Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

RMac, You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv (Click on Maps). There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is another one of the Azores islands. Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not sure about that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

Interesting information on the draft age of 14. The account he told was that he was kidnapped and forced to work on the bark until, as his luck would have it, the bark sank off the coast of Long Island and he made it to shore by using a piece of the boat to float to shore (documented in local

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

Hi R Mac, Unfortunately, as you noted, Jose da Silva is such a common name that unless you have additional information about him, it's unlikely you'll be able to narrow down the search to be able to find *his* records with any certainty. If you have a birthdate, birth parish, or father's

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

RMac, About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were always told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in 1838 was shanghaied when he was sent down to the dock to buy a fish.by pirates! In truth I found him on a whaling

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

Fascinating stories! On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM, nancy jean baptiste < fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote: > RMac, > > About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were > always told that my great grandfather, Jose de Sousa Pereira Mancebo, born > Beira/Velas, Sao Jorge in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

That is a spectacular story. I LOVE this group. Please keep sharing I love learning about our ancestors. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM, nancy jean baptiste < fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote: > RMac, > > About the shanghai "story", my ancestor had a similar one.we were > always told that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

Obvious, Joseph isn't the one talking to the census taker. Maybe he was one time, maybe neither time. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

The 1880 US census shows hem as Joseph Silvia from Fayal, a sailor, wife Kitty from Ireland, with eight childen The 1900 US census fpr Sag Harbor shows him as born in Lisbon, with Spain written over it. Says he came in 186os On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Dano wrote: >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose da Silva, b. about 1833, city?, Faial, Azores - shanghaied age 14 and brough aboad a cargo bark to Long Island, NY - Looking for any information.

Umm??? (boarding a 14 y/o on a cargo bark to Long Island, NY, does not equate to being "shanghaied)..." More likely, he was getting out of town before the authorities drafted him (age 14 was draft age in the Azores). Looks like you have enough info w/ Sag Harbor, NY, name chg, wife's name,