had. Thanks, Cheri
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 1:43 PM John Vasconcelos wrote:
>
>> *My Paternal Grandfather Francisco Vitorino Vasconcelos had 17 kids
>> 1870-1896*
>>
>> *My Grandmother died in 1948 at age 95, one tough lady *
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2019
*My Paternal Grandfather Francisco Vitorino Vasconcelos had 17 kids
1870-1896*
*My Grandmother died in 1948 at age 95, one tough lady *
On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 6:34 PM Cheri Mello wrote:
> Can you all let me know the largest Azorean family you have in your
> database? I prefer the late 1800s on
be translated to "Joe Freitas from Craterville" These suffixes
(especially upon immigration) have a tendency of becoming the official
surname. So we might be cousins!
I have 3 or 4 more generations back, so if you are interested, email me at
GfsJohnV at gmail dot com.
John Vasconcel
-- Forwarded message --
From: Cheri Mello
Date: Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 3:13 AM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Fajazinha, Flores
To: Azores Genealogy
Repost for No Name, matheodearanda at gmail.com
>From a 2 year old post for Fajazinha (No Name, the messages over 30 days
old are clos
f San
Francisco. Think I'll try to contact her for an update.*
*John Vasconcelos.*
*. *
On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 2:54 PM, 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Holly, my maternal grandfather was born in a very small village, Ligares,
>
* Cheri,*
*Regarding "aldeia" there is one use of that designation that is unique to
the Island of Flores. The small abandoned lugar of Cuada (formerly known as
Quada) between the Freguesias of Faja Grande and Fajazinha is now known as
"Aldeia da Cuada" (google it). I don't know all the detai
*The following was copied from the PFSA web site.*
*John Vasconcelos*
Chartered on August 1, 1880, the Portuguese Society of America (PFSA) is
the result of the Merger of four great societies as of January 1, 2010:
Conselho Supremo da Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo do Estado da
Califórnia
nt as being
an "Island" accent.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 4:45 AM, MaryAnn Santos wrote:
> In preparation for my first trip to Azores and Lisbon in 1994 I took a
> semester of intensive elementary Brazilian Portuguese at NYU. I didn't
> realize there would b
*My father who immigrated to the US in 1908, went for a time by the name of
John Mendoza (I have seen old utility bills with that name) for a reason
lost to history. He is shown on the Ellis Island web site as Joao Vitorino
Vasconcellos. His mother's maiden name was *
*Mendonça so I suspect that
ruins but was plastered
inside and out, the only house in Quada that was, indicating to me that the
original owner had been a person of means.*
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Yes, lugar (modern spelling) da Quada. More of a neighborhood, I think.
> John Vasco
before
I managed to get to Corvo once, If you luck out and get to Corvo right
away, you can spend more time on the other islands.I agree with Susan on
Silvio Medina.*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Sarah Avellar wrote:
> Thanks! Found the book by Francisco Gomes w
and allow it to rise before putting it in the
oven. The bowel was removed before baking.*
*John Vasconcelos. *
On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 7:24 PM, M. Stringer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Happy Easter!
>
> Seeing 'massa sevada' reminded me of a Portuguese/Italian/English question
&
the legacy of the books... That is why I bothered to
>> carry them to Salt Lake to be microfilmed. That makes me feel good to know
>> if someone really searches, they will find them!
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2017, at
organization I should
donate them to,John Vasconcelos *
On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 5:37 PM, 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> The death records for the Union Portuguese Protetorda do Estado do
> California (not sure of spelling) is t
I don't know of any Lomba records prior to 1844. My paternal grandmother
was born in Lomba and I've only been able to trace that line back only 5
generations. I am not aware of any unpublished sources. Sometimes you can
luck out if for example, your Lomba ancestor was married another Flores
parish
e can
come up with more suggestions if we knew? *
*John Vasconcelos*
* .*
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Ken Waters
wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
>
> I just booked a 2-week open trip to Spain and am hoping to include a swing
> through the Azores out of Lisbon maybe for about 3 days. I ha
uppose it could happen in a case when
an Inacio gets changed to Enos when a person first immigrates to the US but
if that person or a descendant goes back to Portugal, it DOES NOT get
changed back to Inacio! Try Looking for a Manual INACIO Gome when you
search Portuguese records.*
*John Vasconcelos*
. Email me
if you want I can try to answer any questions you have.
John Vasconcelos
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:45 PM, 'Caroline Gomes' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I have not posted in a few years but have decided to dust off the fami
searchers are a disadvantage because, as the story goes, in the
mid 1600's pirates or privateers invaded the island and burned every church
on the island. I have not been able to trace any of my lines off the
island. Maybe someday DNA may allow us to make that leap.
John Vasconcelos
On Fri, D
My mother was born in Fajazinha, Flores in 1894 and lived there until 1928
when she immigrated to the US to marry my father who had immigrated in
1908 from Lomba, Flores. She and my father were "introduced" by her brother
my, uncle Joe, who immigrated in 1918 and met my father who was working as
a
Don,
Please contact me off-list. We might be related.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Donald Vasconcelos
wrote:
> GeorgeMedeiros, thank you for sharing this article!
> Don Vasconcelos
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 30, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Geo
a cousin who can probably confirm
this story. That was my first trip to Flores.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:39 PM, wrote:
> I believe it is rua do engenho (mill street)
>
> --
> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail
> (vacation)
When I was on Pico in 2002 I came across a congregation of Jehovahs
Witnesses.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I swear there were a few (very
> few) Civil Registries beginning in the 1830s (this would ha
I'm sorry Mary Ann, but as Cheri said, the correct spelling is Ponta
Delgada. Incidentaly, in addition to the larger and more well known Ponta
Delgada S. Miguel, there is also Ponta Delgada Flores, a small village on
the North west coast of Flores.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:
*My parents who were from Flores knew the Henriques family from Pleasanton
who we would visit when I was growing up but its been so long ago, that
unfortuanately I can't be of any help.*
*Joh Vasconcelos .*
On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 11:01 AM, wrote:
> I am new to this site. Trying to do research fo
*Debbie,There is small section of the cemetery in Santa Cruz Flores where
non-catholics are buried. Among the few graves there was one that appeared
to be of a jewish person (along with a few graves of who appeared to be
English mariners).*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 2:50 PM
*"Ship or Steam Ship"- When I was growing up, my parents who were both born
in the Azores would refer to the "Vapor" on which they came to the US.John
Vasconcelos*
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:25 PM, E. Sharp wrote:
> If someone asks for a copy of his baptism record about 22 years after
> birth and
*Another interesting fact, notice that there is a major fault angling down
between the western group (Flores and Corvo) and the Central group (Faial
east). The western group is on the North American Techtonic plate and has
had less seismic activity in the past .*
*John .*
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 1
Check Out "Brothers Keeper" which also has a Portuguese version available.
You can download a trial version from their web page.
John Vasconcelos
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:30 AM, 'joao ventura' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Marylin,
>
*I read the name as Joseph Caton*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:16 AM, linda wrote:
> I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft registration:
>
>
> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNK-LGB
>
>
> I found it the other evening and just realized
overng the period of
April 1934 to June 1941.In it I see references to a Maria L. Cotta, Lille
Cotta, Guilhermina Cotta, Palmira Cotta, Ilda Cotta.
John Vasconcelos
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Dave Worman wrote:
> Doreen,
> Thank you for your suggestions.
> -They got married in Reno
). I have sometimes
wondered if she might be related.*
*John Vasconcelos*
* .*
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci
wrote:
> I just made this offer on another list:
>
> I have the 3 books about the Presbyterian Portuguese that went to islands
> in the Carrib.
There is an Azorean family currently living in the Fresno area whose
surname is Roberto. I believe they are originally from Sao Jorge.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:51 PM, luiznoia . wrote:
> You will find a Manuel W Robert from Portiugal in Trinity county, Ca in
> !880
*There is a Focha surname on Flores just to set the record straight.*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:26 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel <
rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote:
> *If I were to guess, somewhere along the line the name was misread or
> mistyped and the name mi
Sam,
That list of Festas shows a Festa in Buhl Idahao.
John
On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 8:05 PM, 'Sam Koester' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> What a great community this is. Thanks Bob. I'll do the research. :-)
>
> Sam (Camas, WA)
>
> --
>
Sam
I think there may be Portuguese communities in Southwestern Idaho
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 6:07 PM, 'Sam Koester' via Azores Genealogy <
azores@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Ok, now I get it. Interesting,. I'll have to see if they hold any festa
&
Interesting Mary. I have a 3GGrandfather Antonio de Freitas Pimentel born
in Nossa Senhora dos Remedios/ Fajazinha about 1730 so I bet we are cou
*siins.*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:06 PM, luiznoia . wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Mary Pimentel Wheeler
Gloria,
I think your explanation makes sense, (Flores belonging to the Horta
District and being referenced that way often).
John Vasconcelos
(Parents both from Flores)
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Gloria Arlette Rodrigues <
suchislif...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Cheri,
>
> Yes I
*Edna,*
*Your GGF 's name was more than likely originally,*
*Manuel Corvello and very possibly from Fajazinha (Nossa Senhrora dos
Remedios) although there were also Corvellos in Santa Cruz, Flores (Nossa
Sehora da Conceicao). My maternal GGF was Antonio Rodrigues Corvello for
Fajazinha.*
*Eric,*
*The first couple of paragraphs of that description were were confirmed by
James Guill when I met with him between 15 and 20 years ago. He also told
me that he had seen the original contract between Prince Henry and Antonio
Catalão in the Portuguese Archives (Torre de Tombo?).*
*John
*Eric, you took the words right out of my mouth. At an earlier time, it
would have been spelled Corvello. I met a professor at Cal State LA whose
name was Crovello and he said his ancestors were Italian.*
*John Vasconcelos*
-- Forwarded message --
From: luiznoia .
Date: Wed, Feb
is wealthy and has
property and is more prominent (Morgado comes to mind-some native speaker
should chime in here). This happened several times in my family tree>
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Maria Lima
wrote:
> I'm glad you confirmed NOT to add father's surna
Annie,
My aunt and uncle, Jose and Maria Sousa (immigrants from Flores) were
active in the Portuguese organizations in Hanford. She was secretary of the
SPRSI (women's organization) for many years. He was treasurer or accountant
for many Portugese lodges in Hanford.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun
-- Forwarded message --
From: John Vasconcelos
Date: Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph Freitas Caldeira born Flores
To: azores
HI Gregg,
On my mother's side of the family, I have a 2ggf Jose de Freitas da
Caldeira. Caldeira is an area o
HI Gregg,
On my mother's side of the family, I have a 2ggf Jose de Freitas da
Caldeira. Caldeira is an area of the village of Fajazinha just over the
hill from "downtown Fajazinha". I think it's place name "alcunha" or nick
name. His son, my great grandather, wasafranci
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:3
Thank you João, I thought it might be something like that.
John Vasconcelos
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 1:22 PM, João Ventura wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Yes, I can reply somewhat. From what I gather, the ships wanted to make
> some extra cash by taking in extra passengers in Flores. Thes
Azores ports of embarcation? I wonder if Joao Ventura might know.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Roberto,
>
> Only 3 ports in the Azores: Ponta Delgada (S. Miguel), Angra, (Terceira),
> and Horta (Faial).
>
> Sometimes you can track the
ow we could
be connected. We both have Furtado de Mendonca and Pimentel ancestors and
the upper classes seemed to be more mobile.Regards,John Vasconcelos*
On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 1:51 PM, A Faria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just curious how many family finder matches other people have I have 190.
it's share of blondes and redheads. My mothers second cousin, Whaling
captain Antonio Corvello, was said to have flaming redhair.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
> Not actually surprising to me. My great-aunt told me that her father
> (from Faia
I need another opinion on the following Flores marriage record from Caveira:
:Tome Luis de Freitas [31 anos , exposto na Fazeenda a porta da casa de Ana
Branca, *perfilhado por escritura publica* Por Jose Luis de Freitas, n.
Lomba, Lajes das Flores] c.1905 etc.
GOOGLE online Translation come
-Portuguese friends. That can be a problem if they live in the same
community and usually requires an explanation to the non-Portuguese
friends. *
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 1:57 PM, A Faria wrote:
>
>
> My mothers generation Maria was also a popular middle name. I've hear
*Al,*
*Are you related to Franklin Sequeira who was connected with the Madera
Irrigation Distreict? If so, I may be able to help. You can contact me off
list at GFSJohnV at Gmail dot com.*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Bigal429 via Azores Genealogy <
azo
I have a good friend Luis Pacheco, who was born on Sao Jorge, came to the
US to go to college. Last I knew, he was living in Pleasanton California.
Betty, if that interests you, you can contact me directly.
John Vasconcelos
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Repost for Be
er families, he was
researching the "Canhoto" family from Flores.
John Vasconcelos
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:31 PM, luiznoia . wrote:
> I've been working on a Pimentel family from Flores. For a few generations
> the were Pimentel Belo. Belo = beautiful.
>
> Then the ne
A nespera is a loquat.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Is it an alcunha? When I translated it, it said in English that it's
> something like a what we call crab apples.
>
>
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribei
George,
Have you considered Brother's Keeper. It is shareware and you can download
a trial copy for free and it has had diacritics and a Portuguese version
since the late 90's. I think that Doug Holmes uses it too.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 3:03 PM, George Pacheco
wro
*Adding to JR's comments, I can cite examples on Flores of appended
surnames including one in my family tree. I had a 2ggrandmother, Anna
Isabel born in Fajazinha, Flores. Her father was Antonio de Freitas
Eduardo, b 1763. His father was Eduardo de Freitas. In effect, what this is
saying is that he
see if they will let her see the original
> membership record book and see if Caetano’s village is listed.
>
> Thanks again, Rosemarie
>
> *From:* John Vasconcelos
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 06, 2014 3:52 PM
> *To:* azores
> *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Surname Focha
&
Hi Rosemarie,
Although it's not very common, I've seen the Focha surname on Flores
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:18 PM, rcapodc wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am helping a friend with some research on the Focha family of Petaluma
> CA. I ran the surname through
Another possibility might be Pinheiro (which means "pine tree" in
Portuguese). When I grew up in Fresno there was a local undertaker Art Pine
who did a lot of business with the Portuguese community and his real last
name was "Pinheiro"
John Vasconcelos
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 a
Hi Diane,
For your information, my mother was 39 when I was born and 43 when my
sister was born and I was the first born so it isn't so unlikely as you
might think.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Diane George
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I recently had a match o
Doug and Antonio,
I second all you've said. I've been using Brother's Keeper since the late
90's for two reasons. 1.) Accents and 2.) It supports a Portuguese language
option.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 11:56 AM, wrote:
> Wow, Antonio.
>
> You will lo
ly move to Boise Idaho
from Fresno? If you contact me privately, I can give you more details
about our possible relationship.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Repost for Mary Pimentel Wheeler, pimwheel at gmail.com
>
> I'm stuck on my researc
ernal grandfather who
died in 1906 was Francisco Victorino Vasconcellos.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:48 AM, luiznoia . wrote:
> I've found that in the Casais do Flores e Corvo book, Mr Pimentel Gomes
> has often standardized the spelling of names despite how they are written
president of UPEC) grew up on a farm in
the Buhach area.
I also have a 5G grandfather, Antonio George from Cedros Flores.
John Vasconcelos
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 8:31 AM, luiznoia . wrote:
> Debra,
>
> Your George family were friends of my great grandparents. My g
> grandfather, Manu
Great Antonio,
It'll be a day or two before I can get to it.I'll be tied up most of he day
tomorrow and Friday morning. It's 40 pages and Im not set up to scan it so
I'll just have to photocopy it and snail mail it. What is your snail mail
address?
Regards,
John Vasconcelos
Adding to what Doug said: Gomes references both Fructoso's Saudades da
Terra and Diogo das Chagas' "Espelho Cristalino" as well as other
references.
John Vasconcelos
-- Forwarded message --
From: John Vasconcelos
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 6:02 PM
Subject: R
ores. If not, I would be
glad to photocopy and send to you the chapter entitled "Familias" which
covers all the original settling families.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Antonio Faria wrote:
> Does anyone know if a list exists of the original settlers of Flo
first cousins married and their son went on to get an advanced
degree in finance. He subsequently married a non-cousin. His grandparents
were both first cousins of mine. There's an old saying, when cousins marry,
if the genes are good, you get geniuses, but if the genes are bad, you get
idiots.
t probably can hook
you up with relatives. Contact me directly if you like and I can probably
give you some more leads but it will take me a little time.
John Vasconcelos gfsjohnv at gmail dot com
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:04 PM, wrote:
> Hi Carolina,
> like Dave I am also a reader, my
iian Islands so it's possible that some crew members jumped ship there.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel <
rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote:
> *I think it was common knowledge that whalers from New England would stop
> in the Azores a
doubt) it would have been in the ship's log. I am not familiar enough
with immigration law at that time to know how those people would become
"legalized" in the US at that time.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:00 AM, "E" Sharp wrote:
> There is/are ship(
A couple of identifiable landmarks if you ever visit Flores
At about 0:30 that appears to be Monchique off the west coast of Flores
The sequence from about 2:30 to about 2:40 are the string of waterfalls
behind the Village of Fajazinha where my mother was born.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Mar 9
d. However,
there is a branch of the Corvello family on Flores which arrived on Flores
after the late 1600's, who apparently can trace their ancestry back to
Santa Maria.
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Anthony Soares wrote:
> This Antonio Curvello would be my 6th Great G
Prince Henry and Antonio Catalao (Corvello) and that it said that Antonio
would go from Catalonia to Santa Maria to supervise the establishment of
the sugar cane industry and the building of processing mills.
John Vasconcelos
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> I believe Guill a
the brush fires!)
John Vasconcelos
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 6:44 AM, wrote:
> Hello,
> I would like to thank all of you that helped me fill in with what I
> needed. You have been a great help to me.
> I'm sure I'll need more help here and there soon.
> Thanks again and may
; and
for all I know, what she did might have been illegal (or may be illegal
now). I don't know if some one "coming in off the street" could get the
same service. Perhaps some one like Joao Ventura could tell us.
John Vasconcelos .
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Courtney L wrote
Wouldn't it be ironic if he
turned out to be a distant relative.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Family Finder (FF) results are in up through part of batch 527.
>
> They are behind on mtDNA.
>
> Some people are having a hard time with
o my
notes, I can't provide more details at this time).
John Vasconcelos
On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:31 PM, eric edgar wrote:
> These two passport documents show Joao de Freitas Pimentel as a brother to
> Francisco Pimentel, the birthdate of Francisco showing he is in fact the
>
; http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=1174&iid=32296_649063_0001-00846&pid=2182445&ssrc=&fn=Joao+De+Freitas&ln=Pimentel&st=g
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Francisco
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://search.ancestry.c
related to my maternal Grandmother. Got to run now, but I'll add to this
story as the memory cells awaken.
John Vasconcelos
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:44 PM, "E" Sharp wrote:
> Gary P.
>
> Could this be him? It says he is coming from Fajazinha, Flores. Going to
>
he Pasadena area. I do
plan to be in the Fresno area on Aug 24 for the 75th birthday of a 1st
cousin (who is also related to you).
*
*Regards,
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Gary Pimentel wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to get a handle on my dad's side of his family.
*The Parish church in Lomba, Flores (where my father was born) is Sao
Caetano. I also have cousins from Lomba with the surname Caetano.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 9:23 AM, eric edgar wrote:
> Caetano is a common given name and a common surname in Flores. There is no
> v
a problem initially.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Isabella Baltar wrote:
> I'm Brazilian and so my Portuguese is from Brazil, where I lived most of
> my life. Brazil is almost as big as US, having several different accents as
> we have here in US if you go from
seem
to have a more pronounced local accent while the younger more educated who
may have gone to college usually speak a more "standard" Portuguese. The
caretaker at the cemetary in Santa Cruz Flores the last time I was there,
had an unmistakable Sao Miguel accent.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On
n the list might
recognize them.
*
*Regards,
*
*John Vasconcelos.
*
*.*
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Shirley Collenette wrote:
> Trying to find when my grandmother's family came to California, settling
> in Alameda, California, My grandmother was born around 1898 in Alamed
aptain, would return to
Flores and bring relatives and friends on his ship to the US without
benefit of documents. Since all these people are no longer with us, I can't
verify the accuracy of this story.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 1:04 PM, "E" Sharp wrote:
> H
ay of
1917. The passenger list has him listed as a US Citizen, age 17. It also
has him listed as visiting his older brother Francisco who had apparantly
immigrated before Jose (this I haven't yet conformed).
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Tomas Leal wrote:
>
>
&g
about letting people in as they were looking for people to populate the
west. As the family story goes, my grandfather went in to the Sonora County
courthouse in 1873, filled out some papers and became a US citizen. I can't
vouch for the details as the people involved have been dead for year
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From: John Vasconcelos
Date: Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Connect with family members from Flores and
Sao Miguel - SantoCristo, De Costa, Gouveia, Pavao
To: azores
SORRY, Just a slip of the finger LOL
Cory,
Do you have any
Cory,
Do you have any dates for any of these marriges and or births?
John Vasconcelosq
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Cory SantoCristo wrote:
> I am Cory SantoCristo and I am currently doing my family tree and have
> traced it back 12 generations to the late 1600's. I
*I have a nephew-aunt marriage in my family tree. One of my great great
grand fathers married an aunt about 20 years older than he was (for
inheritance reasons I would bet). I would really like to know the story
behind that. After he died he married my great great grandmother.
*
*John Vasconcelos
*John Vasconcelos *.
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From: John Vasconcelos
Date: Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:28 AM
Subject: Ernest Moniz, current Energy Secretary
To: azores
*An article in todsy's LA Times regarding Tesla motor company paying back
it's loan to the Energy Department
*An article in todsy's LA Times regarding Tesla motor company paying back
it's loan to the Energy Department cited Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz.
Does anybody know his genealogy, family history, etc? *
John Vasconcelos
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For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged,
of
who were in their 90's when they died.
*
*Ther were probably more "arranged marriages" for genetic reasons than you
might think.
*
*John Vasconcelos *
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM, nancy jean baptiste <
fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> My Furtado Cardoso g
ld of
another first cousin of mine making them second cousins who married. This
couple had 4 children all of whom are college graduates. One of these four
children is now a professor at Boston University.
John Vasconcelos
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:31 PM, wrote:
> I ran across an old docume
e.
Doug's find offer's a possible (although unlikely in most cases) way for
Flores researchers to extend their family trees.
*
*John Vasconcelos*
On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 12:28 PM, eric edgar wrote:
> Doug,
>
> I've searched all my Flores resources without finding a Burra rec
usually
known as Maria by their non-portuguese friends and in work situations but
usually continue to be known by their middle name by family and friends.
John Vasconcelos*
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Eddie Machado wrote:
> It was a death on São Jorge in Norte Grande. That amazes me to h
he saint's first name starts with a
consonant, Santo when the saint's first name starts with a vowel then I
looked at our Band Schedule which reminded me that we recently played at
the Santo Cristo festa in Chino. I give up! I defer to the language experts
on the list. Joao?, George?, Doug?,
*Cheryl and Cindy,
*
*We may be connected.** I had two first cousins married to two Sylvia
brothers in the New Bedford/South Dartmouth area. My (half) first cousin
Elsie Vasconcellos was married to Manuel Silvia and her sister Izaura
(Sara) Vasconcellos was married to John Sylvia, Manuel's brother
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