Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela (Wife) left Madeira in 1885 and arriving in the Sandwich Islands on 4 March 1886 aboard the SS Sterlingshire. I am seeking information about their children, parents and dates...especially of their parents. I was told Joao parents were Antonio Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia Rodrigues of Faja da Ovelha. His wife's parent being. Antonion de Garela Pinto and Luzia de Agrela of Prazeres, Calheta, Madria. Looking for documentation of the above and possible dates of births and deaths. Thanks for any information or direction. Lou Henderson Calif.

Hi! I am trying to find relatives in the de Freitas Braz clan! My great grand father was John Freitas Braz 1866 Madeira, Portugal who immigrated to Hawaii as a child! He died in 1937 in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii! John Freitas Braz married Maria Cordoza de Jesus about 1887-1888 when she was 18! Maria was born May 20, 1869 in Madeira, Portugal and died Jan. 29, 1948! Maria's father was Francisco Gonzales Cordoza de Jesus, a whaler from Madeira, Portugal. My grandmother was Antonia Freitas Kung born Jan. 3, 1901 in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii died June 21, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii! My grandmother was buried at Diamond Head Memorial Park! Any connection you can find would be greatly appreciated! Thank You! William Monk

Lou, Here is some more; Marriage: Husband: António Gonçalves de Lourenço Wife: Antónia Rodrigues Parish: Fajã da Ovelha Year: 1839 Book: 1096 Leaf/Page 41 Once you order all the documents that I sent, you will have a lot more information and a lot more relatives. Tom Freitas -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lou Henderson Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:21 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela (Wife) left Madeira in 1885 and arriving in the Sandwich Islands on 4 March 1886 aboard the SS Sterlingshire. I am seeking information about their children, parents and dates...especially of their parents. I was told Joao parents were Antonio Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia Rodrigues of Faja da Ovelha. His wife's parent being. Antonion de Garela Pinto and Luzia de Agrela of Prazeres, Calheta, Madria. Looking for documentation of the above and possible dates of births and deaths. Thanks for any information or direction. Lou Henderson Calif. ------------------------------- 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

Lou, If you click on www.railsoft.com/family/stirlingshire.jpg you will see a picture of the actual ship. There were two ships with the name Stirlingshire. The ship that your ancestors and mine sailed on was a smaller wooden hulled vessel built in New Zealand in 1848, pictured above. Her home port in 1885 - 1886 was Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, and her official number was 24868. The signal flag letters were PCNT. There is a book that has a great detail description of the voyage on that ship in 1885 by a Mr. Philip L. Pasquini. The book is call "Indentured Immigrants - A Jewish family odyssey from Madeira to the Sandwhich Islands". If you would like to order the book, you can contact him directly at pasquini99@comcast.net Good Luck, Tom Freitas -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lou Henderson Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:21 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela (Wife) left Madeira in 1885 and arriving in the Sandwich Islands on 4 March 1886 aboard the SS Sterlingshire. I am seeking information about their children, parents and dates...especially of their parents. I was told Joao parents were Antonio Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia Rodrigues of Faja da Ovelha. His wife's parent being. Antonion de Garela Pinto and Luzia de Agrela of Prazeres, Calheta, Madria. Looking for documentation of the above and possible dates of births and deaths. Thanks for any information or direction. Lou Henderson Calif. ------------------------------- 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

Here is what I found; Marriage Record Husband: João Gonçalves Lourenço Wife: Antónia de Agrela Parish: Prazeres Year Married 1867 Book: 4975 Leaf/Page 5 Their Passport shows the following; Petitioner João Gonçalves Lourenço Spouse Antónia de Agrela Parish/Country Fajã da Ovelha-RAM Destination Estrangeiro Year 1885 Process Nº 111 Passport Nº 225 Date of Baptism (Petitioner) 12-05-1844 Age (Petitioner) 41 Father (Petitioner) António Gonçalves Lourenço Mother (Petitioner) Antónia Rodrigues Father (Spouse) António de Garela Pinto Mother (Spouse) Luzia de Agrela Name of the Children João Gonçalves Lourenço (13 anos), António Gonçalves Lourenço (10 anos), Francisco (5 anos) e Maria (1 ano) My great grandparents, Antonio da Silva and Julia de Agrela where on the same ship in 1885 Tom Freitas -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lou Henderson Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:21 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela Joao Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia de Agrela (Wife) left Madeira in 1885 and arriving in the Sandwich Islands on 4 March 1886 aboard the SS Sterlingshire. I am seeking information about their children, parents and dates...especially of their parents. I was told Joao parents were Antonio Goncalves Lourenco and Antonia Rodrigues of Faja da Ovelha. His wife's parent being. Antonion de Garela Pinto and Luzia de Agrela of Prazeres, Calheta, Madria. Looking for documentation of the above and possible dates of births and deaths. Thanks for any information or direction. Lou Henderson Calif. ------------------------------- 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 again, I contacted the British Consulate and the English church as suggested but seems they don't or won't reply. Is there anyone on the list living in Funchal that may be able to help. I would like to find out if James Fulton who died 4 Apr 1855, Funchal, Madeira was buried there and if possible what the cause of death was. We got a copy of the death from England but told us very little. Regards Sue Greene New Zealand.

Hi Sue, I have a list of independent genealogy researchers for hire. 2 researchers live in Funchal. I got this list from ARM. If you wish to get the list, you can email me and I will forward you the attachment. Obrigado, Zack Bennett San Francisco, California _ZacBennettfamily@aol.com_ (mailto:ZacBennettfamily@aol.com) In a message dated 2/15/2012 7:43:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, sueg-97@xtra.co.nz writes: Hi again, I contacted the British Consulate and the English church as suggested but seems they don't or won't reply. Is there anyone on the list living in Funchal that may be able to help. I would like to find out if James Fulton who died 4 Apr 1855, Funchal, Madeira was buried there and if possible what the cause of death was. We got a copy of the death from England but told us very little. Regards Sue Greene New Zealand. ------------------------------- 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

Thank-you- I had no idea how to make this change! ----- Original Message ----- From: Luis Beal <luisbeal@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:09 am Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] address change 15 Jan. 2012 To: "prt-madeira@rootsweb.com" <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> > > > Melanie, and everyone else :) > > Any time you change e-mails you need to go here > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/PRT/PRT-MADEIRA.html and unsubscribe your old e-mail address and then subscribe with your new address. If you don't update this way your e-mails will bounce. > > Take care, > > Luis Beal > List Administrator > > "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 > > > >________________________________ > > From: Melanie Pereira <dartwannabe@gmail.com> > >To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > >Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:10 AM > >Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] address change 15 Jan. 2012 > >  > >I have changed e-mail carriers- please change your records > accordingly.>Thank-you! > >Melanie Pereira > > > >------------------------------- > >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 > > > > > >   >   > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Melanie, and everyone else :) Any time you change e-mails you need to go here http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/PRT/PRT-MADEIRA.html and unsubscribe your old e-mail address and then subscribe with your new address. If you don't update this way your e-mails will bounce. Take care, Luis Beal List Administrator "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 >________________________________ > From: Melanie Pereira <dartwannabe@gmail.com> >To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:10 AM >Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] address change 15 Jan. 2012 > >I have changed e-mail carriers- please change your records accordingly. >Thank-you! >Melanie Pereira > >------------------------------- >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 again, Thank you to Jose and Thomas for your help. I will follow through with the information you have given. Regards Sue Greene New Zealand.

No! At least not yet... However, I do have a Julia de Agrella that married Antonio de Freitas da Silva in 1885 and after moving to Hawaii he went by Antonio Freitas. They later moved to Oakland, California Tom Freitas -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn S. Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:59 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira Thomas, do you have a Juliana de Freitas in you records? Thanks, c. soares > From: family@railsoft.com > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:02:11 -0800 > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira > > There is a passport record for a Mr. and Mrs. Fulton. > > Petitioner Fulton, Mr. > Spouse Fulton, Mrs. > Parish/Country Cardiff-ENG > Destination Não consta > Year 1890 > Box 81 > Process Nº 124 > Passport Nº 337 > Comments Súbdito britâncio. Obteve bilhete de residência por 3 meses > em 1890. > > You can order it from the Madeira Archives. If you need instructions, > just ask. > > Tom Freitas > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Greene > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 6:58 PM > To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira > > Hi, > Just joined the list in the hope someone can help. > I have a British Consulate death certificate from England for James > FULTON died 4 Apr 1855, Fundal, Madeira. > Unfortunately the death certificate told me very little. > Can anyone tell me if there would be any records in Madeira of his > death and if it's possible to find out where he might be buried, if he > was buried in Madeira.James was the Rector of Normal Seminary, Edinburgh. > We are not sure why he would be in Madeira, I suspect it may have been > for health reasons but not sure. > Would appreciate any help. > Sue Greene > New Zealand. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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

Thomas, do you have a Juliana de Freitas in you records? Thanks, c. soares > From: family@railsoft.com > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:02:11 -0800 > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira > > There is a passport record for a Mr. and Mrs. Fulton. > > Petitioner Fulton, Mr. > Spouse Fulton, Mrs. > Parish/Country Cardiff-ENG > Destination Não consta > Year 1890 > Box 81 > Process Nº 124 > Passport Nº 337 > Comments Súbdito britâncio. Obteve bilhete de residência por 3 meses > em 1890. > > You can order it from the Madeira Archives. If you need instructions, just > ask. > > Tom Freitas > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Greene > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 6:58 PM > To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira > > Hi, > Just joined the list in the hope someone can help. > I have a British Consulate death certificate from England for James FULTON > died 4 Apr 1855, Fundal, Madeira. > Unfortunately the death certificate told me very little. > Can anyone tell me if there would be any records in Madeira of his death and > if it's possible to find out where he might be buried, if he was buried in > Madeira.James was the Rector of Normal Seminary, Edinburgh. > We are not sure why he would be in Madeira, I suspect it may have been for > health reasons but not sure. > Would appreciate any help. > Sue Greene > New Zealand. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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, There is a British cemetery in Funchal. There is also a church, which I believe to be Anglican but it was just known as the English Church. The British kept their own records in  Madeira at the time you mentioned. So, you can contact the British Consulate in Funchal or even the church. I am not sure the Madeiran Archives might be of some help, but you can try them at www.arquivo-madeira.org There is an English  version of the site. José Fernandes ________________________________ From: Sue Greene <sueg-97@xtra.co.nz> To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 9:58:16 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira Hi, Just joined the list in the hope someone can help. I have a British Consulate death certificate from England for James FULTON died 4 Apr 1855, Fundal, Madeira. Unfortunately the death certificate told me very little. Can anyone tell me if there would be any records in Madeira of his death and if it's possible to find out where he might be buried, if he was buried in Madeira.James was the Rector of Normal Seminary, Edinburgh. We are not sure why he would be in Madeira, I suspect it may have been for health reasons but not sure. Would appreciate any help. Sue Greene New Zealand. ------------------------------- 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

I have changed e-mail carriers- please change your records accordingly. Thank-you! Melanie Pereira

There is a passport record for a Mr. and Mrs. Fulton. Petitioner Fulton, Mr. Spouse Fulton, Mrs. Parish/Country Cardiff-ENG Destination Não consta Year 1890 Box 81 Process Nº 124 Passport Nº 337 Comments Súbdito britâncio. Obteve bilhete de residência por 3 meses em 1890. You can order it from the Madeira Archives. If you need instructions, just ask. Tom Freitas -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Greene Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 6:58 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Death in Madeira Hi, Just joined the list in the hope someone can help. I have a British Consulate death certificate from England for James FULTON died 4 Apr 1855, Fundal, Madeira. Unfortunately the death certificate told me very little. Can anyone tell me if there would be any records in Madeira of his death and if it's possible to find out where he might be buried, if he was buried in Madeira.James was the Rector of Normal Seminary, Edinburgh. We are not sure why he would be in Madeira, I suspect it may have been for health reasons but not sure. Would appreciate any help. Sue Greene New Zealand. ------------------------------- 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, Just joined the list in the hope someone can help. I have a British Consulate death certificate from England for James FULTON died 4 Apr 1855, Fundal, Madeira. Unfortunately the death certificate told me very little. Can anyone tell me if there would be any records in Madeira of his death and if it's possible to find out where he might be buried, if he was buried in Madeira.James was the Rector of Normal Seminary, Edinburgh. We are not sure why he would be in Madeira, I suspect it may have been for health reasons but not sure. Would appreciate any help. Sue Greene New Zealand.

My apologies. I had to google it and just grabbed the first one. (There is a link to his site on there). Here is the correct URL: http://www.geocities.com/bretanha1954/ Rich -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:Dplopes@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 5:53 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Rich, I am sorry to say the link was not for George. I reached a Kathy and Wayne neither of whom do research. So if you have George's e-mail I will contact him directly. Thanks for the pointers. Hopefully between us I can get going in the right direction. Thanks, again Don Lopes -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rich Gomes Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:36 AM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Hi Don, The researcher is George Pacheco. The FHC is a great resource. I believe all of the Azores films are on permanent loan and there is a growing collection of films from Madeira on permanent loan as well. While not (yet) fluent, I can read and speak a decent amount of Portuguese. There are many times I just cannot read the handwriting on some of these documents. But George can, every time. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:Dplopes@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:41 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Rich, thanks for the response. I will look into Kathy doing some research for me. I am sure she will be better at it than I am. I wasn't sure of which researcher you were referring to but Kathy's name came up. I do have a Boucher line but they are not from the Taunton area to my knowledge. The first generation came from Canada and moved to New Bedford. One never knows if there is a connection until we compare the tree. Thanks for the information. Don -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rich Gomes Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 6:19 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don - If you live in Acushnet and need assistance, there is a researcher that works out of the Dartmouth Family History Center that is very good. He specializes in Portuguese Genealogy with his main focus on the Azores but he does Madeira as well. Here is his website info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/ Funny that you have a connection to a Boucher line since I do as well. I wonder if they intersect? My connections are from the Taunton area. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Pat Corbera [mailto:PatriciaCorbera@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:26 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance I found Don's info by doing a google search using his name ... Don P Lopes Family Tree... Don, who is the person that actually did your research? Is she from Madeira, or related to you? Is there really a St Anthony's Church in New Bedford, MA? I was bapt at St. Anthony's in Lowell, MA. I noticed that one of your ancestors is a Sardinha... My maternal aunt by marriage is a Sardinha Lopes... she and her siblings were born in Lowell, MA. Some siblings used Lopes as their surname, with spelling variations of either Lopes or Lopez, while others used Sardinha. I have not researched their family, but do know that their father was a Sardinha Lopes from Madeira, and their mother, who was a Bettencourt was from the Graciosa Azores. Don, if you scan/post the vital records that you can not read, it's possible that Madeira Group members could/would help to translate. Pat Silva Corbera ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Abreu III" <deepsea06@gmail.com> To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 6, 2012 9:24:44 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don, Cannot use the link you provided without a COMCAST login id. Lou -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:07 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Hi all I am asking for assistance in tracing my family tree. I know from reading the e-mails on this list that the people on this list are much better at Genealogy than myself. I have traced my family tree to Ponta do Pargo and to Andres Fernandes Lopes born about 1620 in Ponta do Pargo. I was told by the researcher that the Tome 2 was missing from Ponta do Pargo and therefore we could not go any further back in time. I was also told and I find this hard to believe that the First Lopes on the Island and the city of Funchal is not related to Andres? One wonders how a family settles and then moves around the island and is not related to what is the original settler of Madeira? I have a web page for those who would like to peruse my research to date and possibly give me some direction as to where to look next. I cannot speak Portuguese nor can I read it (I know it is my fault-thank you) but maybe with some direction or hints as to who may help I can make the last connection on Madeira. I appreciate any assistance. My web page is: http://home.comcast.net?~Dplopes , check out the Lopes family portion that I am researching, there is a link on the page. Thank you for any information you may provide. Regards, Don Lopes _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . SPAMfighter has removed 741 of my spam emails to date. 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Thank you Cherri, for the information. I sent an e-mail. We will see what happens. Regards. Don Lopes -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 9:27 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Kathy Cardoza, the webmaster for the Azores GenWeb, lives in WA state. She maintains the website which happens to have a list of researchers on it here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/index.html#researchers One of the researchers, George Pacheco, is a researcher who operates out of the North Dartmouth, MA FHC. His direct web page is here: http://www.geocities.com/bretanha1954/ His direct email is bretanha1954@yahoo.com. He is bilingual. Hope this helps! Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Don <Dplopes@comcast.net> wrote: > Rich, thanks for the response. I will look into Kathy doing some > research for me. I am sure she will be better at it than I am. I > wasn't sure of which researcher you were referring to but Kathy's name > came up. > I do have a Boucher line but they are not from the Taunton area to my > knowledge. The first generation came from Canada and moved to New Bedford. > One never knows if there is a connection until we compare the tree. > Thanks for the information. > Don > ------------------------------- 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 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 741 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Rich, I am sorry to say the link was not for George. I reached a Kathy and Wayne neither of whom do research. So if you have George's e-mail I will contact him directly. Thanks for the pointers. Hopefully between us I can get going in the right direction. Thanks, again Don Lopes -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rich Gomes Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:36 AM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Hi Don, The researcher is George Pacheco. The FHC is a great resource. I believe all of the Azores films are on permanent loan and there is a growing collection of films from Madeira on permanent loan as well. While not (yet) fluent, I can read and speak a decent amount of Portuguese. There are many times I just cannot read the handwriting on some of these documents. But George can, every time. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:Dplopes@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:41 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Rich, thanks for the response. I will look into Kathy doing some research for me. I am sure she will be better at it than I am. I wasn't sure of which researcher you were referring to but Kathy's name came up. I do have a Boucher line but they are not from the Taunton area to my knowledge. The first generation came from Canada and moved to New Bedford. One never knows if there is a connection until we compare the tree. Thanks for the information. Don -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rich Gomes Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 6:19 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don - If you live in Acushnet and need assistance, there is a researcher that works out of the Dartmouth Family History Center that is very good. He specializes in Portuguese Genealogy with his main focus on the Azores but he does Madeira as well. Here is his website info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/ Funny that you have a connection to a Boucher line since I do as well. I wonder if they intersect? My connections are from the Taunton area. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Pat Corbera [mailto:PatriciaCorbera@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:26 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance I found Don's info by doing a google search using his name ... Don P Lopes Family Tree... Don, who is the person that actually did your research? Is she from Madeira, or related to you? Is there really a St Anthony's Church in New Bedford, MA? I was bapt at St. Anthony's in Lowell, MA. I noticed that one of your ancestors is a Sardinha... My maternal aunt by marriage is a Sardinha Lopes... she and her siblings were born in Lowell, MA. Some siblings used Lopes as their surname, with spelling variations of either Lopes or Lopez, while others used Sardinha. I have not researched their family, but do know that their father was a Sardinha Lopes from Madeira, and their mother, who was a Bettencourt was from the Graciosa Azores. Don, if you scan/post the vital records that you can not read, it's possible that Madeira Group members could/would help to translate. Pat Silva Corbera ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Abreu III" <deepsea06@gmail.com> To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 6, 2012 9:24:44 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don, Cannot use the link you provided without a COMCAST login id. Lou -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:07 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Hi all I am asking for assistance in tracing my family tree. I know from reading the e-mails on this list that the people on this list are much better at Genealogy than myself. I have traced my family tree to Ponta do Pargo and to Andres Fernandes Lopes born about 1620 in Ponta do Pargo. I was told by the researcher that the Tome 2 was missing from Ponta do Pargo and therefore we could not go any further back in time. I was also told and I find this hard to believe that the First Lopes on the Island and the city of Funchal is not related to Andres? One wonders how a family settles and then moves around the island and is not related to what is the original settler of Madeira? I have a web page for those who would like to peruse my research to date and possibly give me some direction as to where to look next. I cannot speak Portuguese nor can I read it (I know it is my fault-thank you) but maybe with some direction or hints as to who may help I can make the last connection on Madeira. I appreciate any assistance. My web page is: http://home.comcast.net?~Dplopes , check out the Lopes family portion that I am researching, there is a link on the page. Thank you for any information you may provide. Regards, Don Lopes _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . SPAMfighter has removed 741 of my spam emails to date. 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Hi Don, The researcher is George Pacheco. The FHC is a great resource. I believe all of the Azores films are on permanent loan and there is a growing collection of films from Madeira on permanent loan as well. While not (yet) fluent, I can read and speak a decent amount of Portuguese. There are many times I just cannot read the handwriting on some of these documents. But George can, every time. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:Dplopes@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:41 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Rich, thanks for the response. I will look into Kathy doing some research for me. I am sure she will be better at it than I am. I wasn't sure of which researcher you were referring to but Kathy's name came up. I do have a Boucher line but they are not from the Taunton area to my knowledge. The first generation came from Canada and moved to New Bedford. One never knows if there is a connection until we compare the tree. Thanks for the information. Don -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rich Gomes Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 6:19 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don - If you live in Acushnet and need assistance, there is a researcher that works out of the Dartmouth Family History Center that is very good. He specializes in Portuguese Genealogy with his main focus on the Azores but he does Madeira as well. Here is his website info: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/ Funny that you have a connection to a Boucher line since I do as well. I wonder if they intersect? My connections are from the Taunton area. Rich -----Original Message----- From: Pat Corbera [mailto:PatriciaCorbera@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:26 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance I found Don's info by doing a google search using his name ... Don P Lopes Family Tree... Don, who is the person that actually did your research? Is she from Madeira, or related to you? Is there really a St Anthony's Church in New Bedford, MA? I was bapt at St. Anthony's in Lowell, MA. I noticed that one of your ancestors is a Sardinha... My maternal aunt by marriage is a Sardinha Lopes... she and her siblings were born in Lowell, MA. Some siblings used Lopes as their surname, with spelling variations of either Lopes or Lopez, while others used Sardinha. I have not researched their family, but do know that their father was a Sardinha Lopes from Madeira, and their mother, who was a Bettencourt was from the Graciosa Azores. Don, if you scan/post the vital records that you can not read, it's possible that Madeira Group members could/would help to translate. Pat Silva Corbera ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Abreu III" <deepsea06@gmail.com> To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 6, 2012 9:24:44 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Don, Cannot use the link you provided without a COMCAST login id. Lou -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:07 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Genealogy assistance Hi all I am asking for assistance in tracing my family tree. I know from reading the e-mails on this list that the people on this list are much better at Genealogy than myself. I have traced my family tree to Ponta do Pargo and to Andres Fernandes Lopes born about 1620 in Ponta do Pargo. I was told by the researcher that the Tome 2 was missing from Ponta do Pargo and therefore we could not go any further back in time. I was also told and I find this hard to believe that the First Lopes on the Island and the city of Funchal is not related to Andres? One wonders how a family settles and then moves around the island and is not related to what is the original settler of Madeira? I have a web page for those who would like to peruse my research to date and possibly give me some direction as to where to look next. I cannot speak Portuguese nor can I read it (I know it is my fault-thank you) but maybe with some direction or hints as to who may help I can make the last connection on Madeira. I appreciate any assistance. My web page is: http://home.comcast.net?~Dplopes , check out the Lopes family portion that I am researching, there is a link on the page. Thank you for any information you may provide. Regards, Don Lopes _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> . SPAMfighter has removed 741 of my spam emails to date. Do you have a slow PC? <http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen> Try free scan! ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. 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