Category Archives: Azorean Roots
Surname Saturday: Correa of Maia
Today I’m listing out my Correa line (also spelled Correya) of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island. This is a tiny maternal line that connects to my Paiva de Braga’s. Pedro de Paiva’s mother was Catharina Rocha. She married Manoel de Paiva on 28 Dec 1705, in Maia. Manoel’s line can be found in the …
Answers to the Game
I hope you’ve all had a chance to go over the passenger list posted Saturday and have tried your hand at reading the names. This is what I came up with. After you’ve played, post some comments. Do your answers match mine? Do you think I’ve got anything wrong? Did you enjoy working on this? …
Let’s Play a Game for Labor Day Weekend!
I thought we’d have some fun over the holiday weekend. This is a translation game. I had a passenger list that I forgot to note the ship’s name on. I went back to the ellis island website and then to ancestry.com, but I couldn’t find the darn thing! Eventually, I used stevemorse.org to identify which …