[AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online***

On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com > wrote: > So happy to hear these stories Mary!! > I have another one! I found the husband of a first cousin twice removed listed in the

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So happy to hear these stories Mary!! Susan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2016, at 10:09 AM, Mary Bordi wrote: > > More fun from these records! Someone I am researching has the middle initial > "C". On his draft registration he used the not very Portuguese middle

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Great find, Mary!! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Mary Bordi wrote: > More fun from these records! Someone I am researching has the

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More fun from these records! Someone I am researching has the middle initial "C". On his draft registration he used the not very Portuguese middle name of "Casey". Though he was born in California, both his parents are Portuguese. No Irish in his ancestry. :) His UPEC record lists his middle name

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Do NOT put on horse blinders...You have to look around and collect the whole set! You may find the answer you were seeking by looking at another relative or relation. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Oct

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Yes, what Rosemarie says is so true! It appears that often the books were copied over at certain times. So look at all copies of the books as you never know what you will find. In one book, the secretary, or whoever made the entry may only give an island….but in another there may be more

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Don't forget that if there are more than one book for a Councelho to check out the oldest book. Often the men who joined were single when they joined. They gave their Mother as beneficiary and then when they married they changed it to their wife's name. Often the older book has the name and the

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What a great job ladies!  Your time, efforts and dedication is admirable!  Thank you so much! From: Kathy Cardoza <kmacard...@me.com> To: Azores Google Group <Azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 6:36 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... earl

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Hi Kathy and Susan, What a treasure to have at our finger tips!!! Kathy, you were kind enough to look up my great uncle's info years ago. That opened a few doors. Thanks again for your help. For some time, I have been looking for more info on my paternal great uncles. I will need to do a

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Thank you so much! I am interested in the history of my particular area as well as my genealogy. There are so many familiar names from Pescadero and Half Moon Bay. It's interesting that some bookkeepers only wrote Açores, some just the island and some the village. My great grandfather was one

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thy Cardoza <kmacard...@me.com> > To: Azores Google Group <Azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2016 6:36 pm > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online*** > > For the last several years, Susan Vargas Murphy and I have been digita

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Wow, Kathy, this is great news! Thanks so much to you and Susan for all of your hard work! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Kathy Cardoza

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oglegroups.com> > Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2016 6:36 pm > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online*** > > For the last several years, Susan Vargas Murphy and I have been digitally > copying the UPEC membership records that have been filmed by the

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And before anyone asks...The UPEC is now defunct. They merged a few years ago and they are under the umbrella of PFSA. That stands for the Portuguese Fraternal Society of America. You can read about them here: http://www.mypfsa.org/about/ Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila

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OK, I'll say it again, in a different way UPEC U= Uniao (Untied) P= Portuguesa (Portuguese) (of the - not part of the acronyn) E= Estado (State) (of - not part of the acronym) C= California Uniao Portuguese da Estado de California (United Portuguese of the State of California). UPEC. Take the

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Fantastic. You have helped me by doing lookups in this series before Kathy, as soon as I get my internet back up I will download them this is fantastic. Thank you both so much for your hard risk and generosity. Making these records available is an absolutely wonderful thing to have done.

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Oops! Sorry. I didn’t realize that everyone wouldn’t know what that is. Silly me! Kathy ~~~ Visit the Azores GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~azrwgw/index.html Climb my Family Tree:

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UPEC for those who don't knowUniao Portuguesa da Estada de California (United Portuguese of the State of California). It's a Portuguese fraternal society, kinda like the Moose lodge, Elks, Lions, etc. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,

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Muito obrigada, Kathy and Susan! -Original Message- From: Kathy Cardoza <kmacard...@me.com> To: Azores Google Group <Azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2016 6:36 pm Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] ***UPEC ... early membership records now online*** For the last s