This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Pacheco, Moura, Perry, Pereira, Medeiros Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7395.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, My (now) husband's grandparents came from the Azores to MA ~1905. Because my husband knew his Azorean grandmother until 1980, he knew some of the information. With the basic information he could tell me, I found out that Antonio PACHECO, 20, arrived in ~1905. And he was born on Sao Miguel, a small village right beside Ponta Delgada. His long-widowed grandmother called it St. Michael's. She was born Elsie MOURA and also arrived ~1905 but as a 12-year-old. She came to be a servant for a family in Boston. She might have had a sister with her. She saved up enough money to bring her mother and another sister over who arrived ~1910. * They came from Sao Miguel, but I have not been able to find out which village they came from. ** Elsie and Antonio married in 1911 in Cambridge, MA, and lived there. However, in ~1929, "Tony" was killed in a car accident in Raynham, MA, and he might have been working in Taunton, MA. Elsie's sister, Rosa, married Charles PERRY (probably PEREIRA), and their sister, Carolina married Francis MEDEIROS. Because of my interest in learning about these families, I joined the Azores List and posted queries there. Later an Azores GROUP at www.google.com was started up. There is probably an Azores Board at www.rootsweb.com which I haven't visited in a few years. With the help of the other Azorean researchers, I have found out that there are ways to .try. to find out which ships these people arrived on. And, .try. to find out which port they arrived at (Boston, New Bedford, NYC, etc.) But, these searches are very time-consuming, and I haven't had any luck finding information on Tony and Elsie. One problem is there were several Antonio PACHECO's arriving in MA (New England) around the same time. The Azores List is not as active as it used to be, but you should check the archives of the List to see if your surnames have been mentioned before. www.rootsweb.com Also, in census records you will find people arriving had come from Azores, Portugal, Western Isles, and sometimes Brazil, but many times they had actually come from the Azores islands. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists and Boards for 10 yrs.; now an Admin for 9 Lists and 3 Boards) * Philomena MOURA arrived alone with one daughter ~1910. We don't know what happened to her husband, Francisco MOURA. There is a suspicion that he went to NYC when she went to Boston. They had 2 sons, Francisco, Jr., and Manuel MOURA. I have not been able to find out if they were the oldest or the youngest in the family. And, if the oldest, I don't know if they had already married when arriving. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.