[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Dano
The surname Rose is the anglicized version of the Portuguese surname Rosa, which in turn is the Portuguese adaptation of the Flemish surname Roos. Background: After the Azores were discovered, Prince Henry found it difficult to get the pampered Portuguese nobility to leave their comfortable

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Cheri Mello
Repost for Michelle Cunha: Silvina had two sisters, Mary and Rose, and one brother Manuel. I make the assumption Rose and Mary were Americanized versions of their Portuguese names. What I'm trying to find out is where the four were born. Some information I have says The Azores, others say Porto,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Michelle, You might want to look at this little booklet of how to get started. It's full of ideas besides marriage and death certificates: http://goo.gl/yJddH It's from the Azores GenWeb site. You might want to bookmark that as well: http://goo.gl/Ar7pm You're going to have to gather as

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Sam Koester
, 2012 10:45 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha The surname Rose is the anglicized version of the Portuguese surname Rosa, which in turn is the Portuguese adaptation of the Flemish surname Roos. Background: After the Azores were discovered, Prince Henry found

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Marilyn Thompson
PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha The surname Rose is the anglicized version of the Portuguese surname Rosa, which in turn is the Portuguese adaptation of the Flemish surname Roos. Background: After the Azores were discovered, Prince Henry found

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread Pam Santos
- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:45 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha The surname Rose is the anglicized version of the Portuguese surname Rosa, which in turn is the Portuguese

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-31 Thread eric edgar
This is mostly correct excepting that Henry's sister Isabella, in 1429 married Phillip the Good , Duke of Burgundy, by which Flanders was ruled. Phillipa of Lancaster was Henry and Isabella's mother, their father being Joao I. Eric Edgar On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Dano

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha

2012-10-30 Thread Cheri Mello
Michelle C, It's best not to restart a thread that is over 5 years old. Actually, for this list, if it's more than a month old, it's best to start a new thread. The original author was George Pacheco. You can see his email on the original thread. He is still a member of this list. Rose comes