Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-28 Thread "E" Sharp
Thank you, John. Now to try and figure out when/where they went!!! "E" On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Liz Migliori wrote: > Very cool > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 27, 2016, at 1:57 PM, John Vasconcelos wrote: > > > *"Ship or Steam Ship"- When I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread "E" Sharp
Thank you, John. It looks like we are on the right trackjust need to find proof..i.e. Passportes?? if they really did make the trip. "E" -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread linda
Just an additional note, I'm not a native speaker, so I may have the connotations wrong, but I believe "vapor" is colloquial for "navio de vapor" just as in English "steamer" is for "steamship". :) L. On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 2:26:25 PM UTC-8, "E" Sharp wrote: > > Thank you, John.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread Liz Migliori
Very cool Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2016, at 1:57 PM, John Vasconcelos wrote: > > "Ship or Steam Ship"- When I was growing up, my parents who were both born in > the Azores would refer to the "Vapor" on which they came to the US. > John Vasconcelos > >> On Tue, Jan

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread luiznoia .
Steam. A shipping line. On the passport records there is a column called Vapor. Eric Edgar On Jan 26, 2016 7:25 PM, "E. Sharp" wrote: > If someone asks for a copy of his baptism record about 22 years after > birth and it has the word Vapor in it do you think it might be

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread "E" Sharp
Thank you, Eric. This is the only reason I can think of for ordering a copy of baptism record 22 years after birth. I am guessing that they would need one to get a passportes and the fact that the word Vapor is noted in the copy of the baptism record. Now to figure out where they were going???

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of Vapor in record

2016-01-27 Thread John Vasconcelos
*"Ship or Steam Ship"- When I was growing up, my parents who were both born in the Azores would refer to the "Vapor" on which they came to the US.John Vasconcelos* On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:25 PM, E. Sharp wrote: > If someone asks for a copy of his baptism record about 22