No problem Bob, we all have the same goal.... in looking at your chart you are missing one of John and Isabels children....it is Elizabeth...born ~1935, I will get the exact info from her niece who lives near me and send it on. "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 werent there you wouldnt understand." -----Original Message----- From: bpitta@comcast.net [mailto:bpitta@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 7:33 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PRT-MADEIRA] Surname: Pitta Oops! Didn't see that you already posted this info Lou! -------------- Original message -------------- From: bpitta@comcast.net > Although the Joseph (Jose) and Mary (Maria Rodrigues dos Santos) Pitta family > and the John (Joao G) and Isabel (Abreu) Pitta families lived next door to each > other on Lakeview Avenue, they were not related in recent ancestry. > Bob Pitta > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Patricia Corbera > > > Lou, > > > > Found one family on Lakeview Ave. Lowell, MA on the 1930 census > > Pitta, Joseph; wife Mary; children: Joseph; Manuel; Delinda; Rose and > > George. > > Also at the same address: Pitta, John Head of household; wife Isabella; John; > > Delphina; Humbert; Cecile; Gabrile(son) Mary. If this looks like your > family... > > I'll send you a copy of this census... Mary Pitta, wife of Joseph her place of > > birth is listed as Brazil. > > Pat > > > > Lou Abreu wrote: > > Pat, > > Where/how did you get access to the census? Are you paying for the > > access? My branch of the Pita/Pittas lived on Caroline st and Lakeview > > Ave. > > > > 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 werent there you wouldnt understand." > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patricia Corbera [mailto:papagaia2@sbcglobal.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:34 PM > > To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [PRT-MADEIRA] Surname: Pitta > > > > Hi Lou, > > Thank you for your help. I quickly checked the MA census records on > > ancestry.com but found many with the surname of Pita/Pitta but not one > > with a Tilden St. address. > > Pat > > > > Lou Abreu wrote: > > Bob/Pat > > I believe we have spoken in the past with regard to the Pitta name > > and also the Abreu name. As my family (Abreu/Pitta) is from Ponto do > > Sol and all resided in Lowell Ma, I have inquired to my grandmother > > whether she remembers any Pittas from Tilden street, there were Pittas > > that lived on Jewett street and Caroline street in Centerville section > > of Lowell, I will get back to you on what I find. > > > > Regards, > > Lou Abreu > > > > "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 werent there you wouldnt understand." > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bpitta@comcast.net [mailto:bpitta@comcast.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:55 PM > > To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [PRT-MADEIRA] Surname: Pitta > > > > Pitta was a common name in Ponta do Sol and very common in Canhas, > > Madeira. I primarily research Pitta family lines. But I'm also > > interested in de Pontes from São Vicente and de Gouvea from São Gonçalo > > although I've done little research on them. > > Bob Pitta > > Hayward > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Patricia Corbera > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm beginning to believe the Pita/Pitta is as common a surname as > > Silva. What > > > other surnames are you researching, and are they from Madeira? > > > Pat Silva Corbera > > > Tracy CA > > > > > > BlueGoose6@aol.com wrote: > > > Hi, I was delivered by a Dr Pitta in NB Mass in 1940. 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