Posted on: Morgan Co. IL Query Page Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Morgan?read=149 Surname: GOUVEIA, GOVEIA ------------------------- I am excited to find newly online data from Morgan CO's First Portugese Presbyterian Church which, according to a brief explanation, was formed of Portugese people seeking religious freedom. I have an ancestor with the surname GOUVIA or GOVEIA who I believe came from that community. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can tell me more about the Portugese colony that came to Morgan CO probably in the 1830's or 1840's. Please contact direct at . Thanks, Nora