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

William, Here are all the de Freitas leaving Madeira with a son called João  ( John) António de Freitas     Ana Maria Augusta  Santa Maria Maior-RAM     Hawai     1883     34     94     António de Freitas     Ludovina Rosa         Camacha-RAM     Hawai     1883     34     48     Domingos de Freitas Capela     Joana de Freitas  to António da Serra-RAM     Hawai     1884 44 19     Francisco de Freitas     Josefa da Luz Vieira   Câmara de Lobos-RAM     Hawai     1879     20     91     Francisco de Freitas     Maria da Encarnação  Curral das Freiras-RAM     Hawai 1883 34  81    Francisco de Freitas     Carolina de Jesus    Santa Maria Maior-RAM     Hawai     1906 134-B  17     Januário de Freitas     Perpétua de Jesus         São Vicente-RAM     Hawai     1885     50     133     Januário de Freitas   Perpétua de Jesus   Senhorinha Pestana  São Vicente-RAM   [Hawai]  1886 54 69     João de Freitas     Maria Balbina de Freitas         São Pedro-RAM     Hawai     1884     41     17     João de Freitas     Maria de Jesus         Camacha-RAM     Hawai     1883     36     105     João de Freitas     Ludovina de Jesus         Caniço-RAM     Hawai     1884     39     153     João de Freitas     Virgínia Augusta         Machico-RAM     Hawai     1883     34     30     João de Freitas da Silva   Júlia Augusta do Espírito Santo   Est.º de Câmara de Lobos-RAM  Hawai     1883     34     70     João de Freitas de Jesus     Maria Ana Teixeira         Faial-RAM     Hawai  1884     45     12     João de Freitas Spínola     Maria Joaquina do Espírito Santo  Maria  Machico-RAM   Hawai 1884 43 47     João de Freitas Teotónio     Claudina Gomes Camacho     Faial-RAM     Hawai     1884     43     96    João Ferreira de Freitas     Maria Rosa         Faial-RAM     Hawai     1884     43     35     João Gaudêncio de Freitas     Maria de Jesus   Maria de Jesus Monte-RAM Hawai  1907    136     95     Joaquim de Freitas     Maria de Jesus         Machico-RAM     Hawai     1906     134-A     96     José de Freitas     Maria de Jesus     Machico-RAM     Hawai     1883     36     19     José de Freitas Miranda     Augusta de Nóbrega   Santo António da Serra-RAM  Hawai  1884   43   45    José de Freitas Vieira     Alexandrina Marques   Faial-RAM   Hawai   1901    118     165   Manuel de Freitas Caires     Maria de Freitas Chaves    Faial-RAM     Hawai   1884     43     80     Manuel de Freitas da Silva     Joaquina de Freitas         Faial-RAM     Hawai   1884     40   6    Manuel de Freitas da Silva     Maria Rosa de Jesus    Porto da Cruz-RAM  Hawai   1884     46    24    Manuel Joaquim de Freitas     Ludovina de Jesus  Júlia de Jesus Porto da Cruz-RAM  Hawai  1879 20 1   Miguel Moniz de Freitas     Teresa da Conceição  Santa Maria Maior-RAM     Hawai   1907   135  127  http://www.arquivo-madeira.org/item1.php?lang=1&id_channel=28&id_page=214    Cheers & good luck Philip ________________________________ From: William <wmonk@sbcglobal.net> To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:28:09 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Braz family research 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 ------------------------------- 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

William, When it comes to Hawaii, one of the experts on this list is Thomas de Freitas. I am assuming that he will join the discussion soon or later. For the moment just some info for your consideration: -Braz may be also spelled as Brás although I think Bráz may be more current -John was baptised as João -Cordoza should be Cardoso or in this case Cardosa. So her father would have been Francisco Gonçalves Cardoso/a de Jesus. Are you sure he also carried Jesus?  -you don't have a parish for your ancestors. It is possible the Braz  family acquired a passport. It perhaps should be listed . An archive search may give you something. See www.arquivo-madeira.org  -Maria's father, if he was a whaler he should be from Caniçal in the Machico district.   This was certainly the whaling centre in the early 20th century, but there might be other possibilities. When i have an opportunity I will also look in the archives. If I get something I will let you know. José Fernandes ________________________________ From: William <wmonk@sbcglobal.net> To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 11:28:09 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Braz family research 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 ------------------------------- 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