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Re: Maria Fonseca, Calheta de Nesquim, Pico, Azores

GeorgeSilva71 — 2009-11-11 03:18:28Z

I was looking for information on calheta de nesquim, and came upon your message.
I just spoke to some people in San Leandro that know the Fonseca family. All the people I sent cards to are deceased. I am trying to get some information on the remaining family members.
Aunty Lorraine

Marriage Records Maria Fonseca and Arthur Silva

maryellenoliphant — 2009-11-03 06:47:03Z

My grandparents Maria Ferreira Fonseca and Arthur Leao Pinto da Silva were married on May 8, 1921 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Maria came to America from Calheta de Nesquim, Pico, Acores, Portugal. Arthur came to America from Lisbon, Portugal. Maria's birthday was July 21, 1894 and Arthur's birthday was March 1, 1878. I am looking for a record of their marriage like a Marriage Certificate or a Marriage License. I haven't been able to find anything that verifies their marriage date or location. It is possible that they were married at the Chapel of Immaculate Conception in New Bedford, MA - Can anybody help me look up their records - or advise me how to find the license or certificate. maryellenoliphant@live.com thanks Mary Oliphant

Re: FIGUEIRA

figueiraalison — 2009-10-31 01:58:18Z

Hi, my great grandfather was from Funchal, Madeira and that's where I get my last name. His name was José Figueira. But I think he was the only one of his siblings who left for America (he spent some time in Trinidad,too); one stayed in Madeira and a couple went to South Africa. I know that there's some still in South Africa.
Do you know anyone that has first hand knowledge of your grandparents? I was able to talk to his daughter. (my great aunt)

I'm so happy to meet another Figueira, I've only met Figueroa, but they're not Portuguese.

ALGARVE RECORDS ONLINE!

ladyofthechickens — 2009-10-28 04:25:52Z

I was aimlessly Googling and got quite excited when I came across this site;

http://www.genealogiadoalgarve.com

This is a genealogical database of vital records from the Algarve, which have been transcribed from church and parochial records and can be accessed over the internet.

The free searchable online database has 300 000 records of births, deaths and marriages from 1575-1905. You can search the records by surname.

The site was only launched last month, but it is invaluable for anyone searching for their roots in the Algarve, particularly in the parish of Portimao, and is especially useful if you don't live in Portugal, because now we can just search online!

Portuguese Sea Captain marries Sofia del Aguila of Peru

DelAguilaPeru — 2009-10-28 02:39:37Z

Portuguese Sea Captain marries Sofia del Aguila of Peru (Sofia b:1871 +/- 5 years).

The story told over the many years is that Sofia del Aguila met this Portuguese man on a ship while returning home from boarding school and married him.

Sofia del Aguila later visited New York some time around the 1920's to visit her niece, Sofia Goehns; who had recently lost her mother Thereza del Aguila-Goehns. I have been told Sofia Goehns was named after her Aunt, so I am assuming her Aunt's name is also Sofia.

If you should have any knowledge of these people or a story sounding similar please respond. Thank You.

Re: Maria Fonseca, Calheta de Nesquim, Pico, Azores

maryellenoliphant — 2009-10-18 22:44:05Z

please give more information - I think you may be right about them being related.

Re: Pastoriza Family ancestry

vaz123 — 2009-10-17 16:18:26Z

Hi - Pastoriza was my Maternal Great-grandmother's maiden name. My family is Cuban (we're U.S. citizens now) but she was born in Europe, my family believes she was from Paris. Interesting to see Pastoriza's in the U.K.

teixeira

lynnandb — 2009-10-13 18:20:31Z

i have only just started to look for my family on my dads side his name was augostinho g teixeira and wad born in madeira in 1948 lombader santa cruz madeira.I need help in tracing his father and mother, ther names were augostinho teixeira and maria gouveia if any one can help please let me know

Manuel Oliveira

almcd410 — 2009-10-11 02:24:53Z

I am looking for information on any distant relatives of my grandfather that may still live in The Azores or the U.S.

Manuel Oliveira was born in The Azores about 1902, immigrating to the U.S about 1919. He joined the service in 1919 at Fort Slocum, NY, discharged in 1922 from Fort McDowell, CA. He married Margaret Fernandez and lived in Fall River, Mass. They had four children: Doreene, Ruthie, Cobby, Dorothy.

He had a brother "Tony" who also ended up in Fall River. I am still verifying the rest of his siblings and their exact birthplace in The Azores.

Tony Raposo

bellalink72 — 2009-10-05 17:59:26Z

Procurando por meu pai. Seu nome é Tony Raposo e viveu em Toronto, Canadá, em 1971.

Você pode ter sido deportado para os Açores depois de algum tempo 1972 a 1977.

Você viveu na rua Graça inToronto e enquanto você estava lá, em uma temperatura visto.

Você era casado e tinha outros filhos, mas eles não estavam em Toronto, quando conheci a minha mãe.

Ela é nativa da decentes. Ela diz que nunca te disse que estava grávida, mas alguns de seus amigos não sabem.

Hoje você estaria 59-65 anos de idade.

Minha mãe tinha 18 anos quando ela saiu Toronto, mas a amiga foi deixada para trás em Toronto. Seu nome era Jean e poderá ter de lhe depois.

Eu adoraria conhecê-lo e os meus irmãos e irmãs.

Por favor, se você conhece ele ou pensar fazer ... deixá-lo saber que faço uma pesquisa para ele.

Re: Sylvest family

rebeccasylvest — 2009-09-29 17:07:54Z

my name is rebecca sylvest and im 22. i never met many of the sylvest family except for my dad, he has no family left except and aunt in louisanna. weve always called her aunto lucy, i dont know her husbands name, ive only meet these people like 3 times my whole life. but im looking for her and need to get in contact with her somehow. i know they own an answerin service and i think theyre close to baton rouge, not sure but can someone help me?!

Roudett,Roudette

vonrou — 2009-09-27 16:27:33Z

I am tracing my family tree if there are any Roudett or Roudette out there please contact me.Thanks

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

dinkydinky — 2009-09-24 04:53:38Z

Hello, my name is Toni, I do have a copy of the the ship's Ascot manifest. I will try to look for their name. Please let me know the full name. Please send me your email. Thanks Toni :)

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

jascl — 2009-09-24 03:08:44Z

Hi,

If they came over in 1907 they most likely were on the ship the SS Heliopolis. I don't have that passenger list. Sorry.

-Jean

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

glimmeringmoon51 — 2009-09-23 22:33:20Z

Hello, Does anyone know how to get a passenger list? My granddaughter has a great-grandmother on her fathers side who came by way of free passage from Spain to Hawaii with her family to work on a sugar platation in Hilo. Her name was Mary Santella (she was 3 years old) The date is around 1907. Can anyone help????

Re: Translation - location

egdal — 2009-09-14 04:15:09Z

Hi Pam

Thanks for your help :)

Egdal

Re: Translation - location

islander2boys — 2009-09-14 01:46:31Z

Hi,

It says:

Name Joao Gonsalves Pereira, son of Antonio Joao Pereira native of Figueiro dos Vinlios, and of Antonia Maria Gonsalves native of Sao Vicente. Born in the parish of Nossa (not Nassa) Senhora da Luz.

I believe Figueiro dos Vinlios is in Portugal, just south of Coimbra.

Hope this helps,

Pam

Translation - location

egdal — 2009-09-10 15:29:27Z

I would be very pleased if any one could translate this birth registration into English for me.

Nome Joao Goncalves Pereira filho de Antonio Joao Pereira natural de Figueiro dos Vinlios e de Antinia Maria Goncalves natural Sao Vicente. Nasceu na fregueisa de Nassa senhora da Luz.

Figueiro dos Vinlios is Portugal isn´t it or is it Cape Verde?

Kind regards
Egdal
Denmark

Places to look

et3267 — 2009-08-29 07:10:28Z

I found a few sites that have links in Portugal...

http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/links.html#Port...

http://www.dholmes.com/master-list/madeira/madeira.html

Check them out.. I found alot on the first one.
Good Luck.
Em

SOSCHINO

annfor1 — 2009-07-24 17:41:41Z

If anyone has any information on this family name, country of origin, records etc. please get in touch. In particular, searching for information on the family of Ernesta Soschino, b 1918, d.1981 in Birmingham, UK

Frank and Teresa (Mata) Pavao

stevegomes70 — 2009-06-26 17:33:45Z

My grandparents were Frank and Teresa Pavao born in Sao Miguel and migrated to US landing first in Mass. then married and moved to Reno, NV to farm with my great uncle. They moved to Gustine where my mother was raised and are buried in Gustine. I would like to know any information someone might have about them. My grandmother's maiden name was Mata.

Re: Antonio Pavao family and Annie Ferreira

stevegomes70 — 2009-06-26 17:29:52Z

My grandparents Frank and Teresa Pavao were from San Miguel. I dont know a lot about them in Azores but know they may have been in Massuchucetts for awhile then farmed in Reno, NV and eventually lived in Gustine, CA where they died. They may be related.

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

jascl — 2009-05-16 13:39:59Z

Hi Toni,

My great grandparents and their children (including my grandmother at age 12) came to Hawaii on the Ascot. I have not been able to find a picture of the ship either. I do have a newspaper transcript from a newspaper in Hawaii that describes the arrival of the ship in Honolulu. Let me know if you want that and I'll email it to you. You can email me at jean.lindsey@comcast.net if you'd like. Do you have relatives that came over on he Ascot?

-Jean

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

jascl — 2009-05-16 02:43:15Z

Hi Toni,

Thanks for responding. I have obtained the passenger list already but thank you for offering to help.

-Jean

Re: manuel pereira

vegigurl — 2009-07-02 14:13:31Z

Mary, the thing is there are so many Manuel Pereira's. I do know that he was born on November 23, 1915. He was in the army from 1943-1946.I have pictures of him and his wife.
I really do wish I could find more information so that I can get to know some of my relatives. I don't know a single one of them.

Re: Manuel Pereira

vegigurl — 2009-06-30 19:40:54Z

My father's name was Manuel Marcelino Pereira. He was born in Portugal (Cape Verde). Changed his name to Perry when he came to the U.S. He supposedly has brothers, John, Joseph and Anthony. I was told that his father's name was Charles Pereira and his mother's name was Emelia. Also he had a sister (Carolyn). Manuel came to Philadelphia, PA somewhere around the late 40's after getting out of the U.S. Army.

Re: Eliau Lopez

Patricialopez747 — 2009-06-05 22:36:11Z

I have lots and lots of information from late 1600. coquihembra at yahoo

Re: Eliau Lopez

Patricialopez747 — 2009-06-05 19:26:43Z

I do have information on Eliud Lopez wife. If it is the same Eliud Lopez born in Malaga Spain 1648? Rabbi of Curacao 1695-1696. His wife name was Rachel Da Fonseca mother of David, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Twins Moses and Aaron. My e-mail is coquihembra at yahoo . com

Surname - Bergantine...Bergantim, Bergantin

kalendor — 2009-08-20 15:19:01Z

Hello all. I doing some research into my family history. I can only go as far back as my great grand father. Marinno Bergantine. I notice on the passenger manifests, He is listed as d' Oliveria Bergantim. I'm wondering if I have any relatives out there, in São Miguel,(Or anywhere for that matter) where he is from. He was born December 4th, 1882 and came to the United States between 1903-1909. He had a wife named Christine.

Re: Eliau Lopez

ahjdekruijff — 2009-06-04 16:37:34Z

This thread is already a few years old, but who knows there has become more information avaliable.
My wife's direct male ancestor is Eliau Lopez, the rabbi from Curacao. On his descendants there is enough information, but I can find nothing of his ancestry or of his wife's.
Does somebody have info or knows of sources to be read.

greetings, Ad

Re: research on the Azores Islands

rfarrands — 2009-05-31 13:09:10Z

I'm starting research of my father's side of the family. My grandfather (Rapoza, Raposa, Raposo) was born in St Miguel in 1898. My grandmother (Castro) was born in the US but I believe her family came from Portugal also.

What kind of services do you supply?

Rosemary

Re: Rapoza, daSilva, Silvia Families

rfarrands — 2009-05-31 12:59:56Z

My grandfather, Ernest (Ernesto) Rapoza (Raposo, Raposa) was born in St Miguel in 1898. He married Louise Castro of Seekonk. They lived in E Providence, RI.

Re: research on the Azores Islands

dtrose2 — 2009-08-25 04:45:16Z

Fantastic! I'm working on a gift for my parents on their heritage. My greatgrandparents emigrated from Sao Jorge, Azores in 1909. They were Joe or Jose Baptiste and Anna Mattos. The children born in the Azores were Manuel, Mary, Joe, Annie, Isabel, John (or Jack). When they settled in California, Antone, Frank and Barbara were born. They eventually settled in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Mattos Baptiste family of Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal

dtrose2 — 2009-08-25 04:32:05Z

I am trying to find additional information on my great-grandparests. Joe Baptiste (AKA Jose) and Anna Mattos were born in the 1870s in Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal. They immigrated to California with their children, Manuel, Mary, Joe, John (AKA Jack), Isabel, and Annie. They arrived in the San Francisco Bay area in 1909, later moving to the San Joaquin Valley. Three additional children were born here: Antone, Frank, and Barbara. They finally settled in the Modesto, CA area and most of their offspring remain in the area. If anyone has any information, please let me know.

Joaquin Rose or Rosa

dtrose2 — 2009-08-25 04:18:37Z

I'm trying to track down relatives from my paternal grandfather. He was Joaquin Rose, possibly Rosa, when in Portugal. I understand he lived on the mainland. He came to California in the early 1900s.

Re: Maria Fonseca, Calheta de Nesquim, Pico, Azores

tmsilveira2 — 2009-05-23 18:30:25Z

I am the granddaughter of Adelina Fonseca Silveira & Manuel Jose Silveira from Calheta de Nesquim, Pico Azores. I believe my grandmother might be related to Maria Fonseca.

Looking for Ancestors of Charles W and John W Brown from Faial, Azores

Phelan_Allum — 2009-06-12 03:14:29Z

My great grandfather Charles W Brown born 1863 came to Boston in 1870 with his brother John and mother Mary "Clara". We know Charles and John were born on Faial and believe their mother and father, also Charles Brown, were also born there.

Any information about their ancestry would be appreciated.

Thx

Josef Antonio Lorenzo Dalferes

FairlyLandTull — 2009-08-10 16:35:13Z

Born about 1765 in San Pedro de Seixas, Minho, Portugal and married Rosa Clara Molliero about 1790. Their son Josef Antonio Dalferes emigrated to Louisiana in the early 1800's. Do you have any information on this family in Portugal? Do you have records?

Labrincho/Valente - Ilhavo

eneidapaulo — 2009-05-16 04:28:24Z

There is a member here (Pinheiro Family Tree) who has Labrinchos and Valentes from Ilhavo, Portugal on their family tree but for some reason I cannot contact through Ancestry. I just wanted to say that those Labrinchos and Valentes from Ilhavo are in my direct family tree and we have been able to tracethem quite far back. If you are the owner of the Pinheiro tree with these ancestors from the region of Ilhavo, please contact me!

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

angiemalazala — 2009-08-28 09:01:29Z

may i have a copy of the list you have? I am trying to get information on my great and great grandparents...they arrived in Honolulu on one of the ships and i can't find their names anywhere...their names are Ramona Perez and Antonio Narvaez (Narvaez Dias). If you could help me...angelam308@aol.com.

thank you,
angela

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

dinkydinky — 2009-08-29 05:06:51Z

Hi Angela, I can try to help you. There were ships that came to Hawaii from Spain. Do you know what year they came to Hawaii? I will try to look through my ship manifest to see if I can find them. I will also email you some places that will be able to help you locate your family. Do you know where your family came from in Spain? Again, what is your email?

Toni

Re: 1913 Ascot Passenger List Spain to Hawaii

dinkydinky — 2009-05-16 03:13:50Z

Hi Jean, that's great you obtained the list of passengers. Did you have family from Spain on the Ascot Ship? Have you had any luck in obtaining a photo of this ship? I seem to run into dead ends.

Toni

Re: silvas

sunnee71 — 2009-07-13 07:05:54Z

Mine came to the bay area in California from the Azores.
Where did yours come from/settle?

Re: Eliau Lopez

silviaeaston — 2009-06-05 14:58:51Z

On Eliau Lopez, please contact me. The only additional information I can share besides what I already wrote is that my Lopez family has predominently been in the sugar plantation business. I would really like to hear about what you already have on Eliau Lopez.
silvia

Re: Surnames: Silvia-Simmons or Silvey

egmonster1 — 2009-07-25 22:58:14Z

Hi Jessie,

I hired a researcher to check church records and it looks like my great grandfather's surname was Simas. It was the only family he could find in Calheta de Nesquim that fit the information I had supplied to him.

Do you have relatives in Calheta?

antonio Morear/Moreira/Meira

lepage1_1 — 2009-08-10 01:04:40Z

Antonio was born in Lisbon Portugal around 1814, he travelled to Sydney Australia either as a sailor or passanger around 1835 to 1840. Iam looking for any information on his Family,believe his Fathers name was Augustus and he was a shipwright.Antonio married Catherine Rourke in 1842 and died in 1872 under the name Anthony Lewis. It would seem that in his name there was Louis/Lewis, possible middle name

portuguese-origin family in Brazil in 18th and 19th century

valbarb — 2009-09-09 15:55:29Z

Hello I am looking for any information about my family in Portugal and Brazil.

Antônio José/Joaquim Brandão, was born in Loureira, Braga, Portugal the son of Jacinta Pereira Brandao and Andre Pereira da Silva (first cousins). His maternal uncle, Archbishop Caetano Brandao, banned him from Portugal for "bad behavior" (mentioned by Frei Sebastiao de Resende e Silva in "Historia Genealogica") and Antônio immigrated to Brazil in 1795, married Lina Ferreira, the daughter of a Portuguese soldier and a daughter of a Camandri chief, and became a very successful planter in Manaquiri, despite the Cabanagem revolution.

I have not yet found the names of all Antônio's children. I do know that one of his daughters, Leocadia, married the Sicilian national Henrique Antony, a successful businessman. Another daughter, Amalia Maria, married Portuguese national Alexander Paulo di Brito Amorim, the First Consul of Portugal and owner of the first steamship company in Brazil. I am also looking for information on one of their children specifically, Arthur Napoleão de Brito Amorim who married one of the daughters of Joao Capistrano da Silva Mota (also known as "Coronel Mota").

Any information is kindly appreciated. Thanks.

Re: research on the Azores Islands

joaoventura68 — 2009-08-25 08:15:48Z

I provide copies, with transcriptions and summary translations.

For further details please contact me at:

heroi99@yahoo.com

thank you,

João Ventura

Re: research on the Azores Islands

joaoventura68 — 2009-08-25 08:13:44Z

Diane,

Please contact me to my email so we can discuss details on how the research can be done.

heroi99@yahoo.com

Thank you,

João

Re: Surnames: Silvia-Simmons or Silvey

jamoniz — 2009-07-26 10:17:40Z

Not that I know of, but I have never gotten back that far with my Simons family.
Mine were Ferris or Farias or Faris Simao.
They arrived in the Fall River Massachusetts area around 1883. I think two men arrived first an uncle and nephew as mariners and then brought the family over.
Antonio F. Simons and Maria Periera were the grandparents in the family. In the early 1890s the family set up a second camp in Bermuda. Well in the 1920s various parts of the family swung back and forth between the US and Bermuda.
There are still some Simons family members along Elm Street in Somerset Mass.
I also have DeSilva. In our case Pimentel DeSilva or Dias Pimentel. They are all in Bermuda so far as I know. I am not sure where they were from, but I suspect Nordeste, Sao Miguel.

Jessie