Rick,
I'm not sure if anyone is interested in researching on Pico, but I've
transcribed all the marriage and obits from Candelaria. I had started on the
baptisms but quit when the NEPS site came online and included the same records.
Gayle
On Dec 26, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Richard Francis
like me to send and where?
This is wonderful; thank you so much for making it available to us.
Prima Doris
805-748-8153 2432tel:80574881532432 Sunset Drive, San Luis Obispo, Ca.
93401tel:93401
Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless
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From: Gayle Machado
gayle.mach
; thank you so much for making it available to us.
Prima Doris
805-748-8153 2432 Sunset Drive, San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401
Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless
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From: Gayle Machado
To:
Sent: Tue, Dec 27, 2011 01:06:21 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy
Cheri,
I've tried the link you provided to no avail. So, I googled the website and had
success. I noticed the www wasn't present in the address bar. Just
thought I'd mention it in case others had a similar problem.
Gayle
On Dec 4, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Cheri Mello
Cheri,
You had included it, but the actual site doesn't. Sorry if I didn't make myself
clear.
Gayle
On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Cheri Mello
gfsche...@gmail.commailto:gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
Oops. Sorry about leaving off the www!
Cheri
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Gayle Machado
for Martha's Vineyard? Is that a book? I'll search for that
title, if you discover or know more please share!! Thanks so much.
Melanie
On Oct 25, 8:31 pm, Gayle Machado
gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
I finally had a chance to look up Norton in Our Portuguese Heritage for
Martha's
Manuel,
The book does not indicate that Francis left the island. A death date of 6 Nov
1893 is given. He married Deborah Vincent and together had 7 children.
As for a Manuel- on page N512 it says Manuel Machado, son of Matthew and Martha
Machado, both from St. George, came to Edgartown and
Manuel,
There is a Manuel deLoura listed. Says he was born in 1870. Lists his wife and
children but offers no further info as to where he was born.
Now I really do need to get to work. I'll gladly look up anything else when I
get home.
Gayle
On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Cheri Mello
Cheri,
Check out history.vineyard.nethttp://history.vineyard.net
Gayle
On Oct 26, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Cheri Mello
gfsche...@gmail.commailto:gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
This is the only info (about 10 years old) that I have about the book that
Gayle cites. I don't know if the phone number is
I finally had a chance to look up Norton in Our Portuguese Heritage for
Martha's Vineyard. On page N509, Francis Perry (Pereira) Norton is said to have
been born in 1828 on St. George , and brought to Edgartown by Capt. Shubael
Lyman Norton who adopted him.
Don't know if this helps the
Since Veronica mentioned a free period for Ancestry.comhttp://Ancestry.com, I
thought I'd chime in by saying there's another starting Oct 1st and going thru
Oct 15th, if anyone is interested. However, the e-mail only said some
databases would be free, but wasn't more specific.
Gayle
On Sep
, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Gayle Machado
mailto:gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edugayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edumailto:gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu
wrote:
John,
Not only is it there, but it's a good bakery!
Gayle
On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:46 PM, John Vasconcelos
mailto:gfsjo...@gmail.comgfsjo
the make quezadadas and other
similar goodies?
John
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Gayle Machado
mailto:gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edugayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edumailto:gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu
wrote:
John,
Not only is it there, but it's a good bakery!
Gayle
On Sep 13
Vasconcelos
gfsjo...@gmail.commailto:gfsjo...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks E and Gayle. Gayle one more question, do the make quezadadas and other
similar goodies?
John
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Gayle Machado
mailto:gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edugayle.mach
) and spelled the word
like it sounds.
From: Gayle Machado
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To: azores@googlegroups.commailto:azores@googlegroups.com
azores@googlegroups.commailto:azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, September
E,
There is a Nantucket Historical Association that you might want to consider
contacting:
www.nha.orghttp://www.nha.org
Gayle
On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:55 AM,
bellema...@gmail.commailto:bellema...@gmail.com
bellema...@gmail.commailto:bellema...@gmail.com wrote:
In the 1930 census living in
John,
Not only is it there, but it's a good bakery!
Gayle
On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:46 PM, John Vasconcelos
gfsjo...@gmail.commailto:gfsjo...@gmail.com wrote:
I know this a bit off topic but I need some help. We are going to be visiting
some non-Portuguese acquaintences in Hanford California,
I have a cookbook of recipes from Sao Miguel. It has a recipe for
Rosas-do-Egipto. Unfortunately, it's entirely in Portuguese so I can't really
answer your question. The best I can do is read off the ingredients: ovus,
acucar, leite, agua, farinha, and sal.
Don't know if that's helpful.
Gayle
The cookbook is just one recipe after another. As far as I can tell, there's no
mention of any ritual associated with it. The book isCozinha Tradicional da
Ilha de
Sao Miguel by Augusto Gomes. I bought it years ago at a shop in San Jose, CA.
Gayle
On Aug 13, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Katharine
I have just located two recipes in the book for Mal-assadas, the first one
does use the phrase frigir com oleo. The second one says untam-se os dedos
de oleo.
Also, there is Manteiga in both recipes, and banha de porco in one. Time to get
out the dictionary again. So, the three recipes do
Tom,
Thank you !
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Thomas da/de Costa Vasconcelos
Rodrigues Gouveia Oliveira Cabral
Sent: Wed 4/27/2011 8:58 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: documentary on PBS
I have an App for Reunion on my iPhone. It cost $14.99. I can sync it with my
computer.
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Cheri Mello
Sent: Fri 4/22/2011 1:19 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Accessing your genealogy from your iPhone
Cheri,
The excuse was that the space was needed for other purposes. Besides, the
Internet was all that was needed because the church was putting all the records
online.
Any bets that happens in the near future with the Azorean records ?
Gayle
On Apr 17, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Cheri Mello
You lost me. What's Slates ?
Gayle
On Apr 17, 2011, at 2:25 PM, \E\ Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, maybe one of these days they will have all their microfilm online?? If
so, I am not sure if it will be still be a freebie.
There was a microfilm about one of my great
Rosemarie,
I'm really glad to hear that.
Gayle
On Apr 17, 2011, at 4:58 PM, rcap...@redshift.com rcap...@redshift.com
wrote:
Welll I guess it's my turn to put in my two cents worth. The Monterey FHC
(Seaside CA) is open Tues/Wed 9am--9pm, Fri 9--1pm and Sat by appointment.
We have 2, yes
~
On Apr 7, 12:48 am, Gayle Machado
gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
This question is for those back on the East Coast. Attached is a copy of my
grandparents marriage certificate from Taunton, MA. While I've had great
success with my grandmother's side of the family back on Pico, I've been
Sherry,
That's fine.
Gayle
On Apr 8, 2011, at 11:31 AM, carab...@aol.com carab...@aol.com wrote:
Hi Gayle,
I haven't worked my Goulart's back that far yet. I have been working other
lines. I hope to get working on them soon. I'll let you know when I get past
my
Thanks. I've bookmarked the page.
Gayle
On Apr 6, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
Gayle,
Check out the Diocese of Providence web site:
http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/
Click on Parishes. Then pick Providence and work your way to North Prov,
East Prov,
. Anthony's parish church in Taunton, MA
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From: Gayle Machado gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question for those on the East Coast
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011
Nancy Jean,
It wouldn¹t be my great-grandmother because my grandfather was born in
Providence RI about 1873. Too early for Francisca¹s sister. But, certainly
bounce any other ideas off. You never know when one will work out.
Thanks,
Gayle
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Nancy Jean,
As long as Candelaria or Pico gets mentioned once in awhile on the board,
there's a chance someone will see it and respond.
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of nancy jean baptiste
Sent: Thu 4/7/2011 3:32 PM
To: azores group
Subject: RE:
Sherry,
I have quite a few wiith the name Goulart/ Gularte. some of my compound names
include: Goulart Costa, Goulart Vieira, Costa Gularte, Lemos Gularte Rosa
Gularte, Gularte Lemos and plain old Goulart from Sao Mateus (and Candelaria)
on Pico.
Drop me a line if you thing any of your
This question is for those back on the East Coast. Attached is a copy of my
grandparents marriage certificate from Taunton, MA. While I've had great
success with my grandmother's side of the family back on Pico, I've been at a
dead end with my grandfather's side. Years ago I wrote to the
Thanks Cheri !
Sorry I missed the festa last weekend. Lionel wasn't the only one with a
birthday. ;-)
Maybe I'll catch up with you when the band goes to Tulare. Its a bit of a drive
and you're coming in the heat of the summer, but remind me anyway. I'd like to
see you again.
Gayle
E,
I sent the certificate in the second e-mail. If you use an iPhone it always
shows up at the very bottom of the message, even if there are a number of
responses. I just got my phone and I didn't know this at first.
To answer your question: My grandfather was born around April 1873 to Manuel
Ginny,
After I stopped laughing, I went to Wikipedia. It said that NY had licenses
issued to chauffeurs starting 1 Aug 1910. New Jersey was first state to require
a driving test in July 1913.
Thanks for giving me a good chuckle. Hope the history lesson helps the
conversation.
Gayle
On
Karen,
You seem to be getting a number of suggestions. Here's mine, for what its
worth regarding paper copies. My maternal side of the family (Italian,
English, Irish, etc) maintain surnames from one generation to the next, so I
simply file by surname. My paternal side (Azorean) doesn't seem to
Thank you. I enjoyed watching the short clip.
Gayle
Researching Pico (Candelaria, Sao Mateus)
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 8, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Thomas da/de Costa Vasconcelos Rodrigues Gouveia
Oliveira Cabral thomas.deco...@usmc.mil wrote:
if there was a connection
Maria Elena
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 10, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Gayle Machado
gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
Just a comment on the way this conversation has steered. My grandfather
anglized his surname from Machado to Marshall for his first marriage. His
wife was Irish
Marie,
I can't address the cotton mill question, but I may be able to speak to the
language question. Taunton had a large Portuguese population. It would have
been very easy to fine someone to communicate with and get the proper
introductions. They would have looked after her - especially if she
Delores,
Just a point of information please. I sense that you may be new to genealogy.
If not, then forgive this question (in fact, you can simply ignore it): Are you
aware that you can do most if the research without travelling to the islands ?
Not that I'm trying to dissuade you from having
Silveira Machado, is it possible that
you have come across a sibling (or cousin) named Manuel ? Any light you can
shed would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gayle Machado
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Hughes Roselyn
Sent: Wed 8/4/2010 11:01 AM
To: azores
Chris,
Right now, your health comes first. I wish you well with your chemo. When
you're ready to work on your research, just keep me in mind.
Good luck,
Gayle Machado
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Chris Macedo
Sent: Wed 8/4/2010 6:20 PM
To: Azores
but if I don't get it right perhaps ypu could find it in yesterdays
postings.
Tomorrow morning I start chemotheraphy and may not be well enough to
post any more for a while but I will try to look at the postings.
On Aug 4, 1:29 pm, Gayle Machado
gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
Christine
a
copy of it. I would be happy to mail both records to you. I hope that
they will be of some use to you.
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Gayle Machado
gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
Roselyn,
Forgive me for asking a question different from your request, but the name
Silveira Machado
Katherine,
Thanks for the info.
Gayle
Fresno, CA
-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Katharine
Sent: Wed 8/4/2010 5:26 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Amigos das Flores picnic in Fresno Sep. 18.
Although I live in the East (so am unlikely
Ferreira.) If you find an answer to
your question, I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know. Good luck with your
search.
Gayle Machado
Researching Pico- Candelaria, Sao Mateus, and Sao Joao.
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Chris Macedo
Sent: Mon 8/2/2010 5:28 PM
All,
It also says that Manuel Fernandes is deceased. Which can be an important fact
when death records aren't available or found.
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of JR
Sent: Sun 7/18/2010 6:45 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help
One more thing-
Bartholomeu Glz (Gonsalves) e Izabel do __ (I couldn't quite get this
last name.)
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of JR
Sent: Sun 7/18/2010 6:45 PM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage for
Joanne,
Like you, I'm relatively quiet in this group. However, I can answer part of
your question. PAF no longer has a Mac version. I have the last one that was
issued and I've had it since the early 1990's. I can't tell you anything about
Mac Family Tree but my cousin has recently started
Lionel,
I've seen some BEM families in Sao Joao on Pico, if that helps.
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Lionel Holmes
Sent: Thu 7/8/2010 11:50 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bem
Does anyone know if Bem is a Portuguese
Celeste,
I'm intrigued. Since all of my research is on Pico, can you be a little more
specific as to exact place and parents' names, etc. ? Without breaking any
confidences, that is.
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of celeste perry
Sent: Wed 6/30/2010
Michelle,
Maria is an extremely common given name. There may be 2 or 3 sisters within the
same family all named Maria, so they need an additional name to distinguish one
from the other, e.g. Maria Clara, Maria Josefa, Maria Teresa, etc. You can
think of them as a first and middle name or as
Cheri,
Do you have any instructions on how to use the CCA database ? My cousin came
for a visit today and it came up in our conversation. Unfortunately, since I
haven't used the website, I couldn't explain it to her. Can you help ?
Thanks,
Gayle
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From:
Jackie,
Yes, it shows up on Pico. I have one on a collateral line. I see a Sebastiao/
Sebastiam Rodrigues Homem in Sao Mateus.
Gayle
-Original Message-
From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Jacki G.
Sent: Mon 6/21/2010 2:38 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject:
Nancy,
I show Luzia Bettencourt as a daughter to Pedro Bettencourt, d. 9 Jul 1719,
and Maria Gularte, d. 9 Jan 1721 both in Sao Mateus. I descend through their
son Manuel. I don¹t remember if this was one of the names we shared in our
earlier correspondence. (I¹m here at work and don¹t have my
Robin,
I checked the Amorim book for Sao Mateus for 1830 - 1860. Not one Daniel was
born in the 30 years span. There were 5 notations of indeterminable with no
further info and 3 more with death dates corresponding to birth dates. Of the
five, one in 1845, two in 1846, one in 1853 and the last
1834, Antonio b 9
Feb 1840, Rosa Conceicao 1842
-1925, Joao b 1845, Mariana b 1848 and Jose Francisco Nunes
1851-1909.
Does any of this seem to match up with what you know ?
Gayle
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From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Gayle Machado
Sent: Mon 4
on behalf of Gayle Machado
Sent: Mon 4/12/2010 5:34 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico
Robin,
I checked the Amorim book for Sao Mateus for 1830 - 1860. Not one Daniel was
born in the 30 years span. There were 5 notations of indeterminable with no
further info and 3
Maria,
If I might chime in on the name usage. How the name gets changed is a
cultural issue. An example, one of my professors in college was named Nguyen
Uy. In Vietnam, the surname appears first, and the given name last. When he
immigrated, the authorities changed his surname from Nguyen to Uy.
Lisa,
I can¹t speak to overall statistics. But, my entire family are all Rh Neg.
However, my mom was Italian with a drop of English, Scottish, and Irish for
good measure. My dad though was 100% Portuguese.
Gayle
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To all,
The chart that Jackie found seems to confirm what the doctor once told me
about Americans, that the Rh Neg factor shows up in about 15 % of the
population. I¹m curious as to the figures for Portugal as to whether it is
restricted to the mainland or includes all the islands (Azores,
Vivian,
My 30th was a tough one, too.
Gayle
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Vivian,
Also, Rosemarie says your Aunt Mary is 87 years old. I miss my mother and
miss her dearly, so understand it when I say : Don¹t wait too long to visit-
if you do it might be too late.
If its okay with you, I¹d like to forward your letter to Rosemarie. But, I
don¹t want to do that without
Vivian,
That wasn¹t it at all. The one coming up is one I¹m not quite ready to face.
;-)
Gayle
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Vivian,
I spoke with Rosemarie just a few minutes ago. As I suspected, she does know
Bernadette. In fact, she says they are close. They spoke just two days ago.
Gayle
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Vivian,
If you have family from Martha¹s Vineyard, are they listed in the book about
the Portuguese from Martha¹s Vineyard ?
My dad had a cousin named Mary Silva (I have a picture of her and one of her
children as an infant) but I know nothing about this side of the family. I
seem to remember him
Vivian and Al,
To my knowledge I am not related to Mary (Machado) Bezzera, but one of my
co-workers is her niece. Rosemarie Bezzera-Nader is an instructor here at
FCC and says that her aunt is a wonderful person. Unfortunately, Rosemarie
hasn¹t paid much attention to her family history and only
ago. How old is Rosemarie? Thank you,
Vivian
--- On Wed, 1/13/10, Gayle Machado gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu wrote:
From: Gayle Machado gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 12:48 PM
Vivian
yet. Just not enough info yet. Well
someday maybe I will find out. Thanks for your help. Vivian (Silva) Christy
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From: Gayle Machado gayle.mach...@fresnocitycollege.edu
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico
To: azores
Vivian,
No, my dad¹s family was from MA- specifically, Martha¹s Vineyard, Fall River
and Taunton. I have met John and Fred Machado over at the Portuguese Hall in
Easton. Not that they would remember me- they were serving dinners at the
time and quite busy dealing with a hungry crowd.
Most of the
Al,
We¹ve spoken before- shortly after I moved to Fresno. But, its been many
years. I¹ve met both John and Fred Machado, although they probably don¹t
remember it (it was at the Portuguese Hall in Easton and they were busy
serving) but I¹m not related. When I get home tonight I¹ll look to see if I
Nancy,
Doug Holmes asked about my most recent connection. In answering his question, I
put together a list of surnames for the villages through which my paternal
grandmother's family extended. I thought you might like to compare with your
list.
My grandmother was Maria Mary Clara Medeiros,
Terri,
One of the biggest problems for me when I first started was dealing with the
abbreviations in the records. Do you have a list of abbreviations to help
take the mystery out of reading the documents ? Also, I spent time reading
lots of documents (not just my ancestors) until I knew the
Mary Ann,
Thanks for taking time to post a reply. I'm aware of the database for Pico.
Actually, I spent several years extracting the marriages and deaths for
Candelaria with the thought of possibly publishing the results. I was in the
middle of doing the baptisms when the database came online.
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