Hi Lou- Unfortunately, all I have is the name. Greg -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Lou Abreu" <labreu@cablespeed.com> > Greg, > Do you know who Leopoldina's parents where? > > Lou > > > "For those who have fought for it....Freedom has a taste the protected will > never know" > > " Without the Brave there would be no land of the Free" > > > A new Recruit asked an old Warrior, "What is War like?" The old timer > replied, "A bunch of us went down to Gettysburg one day, a lot of people > died. If you weren't there you wouldn't understand." > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > gregory.lima@comcast.net > Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:22 PM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Calheta ancestors N - R > > Two names from your index are familar to me: Pestana and Abreu. > > >From my family, Henrique Pestana (born 13 February 1893 in Camara dos > Lobos, Madeira) married my dad's first cousins, Rosa Beatriz de Lima, in > Massachusetts on 1 March 1924. Henrique's mother was Leopoldina R. d'Abreu. > > Henrique and Rosa's two daughters (now in their 70s) still live in > Massachusetts, and I correspond with them regularly. They provided me with > the following information about Henrique: > > Henrique's mother, Leopoldina, was a hotel maid; his biological father was > an unknown Englishman who was one of the hotel guests. Leopoldina married > Manoel Pestana to give Henrique a last name. Henrique had an unknown number > of half-brotthers and half-sisters and was treated badly because he was > blond, blue-eyed, and light-skinned (most likely inherited from his > biological father) in a family of much darker people. After his mother > died, he made his way to the U.S.A. Departing Ponta Delgada, Sco Miguel, > Azores, Portugal on August 14, 1920 he sailed on the S.S. Roma. Henrique > did not keep in touch with his family after immigrating to the U.S.A. > > Let me know if you think your family and mine might be connected. > > Greg Lima > Washington State > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "papagaia2" > > > > > Leandro , > > > > Here's the name index that appears in the first 11 generations of my > > ancestry... > > > > > > Ancestors of Patricia Julia SILVA > > Name Index > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > > > > > > > NASCIMENTO > > Maria do b.1726 - Lombo das Laranjeiras, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > NEVES > > Maria das b.1732 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > NUNES > > Ana b.1613 - > > Ana (R) b.1613 - > > Antonio b.1661 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Catarina b.1656 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Clara b.1726 - > > Custodio Fernandes b.1719 - Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, Portugal > > Gaspar b.1706 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Inacia b.1765 - Achadas da Cruz, Porto do Moniz, Madeira, Portugal > > Josefa b.1758 - > > Madalena m.1655 - > > Manuel - > > Manuel - > > Manuel b.1650 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Margarida - > > Margarida - > > Maria b.1643 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > PAULUS > > Manuel b.1579 - > > Manuel b.1600 - > > Maria b.1605 - > > Maria (R) b.1605 - > > > > PEREIRA > > Ana c.1666 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana (R) c.1666 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonia Maria - > > Antonio b.1623 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio b.1674 - > > Catarina - > > Catarina b.1652 - > > Cecilia b.1675 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Clara b.1711 - Lombo dosReis, Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Domingos - > > Francisco b.1612 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Francisco b.1663 - Portugal > > Francisco - > > Isabel b.1661 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Joana c.1619 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Joao m.1612 - Book 1045 Pg 115, Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Jose - > > Madalena c.1648 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Madalena - > > Manuel m.1726 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel b.1590 - > > Manuel Ferreira m.1653 - Book 1061 Pg 36, Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, > > Portugal > > Maria b.1655 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria b.1636 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria b.1614 - > > Maria b.1688 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria m.1730 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Mateus m.1740 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Sebastiana b.1706 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > PESTANA > > Duarte b.1712 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > PIRES > > Bras b.1598 - > > > > PONTE > > Antonio de b.1696 - > > Francisco de b.1672 - > > Inacio de b.1697 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Inacio de m.1678 - Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel de b.1773 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel de b.1741 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel de c.1697 - Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, Portugal > > > > PRAZERES > > Apolonia dos m.1678 - Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, Portugal > > > > PRETA > > Maria b.1597 - > > > > RAMOS > > Maria dos c.1665 - Porto do Moniz, Madeira, Portugal > > > > REIS > > Ana dos - > > Francisco Pereira dos b.1654 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel Pereira dos b.1697 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria dos b.1669 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > RESSURREICAO > > Maria da c.1679 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > RODRIGUES > > Ana c.1630 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana b.1598 - > > Ana (R) b.1598 - > > Ana b.1630 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana (R) b.1630 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana b.1600 - > > Ana c.1600 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana c.1613 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Ana m.1730 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonia - > > Antonio c.1655 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio m.1625 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio (R) m.1625 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio - > > Antonio m.1682 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio m.1610 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio b.1632 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio b.1622 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio (R) b.1622 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Antonio c.1614 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Beatris - > > Catarina b.1600 - > > Catarina b.1614 - > > Catarina c.1625 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Catarina Fernandes b.1614 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Constanca - > > Custodio m.1610 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Domingas b.1639 - Madeira, Portugal > > Domingos m.1617 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Domingos m.1667 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Domingos m.1619 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Domingos - > > Francisco - > > Francisco b.1602 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Francisco b.1564 - > > Francisco c.1617 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Francisco b.1736 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Gabriel m.1686 - Lombo da Estrela, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Helena b.1683 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Isabel - > > Isabel b.1615 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Isabel b.1595 - > > Isabel c.1652 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Isabel b.1610 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Isabel - > > Jeronimo - > > Joao c.1596 - > > Joao m.1730 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Joao - > > Leonor - > > Leonor Ana - > > Lucas m.1606 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Manuel - > > Manuel b.1613 - > > Manuel - > > Manuel - > > Manuel c.1649 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria c.1618 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria m.1595 - , Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria - > > Maria c.1643 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria c.1646 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria b.1598 - > > Maria - > > Maria c.1689 - Arco daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria b.1672 - > > Maria m.1639 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria m.1596 - Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria * b.1640 - > > Maria Augusta b.1858 - Varge da Estrela Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Maria Fernandes m.1652 - Estreito daCalheta, Madeira, Portugal > > Mecia - > > Mecia (R) - > > Sebastiao b.1595 - > > Sebastiao - > > > > ROSA > > Alexandrina * b.1801 - Santa Catarina, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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