de Sousa, _,which I presume is his occupation, and the expression following solteiro, creado de servir... Lines 2-4, top left page

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Rezendes, Santa Maria

2014-05-05 Thread Denis Meals
Betty: There were four parishes in Santa Maria in the 1850's. The surname Resendes is common in Santa Bárbara Parish, as well as possibly in the other three parishes as well. I can tell you there was not a Manoel born in Santa Bárbara on the date you have listed (However there is a Manoel born

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Rezendes, Santa Maria

2014-05-05 Thread Denis Meals
Betty; There is my typo the date of birth is 4 March 1850. You may also find him in the passports (which show his parents) if you know about when he came the United States. Denis On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: Betty: There were four parishes

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Documentation of CCA Images

2014-03-16 Thread Denis Meals
. But this format would probably be unacceptable to any book editor. [http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA- VP-SANTABARBARA-B-1822-1834/SMA-VP-SANTABARBARA-B-1822- 1834_item1/P70.html] Denis Meals -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

[AZORES-Genealogy] Documentation of CCA Images

2014-03-14 Thread Denis Meals
-SANTABARBARA-B-1822-1834/SMA-VP-SANTABARBARA-B-1822-1834_item1/P70.html ] Denis Meals -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Parish of Nossa Senhora das Candeias (?) on Santa Maria Island

2014-03-13 Thread Denis Meals
Maria Elena: Nossa Senhora das Candeias is an alternate name for the Church of Nossa Senhora da Purificação, located in Santo Espírito Parish. It has not been put online yet. Denis On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Maria Lima maria.lima...@gmail.com wrote: Is that part of Nossa Senra de

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Maria - Andrade

2013-11-04 Thread Denis Meals
Probably 4 for his time period, the fifth - Almagreira, appearing in the very early 1900's. Steve- for any realistic help, you'll have to get back to pre-1883, for that is the end date of the Mormon filming, from which most of us work. That said, the surname Andrade is quite common in Santa

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar

2013-10-07 Thread Denis Meals
That is too bad. It was a great feature. Tish On Monday, October 7, 2013, Pam Santos wrote: Bummer!!! I liked that feature On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.comjavascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'gfsche...@gmail.com'); wrote: When FTDNA unveiled their new Family

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: CCA site added Feterias and Ginetes records!

2013-10-07 Thread Denis Meals
Cheri: Move over with your one foot -- Tish and I need room for our four feet in this common grave, waiting on Santa Maria. Denis On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: I am excited BUT rusty I have not really been looking at records since they stopped adding

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Matches and the Population Finder bar

2013-10-07 Thread Denis Meals
Very good idea Tomas. I second the motion. Tish On Monday, October 7, 2013, Tomas Leal wrote: As long as you're going to bring up the matter, Cheri, let me add my ,02 euros worth: Given there is already an option for user information to be made Private on Family Tree DNA, what not make the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA Conference - suggestions and stuff

2013-10-07 Thread Denis Meals
1 more than 2, but 2 works for me, too. Tish On Monday, October 7, 2013, Pam Santos wrote: 1 and 2 for me too On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Mary Bordi busybo...@gmail.comjavascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'busybo...@gmail.com'); wrote: 1 and 2 for me, too! On Monday, October 7, 2013, Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Relative Search: Victoria, DeBragga, Escobar, Contente

2013-09-22 Thread Denis Meals
Sara: The baptism record of Anna (taken from the LDS microfilm) confirms Deb DeBragga's information. Anna born 3 February 1880, baptized 9 February 1880 to parents Joaquim de BRAGA Maria Umbelina in the village of Lapa, Parish of Nossa Senhora da Purificação [Santo Espírito]. Paternal

[AZORES-Genealogy] Descriptive terminology of relationship of Godparent to Child

2013-08-21 Thread Denis Meals
In baptism records I often find the following circumstance: Maria, married to Manoel Cunha, and Jacinta, married to Antonio Puim, are sisters. Manoel Cunha is listed as Godfather to a child born to Jacinta and Antonio. Since women often did not use a surname, the sister-sister relationship is

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A DIAS breakthrough… that I'd love some help with, please.

2013-07-27 Thread Denis Meals
One slight correction to Cheri's list -- *Pico do Penedo* in Santa Bárbara Parish, *Santa Maria*. But I'm not suggested this as a possibility, since compared to the other islands, relatively few left Santa Maria. Denis On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: second image Santa Maria mid 1600's marriage help

2013-07-26 Thread Denis Meals
Pam, Richard, et al, The better question for those of us who use a Mac, in what format do we need to send images so that PC users can easily work with them, i.e. downloading, enlarging, etc.? Denis On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Tish M tish.me...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for looking. If you

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Village Idiot DNA Report

2013-07-02 Thread Denis Meals
Cindy: We're all village idiots when it comes to this stuff though you're the only one with enough humor to admit it! Just my opinion, Denis On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:13 AM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: Hi Cindy, If you don't mind my asking, how old are you? I only ask because that could have

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Braga from Santa Maria b. 1870s to Massachusetts then California

2013-06-25 Thread Denis Meals
JB - My wife and I have extensive records for the two eastern parishes (Santa Bárbara Santo Espírito) of Santa Maria, and therefore of no help to you. Fortunately E saw your posting long before I did, and her replies sound correct. As Cheri has already told you, the baptism records on film are

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Braga from Santa Maria b. 1870s to Massachusetts then California

2013-06-25 Thread Denis Meals
JB- Joe Matias did indeed find the Passaportes for your ancestor. It is #639 (not 609) on Joe's attached file. Traveling on the same passport are the wife and 3 children. José Resendes, 20 yrs. old single, is listed immediately below. Note that the Concelho is Villa [sic] do Porto, but the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA E ARQUIVO DE PONTA DELGADA Archive Requests

2013-05-13 Thread Denis Meals
George: As I understand, you originally requested information of what was currently available at the Archives in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel. Their response is what you earlier posted, and also partially included in your May 13, 2013 post. My question then is: where does one go to find São Miguel

[AZORES-Genealogy] Priests of Santa Maria Island

2013-04-04 Thread Denis Meals
In the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, on Santa Maria Island, SOARES FIGUEIREDO is one of the esteemed family names, apparently originating in the parish from the marriage of Alferes Joam Soares Figueiredo in 1708. The surname is also found in the other three freguesias, as well as São Miguel and

[AZORES-Genealogy] Priests of Santa Maria Island

2013-04-03 Thread Denis Meals
In the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, on Santa Maria Island, SOARES FIGUEIREDO is one of the esteemed family names, apparently originating in the parish from the marriage of Alferes Joam Soares Figueiredo in 1708. The surname is also found in the other three freguesias, as well as São Miguel and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passenger List for New Bedford, MA 1884

2013-03-26 Thread Denis Meals
Eddie: Any more information on your GG Grandfather would be helpful. If he arrived in 1884, perhaps +/- a few years, he should appear in the 1900 census, also perhaps 1920-30 depending on his age. These other census years may indicate a different year of immigrating. Do you know for certain

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA site

2013-03-24 Thread Denis Meals
Rather than being critical of the efforts in posting images online, or the lack of effort as seen by perhaps some of us, we should consider how lucky we as Azorean researchers are -- Slow though the images may be in their appearance online, keep in mind the alternative, trips to the Family History

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria

2013-02-25 Thread Denis Meals
Doug: There is a marriage record in the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria, showing Simão Velho - Maria da Fonte as the parents of the groom, Francisco Velho - bride's name illegible. However Francisco's marriage occurred in 167_, and given that his mother is a Fonte, this likely is not the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Searching for information on Francisco De Simas / Jose Francisco De Simas / Jose Silva De Simas

2013-01-08 Thread Denis Meals
Dear Listers: I hope you can help Amy out, for I suggested she join our group. Just my opinion, but I've always found the rootsweb message boards (from whence she came) to be minimally helpful at best. Denis On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:43 AM, amy@xtra.co.nz amy@xtra.co.nzwrote: Hi All,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Pavao From Santa Maria

2012-12-24 Thread Denis Meals
Richard: I don't know if any of the four or five on the list who actively search the Santa Maria records have looked at Vila do Porto (Nossa Senhora da Assunção) films. It would be an enormous task to do so, there being 5 films. Fortunately the other three parishes are much smaller. Denis On

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manoel Chaves Braga - Santa Maria

2012-08-16 Thread Denis Meals
Fatima: Short answer: while the surnames are familiar, we do not have information on any of your specifically mentioned ancestors. Now what we do have: Our research has centered on the two eastern parishes, the freguesias of Santa Bárbara and Santo Espírito. The surnames Coutinho, Coelho,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with baptism from Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria Island

2012-07-04 Thread Denis Meals
didn't know them because they didn't participate in the church but lived in the parish. Margaret On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: Margaret Cheri: Thank you both -- I think you do have the gist of the meaning correct - that the priest was chastising

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with baptism from Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria Island

2012-07-02 Thread Denis Meals
Margaret Cheri: Thank you both -- I think you do have the gist of the meaning correct - that the priest was chastising the parents for being 'absent parishioners for a number of years'. Perhaps understandable, given that the child Anna was illegitimate, fathered by Albino who had relations with

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with baptism margin note

2012-03-08 Thread Denis Meals
mother Barbara Jacintha. . Maybe they are yours. henrietta *From:* Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, March 05, 2012 8:04 PM *To:* azores@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with baptism margin note Thanks to Ary, Dano, Elaine, and especially JR, for your

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with baptism margin note

2012-03-05 Thread Denis Meals
On Mar 2, 10:27 pm, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: Dano Ary: These notations have me completely puzzled. These are occurring in the male children of José de Braga-Jacintha Umbelina, though I have also seen them in other incidences, but only rarely. In the present case

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with baptism margin note

2012-03-02 Thread Denis Meals
was likely issued in relation to his, or her, death. On Mar 1, 8:30 pm, Denis Meals deni...@gmail.com wrote: I hope that some of our more experienced translators can help with the attached margin note. This is a baptism of a child born in 1843. Something happened on 13 August 1884 or 1894

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Andrade from Santa Maria 1771 earlier

2012-01-17 Thread Denis Meals
Jesse: Assuncao, Porto, Santa Maria undoubtedly refers to the *Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Vila do Porto, Santa Maria*. Thus, your Francisco d'Andrade was most likely born in the Parish of the Mother Church. I don't know of any on this list who have accumulated records from Vila do

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Records I have Compiled.

2011-12-27 Thread Denis Meals
Following Richard Pimentel's suggestion: Tish and I have the baptism, marriage and obituary records of all individuals residing in the Santa Bárbara Parish of Santa Maria Island during the period 1801-1883. Denis Meals On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] First, middle names for Azorean people

2011-10-14 Thread Denis Meals
I would like to thank all who responded to my initial posting. You confirmed what I suspected to be so; the Portuguese naming system of attaching adjectives (occupations, nicknames) to their given names was their way of uniquely identifying individuals. You also confirmed that this practice