Hi again, Just wanted to offer some FYI's about the PACHECO name in MA from 1880 to 1930 census reports. >From HeritageQuest, I find the name first showing up in MA in 1900. There were 17 people that year, most in Bristol Co. In 1910, there were 111 people, with 93 of them in Bristol Co. In 1920, there were 244 people with 218 of them in Bristol Co., but 18 people were in Middlesex Co. (I can't check the 1930 census.) Several years ago I wasn't able to find my Antonio / Anthony PACHECO in 1920. Someone responded to my query and found him as Tony PACHICO in Cambridge. And there were several people with that spelling in 1900 to 1920. And there were several people with the PACHEKO spelling. So, as with all censos-searches, you need to use your imagination when thinking up various spellings of a particular surname. Also, Mrs. Elsie (MOURA) PACHECO arrived in the US ~1905 as a 12-yr-old, intending to become an indentured servant for 7 years for a family living on Beacon Hill in Boston. When she married in Cambridge in 1912, her parents were listed as Frank MORRIS and Phoebe MORRIS. Their names had been Americanized. They were actually Francisco MOURA and Philomena (ROSE) MOURA). Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Many Azorean families settled on Martha's Vineyard, and there is a web site about them. On census reports, Azorean people are often said to have come from Portugal (and other places). I have not been able to find out which Antonio PACHECO was my (now) husband's grandfather at the Ellis Island Museum web site. There were about 10 of them arriving ~1905 and coming to New Bedford, MA. All coming from Sao Miguel (aka St. Michael's). The 1920 census says that "Tony" arrived in 1904. I think I found one in the search arriving in 1903 which is a possible man, but he was 17, and the family thinks he arrived at Age 20. (As I said in my other posting this morning, I'm beginning to think that his wife lied to her children and grandchildren, and, while researching the family, I should not believe the "family stories." I believe Elsie remained angry at her late husband for over 50 years - for abandoning her - pregnant with twins and with 5 young children. He had been killed in a car accident in Taunton in 1927. There were 3 other men in the car when it hit a trolley. There is information in the archives of the MA Lists. She never remarried and lived up to 1980. Actually her 2 MOURA sisters also were widowed early. The 3 lived in Cambridge up to 1980. (MEDEIROS, PERRY (prob. PEREIRA) ) (Within the last 6-8 months I have heard from other researchers who said that the other PACHECO's "were" related to Tony PACHECO in Cambridge, but they can't prove it. So, the families in Somerville and Arlington could be related, and the families in the New Bedford and Fall River area, also.)