Well, Luis I can totally see that happening. So many times people get associated with famous people because they have the same name. I think it is cool (nice to see there is a portuguese name before that KW) :) Link of the day: Here is a list of parishes of Portugal by municipality, and of course it includes those from Madeira, http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=List+of+Freguesias+of+Portugal%3A+A&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=A (ex: if you go to P, then Porto Moniz, you will find its parishes). I came across it some time ago and found it helpful. If anyone knows of any other cool Madeira links that help us with research please post. Even Nesos and Arquivo Madeira could be reposted. I have a full day today or I'd do it. Luis Beal Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:10:47 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] de Sousa You are on an ego trip. Come down to earth ----- Original Message ----- Annie 23 From: <luis_k_w@clix.pt> To: "Scot Austin" <scotaustin@comcast.net>; <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] de Sousa > Scot, > J.P.de Sousa's mother was from Austria. > But you are right about his father being born in Seville (Spain). > > >From "Revista da Armada" http://www.marinha.pt/extra/revista/ra_fev2004/pag_18.html : > > «Nascido em Washington, a 6 de Novembro de 1854, John Philip de Sousa era filho do português António Sousa e de uma austríaca, Marie Elisabeth Trinkaus. António era natural de Sevilha, onde os seus pais, João António de Sousa e Josefina Branco (que algumas fontes referem serem originários dos Açores), se terão refugiado (por motivos políticos?) durante a Guerra Peninsular. Servira nas Marinhas Britânica e Americana e participara na guerra entre os E.U.A. e o México, antes de se fixar definitivamente em solo americano, onde viera a casar. Possivelmente presenciou alguns combates da Guerra da Secessão durante a infância de John Philip. Na sua árvore genealógica figuram nomes como Tomé de Sousa, primeiro Governador-Geral do Brasil, e Martim Afonso de Sousa, colonizador do Brasil e Governador da Índia.» > > Luis K W > Lisboa-Portugal > > ---------------------- MENSAGEM ORIGINAL ---------------------- > I believe his father was born in Spain, he was potuguese, however, his > mother was German. > > Scot > > luis_k_w@clix.pt wrote: > Jose', > > John Philip de Sousa was born in the US. His father was from the Azores. > > I studied in Belgium in the 1970's. In that time there was a portuguese singer called "Linda de Suza" (deolinda de sousa) in the tops in every european country where there was a portuguese community of immigrants. > (she was not as good and famous as Nelly Furtado, but our immigrants loved her, because she told their story in her songs) > > My mother's name includes "de Sousa". > So, Belgians use to call me "monsieur de Sousa". > Once, during an exam, a teacher told me I was from a family with a lot of musicians...! :-)) > > Luis de Sousa K. W. > Lisboa-Portugal > > > > > > ------------- > > Clix ADSL até 24 Mb: a partir de ? 29,90/mês > A Internet mais rápida do mercado, agora com chamadas grátis e downloads ilimitados! > > Saiba mais em http://acesso.clix.pt/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ------------------------------- > 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097