This thread is about the Melo family from the Nordeste area (and its
freguesias). Agua de Pau and Vila Franca are on the other side of the
island. If you have a question, please start this thread over. It came
through as spam, I was tired and approved it accidentally. It's a closed
thread/post (ove
George Demello I am from the de Mello line from Vila Franca do Compo. The next
village over. Francisco de Mello and Tereza de Jesus. In 1883 they with their
children left on the Bell Tick for Hawaii. I have past your village on my way
to Vila Franca on my numerous visits to the island. Still tr
My name is George DeMelo. My family was from Água de Pau Sao Meguel Azores . I
have found records going back to 1716.
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Did I answer your post back in December. I can't remember.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau
--- On Mon, 7/25/11, John Vasconcelos wrote:
From: John Vasconcelos
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, July 25, 2011, 4:58 PM
John,
There are se
John,
There are several reasons why sons sometimes take their mother's surname in
Portugal. If the mother's family had all the wealth, under some conditions
the son must take the mother's surname to receive the inheritance..
Sometimes (but not always) the son may have taken the mother's surname if
I would be interested in your de Melo cousins from Ribeira Grande and
Achada. Mine come from those neck of the woods.
Cheers, Duane De Mello
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 3:32 PM, John M Athayde wrote:
> Cleaning out old email, I found this. I've got one "de Melo" as my great
> great grandfather. Jo
Cleaning out old email, I found this. I've got one "de Melo" as my great great
grandfather. José Correia de Melo. His parents, however are a João José Correia
and Rosa Joaquina (perhaps her middle, not last name?). Regardless, his son,
Manoel Correia took his mother's surname (Adelaide Isabel de
AM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
Iris. I have soem time on my hands as I am on Christmas break
I have been reading with great interest the posts on De Melo family
from Nordeste. I was born in Nordeste in 1958 and lived there there
until age 9. My teacher ( we only had one) was a Melo. I am n
did in 1996.
> Obrigada,
> Iris
>
> --- On *Tue, 12/28/10, Cheri Mello * wrote:
>
>
> From: Cheri Mello
> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
> To: azores@googlegroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 5:28 PM
>
>
> I think Jose Almeida de Melo is
Yes, that would be the same Jose Amrida de Melo. I hope he speaks better
English than he did in 1996.
Obrigada,
Iris
--- On Tue, 12/28/10, Cheri Mello wrote:
From: Cheri Mello
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 5:28 PM
I
I think Jose Almeida de Melo is or was one of the people that was on a
genealogy committee that would meet on the island of Graciosa. I think I
may have written him a letter years ago, but there was no connection (at
that time).
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Ga
stors from Nordeste.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau
--- On Tue, 12/28/10, Herb wrote:
From: Herb
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] De Melo
To: "Azores Genealogy"
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 7:34 AM
Iris. I have soem time on my hands as I am on Christmas break
I have been reading with gre
Well, Herb, I'm going to have to let Altino answer this one, as I don't yet
have all the details of when the various descendants of Antonio de Melo &
Senhorinha Raposo de Medeiros emigrated out of Nordeste. Some stayed, some
went to Canada, and some went to Brazil.
But you probably went to school
Iris. I have soem time on my hands as I am on Christmas break
I have been reading with great interest the posts on De Melo family
from Nordeste. I was born in Nordeste in 1958 and lived there there
until age 9. My teacher ( we only had one) was a Melo. I am not sure
of her first name, it may be
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