John: Thank you very much for the assist. Cheers, Duane -----Original Message----- From: John Roias [mailto:jroias@rogers.com] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:51 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRT-MADEIRA] Re: Curubina Querubina or Curubina (the spellings may vary) are not rare, but far less common than most names. At least in Sao Miguel. It is a first name, or sometimes a second name, like Maria Querubina. Never have seen it as a surname. Before about 1800, it was just not in usage. There are many Mello's in virtually every village of Sao Miguel, especially as one nears 1880 or so, by which time intermarriage from one village to another was very common. Without a village and a name, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Good luck. Will let you know if I find any in the course of my research. JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane DeMello" <CasaDeMello@comcast.net> To: <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: RE: [PRT-MADEIRA] Re: Curubina > Theresa: > Please stand-down on expending more time and energy on my de Mello's > in > Madeira. > The death certificate of my grandfather, Manuel de Mello, clearly states > that both his parents were from Sao Miguel in the Azores. > Thank you very much for what you have already done. > > Cheers, Duane ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx