Category Archives: Azorean Roots

Maria (Sousa Sampaio) Barbosa da Silva’s Individual Summary

Maria is my 10th great grandmother.  I don’t have any dates for her.  She was probably born around 1550 on Sao Miguel Island, Azores. Name:    Maria SOUSA DE SAMPAIO-2625 Sex:    Female Father:    Jorge CORREIA-2651 (    -    ) Mother:    Isabel Pacheco da SILVEIRA-2633 (    -    ) Individual Facts Marriages/Children 1. Heitor BARBOSA DA SILVA-2623 (    -1629) …

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Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco’s Individual Summary

Alexandrina is my Great Great Aunt.  She married into my Pacheco family.  She was born in Ginetes, Sao Miguel Island, Azores sometime around 1866.  She migrated with her parents to Kauai, HI in 1882.  She married Antonio Pacheco in 1889 in Kealia.  They settled down in Kilauea, where Antonio worked on the sugar plantation.  In …

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Barbara (da Silva) de Mello’s Individual Summary

Barbara da Silva is my 3rd Great Grandmother.  She is from the village of Achadinha but was married in Achada.  Her mother was from Achada, so perhaps that’s how she met her husband. Name:    Barbara da SILVA-844 Sex:    Female Father:    Francisco da Silva TAVARES-1994 (1740-    ) Mother:    Margarida SOARES DE RESENDES-1995 (1745-    ) Individual Facts …

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