Paul,
You'll see on the map that Silveira is northwest up the coast from Lajes.
It's halfway to Sao Joao.
I've seen the records for Silveira usually with Lajes , but epending on
where in the area the family
lived or what family she married into, the records could be in Sao Joao
also.
I have
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Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help in reading Passport records, 1865
Hi all,
Below is a link for Horta passports from August of 1865. The last entry
(numbered 33) for Catharina da Conceicao is possibly my 3rd great
Yes, she is saying she is from Silveira. It's more like a neighborhood of
Lajes. Someone who researches Lajes will tell you which church to look in.
Cheri
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Oops, the link would've probably been helpful
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PASSAPORTES-FAL-1859-1867/PASSAPORTES-FAL-1859-1867_item1/P90.html
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Paul R,
Did you forget the link?
Silveira is kind of like neighborhood near Lajes. Someone in our band is
from there. I'm not sure if the records are found in Lajes do Pico proper
through. Someone who researches Pico will know for sure.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila
Hi all,
Below is a link for Horta passports from August of 1865. The last entry
(numbered 33) for Catharina da Conceicao is possibly my 3rd
great-grandmother who married in New Bedford, Massachusetts in December of
1865. From what I know about this ancestor, she was from Pico, she was
known
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