Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for our ancestors who migrated from Azore Islands to Hawaii

2017-02-12 Thread 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy
Dear Caroline,Greetings!The name would probably have been Raposo da Costaand you should certainly continue to search for your ancestry. But I would like to save you from disappointment. Ihave been researching Azorean genealogies for at least 25 years and I have takenon many research projects

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for our ancestors who migrated from Azore Islands to Hawaii

2017-02-12 Thread Cheri Mello
Christine, Here's a good place to get started on the Azores GenWeb: https://goo.gl/vOijK0 IslandRoutes.com is a good Portuguese Hawaiian resource as well. Good luck, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for our ancestors who migrated from Azore Islands to Hawaii

2017-02-12 Thread Reposo De Costa
We are researching our ancestors Manuel Reposo/Reposa DeCosta from the Azore Islands who migrated to the Hawaiian Islands. Head of household was Manuel, wife's name was Maria. Our grandmother Maria Raposa/Raposa Decosta was born in around 1898 in Hawaii. Our grandmother had a family crest