I was surprised at how little of my DNA was Iberian Peninsula, considering
that my ancestors came from one tiny village on one small Island in the
Azores (Covas, Graciosa).
A genealogist explained to me that for thousands of years, ships from all
over the world stopped in the Azores, thus
I missed the census record for one of my ancestors because it showed them
born in Azores, Ireland.
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I did my DNA through Ancestry and was surprised to see how small the
percentage of Iberian heritage was there. I discussed this with a
genealogist at my local library and she told me that for hundreds of years,
the Azores were a stopping point for all manner of ships from around he
world and
Don,
My grandfather, Manuel Correia Silva, was also from Covas, Graciosa. He was
born in 1865. He married Anna Mendonca, born 1863, also from Covas. I know
so very little of his life pre immigration. Please contact me if you have
anything to share.
On Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 8:17:46
I remember Vovo's home made linguica hanging behind the stove. I was
probably about five years old, 1949 or so.
On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 4:45:22 PM UTC-5, Jo Mello Hartmann wrote:
Just returned from Maui and was excited to order food with Portugese
Sausage.in my family this would
Thank you Richard. I should have noted that I am looking for
naturalization records and those are not indexed.
On Sunday, January 4, 2015 1:11:29 PM UTC-5, Leonard Silva wrote:
I am looking for someone to do a bit of research at the Mass Archives in
Boston. I have emailed them several
I am looking for someone to do a bit of research at the Mass Archives in
Boston. I have emailed them several times with no response beyond the
automatic reply. Please contact me if you can help.
Thanks,
Len Silva
lensilva (AT) lenstudio.com
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My grandfather, Manuel Correia Silva was born in Covas, Graciosa 16 Nov
1867. He immigrated to New Bedford in April 1882 and was a barber. He may
have learned the trade in Graciosa though he was only 14 when he arrived.
He married Anna Mendonca, also from Covas, in
Are you sure that there is not something in the date of death field for
your family member?
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 5:14:36 PM UTC-5, E Sharp wrote:
Marcia,
Re No. 2 you noted - I have a family member who is living and is listed
on an Ancestry Public tree by name...not Living as it
Lee,
I know so very little about my family before immigration. Here is what I
have on the Mendonca line, hope you can find a connection
Anna M. Mendonca b May 1863, Covas, Graciosa d. 22 Dec 1909 New bedford
Mass
Father Joseph Mendonca
Mother unknown
Brother Joao da C. Mendonca, Graciosa
I just learned that my Uncle Charlie's middle name was Neves but the name
has never come up before in my searches.
Charles Neves Silva b. New Bedford 15 Jun 1898, d. New Bedford 28 Mar
1935. He was the son of Manuel Correia Silva and Anna (Mendonca) Silva.
The family was from Graciosa.
I am
Unfortunately, the New Bedford Standard Times is not among them. The New
Bedford Public Library is happy to help but you must have a specific date
to search.
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I have used Ancestry U.S. Discovery for years with some success. I wonder
about the value of World Explorer when searching The Azores or Portugal.
It does not appear that they have much to offer in these areas.
Any experience here, or should I save my money?
Thanks,
Len Silva
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1894 in Graciosa. He is my gr grandfather's brother (Joao). He married
my gr grandmother's (Maria) sister (Gertrudes). Just another Smith I
guess!!
Karen Medeiros Huffman :)
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Leonard Silva
lens...@lenstudio.comjavascript:
wrote:
I have been working
I have been working on finding my grandfather's history for about a year
now. I have pretty much found everything I can since he arrived in this
country. I have located and talked to many cousins who I didn't even know
existed. When I started this journey, I was not even sure of my
George, I'm sorry for your loss but don't give up yet. It's rare that
files are actually lost, they just become inaccessible by the usual means.
I'll bet some computer gurus can get most of them back for you.
I am a very strong advocate of off premise online backups like Carbonite.
Once
Cheri,
Thank you so much for that input. I have no problem at all with
Ancestry.com except for the limitations of the online family tree. I don't
know if Family Tree Maker has the same limitations but it's cheap enough
that I think I'll try it. If I'm not satisfied with that, I may just do
Can anyone suggest websites, books or software for designing a family tree.
Currently, all my information is on Ancestry.com but their tree does not
deal well with unusual relationships.
In my case, my grandfather married and had four children. He was widowed
and subsequently married his
Congratulations on the anniversary and on a very well run site.
As a newcomer, might I suggest a sticky with a list of your other sites
and some of the more common resources available. I keep finding new
resources in some of the old posts here that have been very helpful.
Len Silva
On
Too late perhaps, but I have become a very strong advocate of online backup
like Carbonite. It works completely in the background, nothing to remember
or schedule and you access your files remotely. It even retains the last
few versions of a document after you have saved it.
On Wednesday,
or anything like that, but rather a successful
barber, highly regarded in the community, but not so much at home.
I have decided that when the time comes to write the narrative, I will
include that information.
Thanks again,
Len Silva
On Monday, September 10, 2012 2:36:16 PM UTC-4, Leonard Silva
I have been researching my grandfather in the hopes of writing a history
for the coming generations and to satisfy the curiosity of my family about
their heritage.
After some research, I find that the kindly old man that I knew as a child
may not have been all that nice. Stories are starting
Thank you for all the comments and perspective. The original reason for my
post was to point out the difficulty of searching relatives when one
changes their name. It was just a bit of luck that I found my uncle.
Len
On Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:55:52 PM UTC-4, Dano wrote:
Len ( others),
Cheri,
I am being intentionally vague here as I have not felt out living family
members feelings about this. Personally, I think Uncle may have been over
sensitive and that there really was no real discrimination. I have picked
up that he was perhaps bullied and called a dumb portagee in
I have been all over the Google Groups help and have not yet figured out
how to insert a signature line. Help please.
Len Silva
On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 11:44:44 AM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote:
Hi Joao (jo...@venturas.org javascript:),
Since we now have 2 Joao Venturas on this list, would
Would this apply to a marriage in the U.S.?
Specifically, to a marriage at St John the Baptist in New Bedford in 1911?
My grandfather married his widow's brother's daughter.
This also makes for a convoluted family tree in Ancestry.com. Not only was
my grandmother his niece, but she was twenty
Mike,
I have had the same problem. Here is a collection of the various dates I
have for my grandfather. I believe that 11-16-1865 is the right one but it
is hard to be sure.
Year Source DOB 1894 Naturalization Card 8-21-1865 1894 Passport App
11-16-1865 1900 Census 11-1865 1908
County, Fort Bragg, and
Truckee. Any relation?
Karen :)
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Leonard Silva lensi...@lenstudio.comwrote:
My grandfather, Manuel Correia Silva arrived either on 22 Apr 1882 or Aug
1882. (See attachments)
One of these documents say that he sailed from Graciosa
I have always been suspicious of the stowaway story because my
grandfather was naturalized 12 years after his arrival. It seems that
naturalization might require proof that one came legitimately.
On the other hand, I have enjoyed telling people that I am the grandson of
an illegal immigrant.
My grandfather, Manuel Correia Silva was born in Covas, Graciosa on 16 Nov
1867 and immigrated in 1882 at the age of fifteen. The first record I have
is a new Bedford City Directory from 1883 which showed him working as a
barber. Family lore says that he was trained as a barber in Graciosa..
That was an error, it was 1900.
Len
On Monday, June 11, 2012 5:09:29 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote:
Len,
The 1890 census burned. The largest fragment is 3/4 of a roll from some
county in Alabama. How sure are you that you found him on the 1890?
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Please let me know if this is too far OT.
My grandfather, Manuel Correia Silva worked at The Dartmouth Club from
about 1903 to 1920 according to city directories.. He must have been quite
successful as he owned a two family home and made several trips back to
Graciosa.
The Dartmouth Club was
Thank you all very much.
Len Silva
On Monday, May 28, 2012 10:04:08 AM UTC-4, Leonard Silva wrote:
Can anyone help me with translating this obituary. Google translate
leaves a lot of confusion.
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Can anyone help me with translating this obituary. Google translate leaves
a lot of confusion.
Thanks very much.
Charles N. Silva
Faleceu ontem, na sua residência,
316 Hawthorn street, depois
de prolongada doença, o sr. Charles
N. Silva, farmacêutico, que
em tempo esteve estabelecido á
esquina
that it
took me months to find what you apparently did in minutes.
Thanks again,
Len Silva
On Friday, May 18, 2012 4:46:31 PM UTC-4, Leonard Silva wrote:
I am a newbie here and found this group by Googling St Johns cemetery. I
understand there is a book of burial records available. I am 69 years
in the old section.
The names are;
Anna Mendonca Silva d. 22 Dec 1909
Charles N Silva d. 1937-1940
Manuel Correia Silva d. abt 1956
Laurentina Mendonca Silva d. abt 1957-58
And any other names which at be in the same plot if that information is
available.
Thank you very much,
Leonard Silva
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