For those who may be researching family that came to USA and lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, the website below has online links to yearbooks from the high school from Fall River- BM Durfee. I have relatives who are in some of the old yearbooks (1920s). In the course of searching for my family, I saw many Portuguese names. (Costa, Faria, Ferreira, Carvalho, etc.) Shortcut to: http://www.sailsinc.org/Durfee/yearbooks.htm Mary da Silva Frost

Bob, All the mailing lists are up and running (currently the last message on Prt-Madeira was posted Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:44:03 -0400). Messages display for the current month and you must update to the following month to continue. Check to see that your email address is listed correctly for each list that you subscribe to and post messages. Traffic on mailing lists sometimes wanes because there may not be interest in the subject at hand but this list is active. Hi Can some one tell me if the Azores, Portugal, and Brazil e-mail address are working or is there a new one for them. Or have I lost just touch with my roots? I have sent e-mails out but no reply and no copies are coming to me so either I am doing something wrong or I have the wrong e-mail address or something Bob Camacho Researching the islands of Terceira for da Costa, and Evangelho, Graciousa for Reis, and Madeira for Camacho ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Interest Rates near 39yr lows! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18466&moid=7581

The Portuguese connection has been known, or inferred, but the evidence was sketchy. They were all over the place early. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M. Muscate" <smuscate@yahoo.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 4:55 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Yahoo! News Story - Map proves Portuguese discoveredAustralia: new book - Yahoo! News > > Sue M. Muscate (smuscate@yahoo.com) has sent you a news article. > (Email address has not been verified.) > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Personal message: > > > > Map proves Portuguese discovered Australia: new book - Yahoo! News > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/ts_nm/australia_map_dc > > ============================================================ > Yahoo! News > http://news.yahoo.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sue M. Muscate (smuscate@yahoo.com) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) ------------------------------------------------------------ Personal message: Map proves Portuguese discovered Australia: new book - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/ts_nm/australia_map_dc ============================================================ Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/

Thank you for the information I will sign up and check it out Bob Camacho Researching the islands of Terceira for da Costa, and Evangelho, Graciousa for Reis, and Madeira for Camacho ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Hey folks.... I just did my update on my database at _www.ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com) and was thinking that maybe it would be interesting for all of us here to exchange information and data that we have, in that way maybe we can enhance our own family trees and share information. So...if anyone of you want to visit my tree, just send me your email address and i send the invitation and also please id like to be able to see yours as well. My family mainly comes from Seixal, Sao Vicente, Calheta (Arco, Estreito and Calheta) and Ribeira Brava. Also maybe some in Machico (but dates way back in 1600;s) ok...looking forward to hear from you all Leandro

Hi Can some one tell me if the Azores, Portugal, and Brazil e-mail address are working or is there a new one for them. Or have I lost just touch with my roots? I have sent e-mails out but no reply and no copies are coming to me so either I am doing something wrong or I have the wrong e-mail address or something Bob Camacho Researching the islands of Terceira for da Costa, and Evangelho, Graciousa for Reis, and Madeira for Camacho ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Bob, You might also wish to subscribe to the Azores Google Group as its a VERY active Azorean research mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/Azores?hl=en Best regards, Katherine >From: BOBCAMSCPW@aol.com >Reply-To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com >To: AZORES-L@rootsweb.com, BRAZIL-L@rootsweb.com, PORTUGAL-L@rootsweb.com, > PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Help-Questions >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:47:15 EDT > >Hi >Can some one tell me if the Azores, Portugal, and Brazil e-mail address are >working or is there a new one for them. Or have I lost just touch with my >roots? I have sent e-mails out but no reply and no copies are coming to me > so >either I am doing something wrong or I have the wrong e-mail address or >something > > >Bob Camacho >Researching the islands of >Terceira for da Costa, and Evangelho, >Graciousa for Reis, and >Madeira for Camacho

I don't know; I'm getting your emails, so if you don't get two of this, you may want to contact rootsweb or aol to see if there's a problem (make sure aol has the addresses on file to be sure their spam filter isn't deleting them). Judy Rodrigues Fulton ----- Original Message ----- From: <BOBCAMSCPW@aol.com> To: <AZORES-L@rootsweb.com>; <BRAZIL-L@rootsweb.com>; <PORTUGAL-L@rootsweb.com>; <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:47 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Help-Questions > Hi > Can some one tell me if the Azores, Portugal, and Brazil e-mail address > are > working or is there a new one for them. Or have I lost just touch with my > roots? I have sent e-mails out but no reply and no copies are coming to > me so > either I am doing something wrong or I have the wrong e-mail address or > something > > > Bob Camacho > Researching the islands of > Terceira for da Costa, and Evangelho, > Graciousa for Reis, and > Madeira for Camacho > > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just making sure the list is working. Luis Beal "Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors." Cicero, Roman orator ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL

Just starting to search for my wife's family ancestry :1930 Federal Census has Rodrigue TEIXEIRA, (born in 1896- died 1973) married Mary( born in 1902- died 1974) in 1917 ,immigrated to USA in 1921 from Azores Island .Their first born is Canada 1922, Mary 1923, John Joseph,1924 Carol 1926, and Joseph John in 1928. All these children were born in Massachusetts. Any info about this family would be appreciated I just spent this morning at Library looking for Obits and found that both John R Teixeira and his Wife Mary Fernandes were from Madeira Island Also that he is the son of John and Mary (Gomes) Teixeira and at the time of his death in 1973 he had two sisters and one brother living in Madeira, no names given. He died in Norton, Massachusetts Mary J. (Fernandes) was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs .Antonio Fernandes of Madeira. She died in 1974 in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Any corrections and additional information about these people would be appreciated. I would like to thank you in advance for any help. Dan ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

I have records for infants baptized at Ponta do Sol about 1860 which show their parents to be residents of Sitio Entre Caminhos. I suspect this is a neighborhood within walking distance of the church. Does anyone know the location of this place or how it can be learned? I have a detailed Calheta map that shows most places where there is population, but nowhere is this place mentioned. Please reply if you have information or interest. Donald Rodrigues

A while back I had asked if anyone knew of the church of Sao Mame de Infista. In case anyone else wants to know- I found out that it is located in Matosinhos, which is near Porto on the mainland. I was able to determine that my great grandparents were indeed married there though neither of them were members of that parish. She happened to be living and employed there at the time. She was from Madeira and he was from Porto. You never know where you may find your ancestors. :-) Mary da Silva Frost .

Hi Mary.... that's exactly been aproblem to fin Ana de Gouveia records. Actually i cant find neither her or her husband (Antonio de Figueiro). The only reference that i have about them is on the marriage of their son Vasco moniz de meneses in 1684 when in the certificate states the names of the groom's parents and say that Ana de Gouveia is from Machico. At first i assumed that Antonio de Figueiro was from Sao Vicente, once his son was marrying there and afterwards the family settled there, but after so many researcinh i cant find any one in Sao Vicente prior of 1684 with surnames Figueiro, telo de meneses or moniz de meneses.... so i guess he comes as well from Machico or some area near that, once those family names as you said are very influential in the area....to be honest im a little lost in this because i've been trying for months to find a way to extend this search, but so far all dead end. :( Leandro

Leandro - Here's what I have: Manuel Francisco de Pontes, born February 1851, married Filomena Rosa, born 16 January 1850, on 2 April 1883 in São Vicente. Both were born in São Vicente. Manuel was the son of João Francisco de Pontes and Maria Antónia. Filomena was the daughter of José de Gouvea and Maria Rosa. Bob -------------- Original message -------------- From: Gregobhte1@aol.com > Hi Bob.... > > i have tons of de Ponte's in my family :) > i think this surname was mainly very common, because a lot, really a lot of > people seems to adopt it > > Let me know if you have any in Seixal also > > Leandro > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hello! I am also researching in Machico and Sao Vicente - I am looking for information on the family of Carolina Franco daughter of Manuel Franco and Francisca de Jesus from Machico. They immigrated to Hawaii from Madeira in 1883. Manuel was the son of Antonio Franco "Grilo" and Ana da Silva. Francisca was the daughter of Manuel Franco and Maria de Jesus. >From Sao Vicente, I am also researching Theresa Pestana D'Assumpcao. She is the daughter of Manuel Pestana D'Assumpcao and Virgilina Maria. They also immigrated to Hawaii from Madeira in 1883. Manuel was the son of Manuel Pestana D'Assumpcao and Feliciana de Jesus. Virgilina was the daughter of Jose Filipe and Claudina Maria. If anyone out there is connected to me, please email me back. Thanks, Colleen Murphy -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gregobhte1@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:46 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Sao Vicente/Machico Hi everybody.... Im researching at the moment my family in Sao Vicente and Machico. Anyone of you have ancestors coming from those places?? If so...whats the surnames? Thank you Leandro Augusto Teles ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Leandro: The first time that the name Gouveia shows up in my line is Manuel Alvares de Vares Gouveia who married Beatriz Rodrigues in Machico in 1667. His parents were Joao Correia Miranda and Maria Simoa. There is a strong possibility that they were from Santa Cruz, but I have not yet pursued those records. Some of my family names from the mid 1600s were: Antunes, Alves/Alvres/Alvares, Burgos, Dias, das Neves, Fernandes, Franca, Goncalves, Lopes, Rodrigues Saldanha, and Vaz/Vasconcelos. It has been impression that the names of Drummond/Doromundo, Telo de Meneses and Monis de Meneses were associated with prestige in Machico. I have found a few distant relatives who married people from those lines, but so far, no direct ancestors. Do you know the names of Ana's parents? I do not see her marriage record in the Machico marriage database. Did they marry elsewhere? What do you think? Mary -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gregobhte1@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:35 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Sao Vicente/Machico Hi Mary... Yes!!! Im definitely looking for the GOUVEIA's being Ana de Gouveia that married in the mid 1600's with Capitain Antonio de FIGUEIRO. This Antonio also belongs to the TELO DE MENESES, DRUMMOND and also MONIZ DE MENESES. This couple moved to Sao Vicente where his son Vital Escorcio Drumond married Crispina de Meneses in 1684 and so on.... So let me know if something matches with your records thank you Leandro ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bob.... unfortunately all the records that i have from S Vicente so far are from mid 1700's backwards, because after that my family moved to Seixal :( so im sorry i cannot trace any names, but pls let me know if you have anything else that dates even further. At the moment im doing the whole records of Seixal, but Sao Vicente most likely i will do the next, so watch this space :) Leandro

Hi Bob.... i have tons of de Ponte's in my family :) i think this surname was mainly very common, because a lot, really a lot of people seems to adopt it Let me know if you have any in Seixal also Leandro

Hi Mary... Yes!!! Im definitely looking for the GOUVEIA's being Ana de Gouveia that married in the mid 1600's with Capitain Antonio de FIGUEIRO. This Antonio also belongs to the TELO DE MENESES, DRUMMOND and also MONIZ DE MENESES. This couple moved to Sao Vicente where his son Vital Escorcio Drumond married Crispina de Meneses in 1684 and so on.... So let me know if something matches with your records thank you Leandro