Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
OccupationsPortuguese to English Translation Compiled by Members of the Portuguese SIG açougueiro = butcher administrador = administrator aduaneiro = custom house officer, customs officer advogado = lawyer, attorney agricultor = tiller, farmer alcaida = mor-governor, mayor (mor = chief; grand) alfaiate = tailor alferes = second lieutenant, standard bearer, ensign almirante = admiral amo de…
John Vasconcelos writes about his paternal grandmother, Maria Laureanna da Trindade. Maria Laureanna was a native of the island of Flores. John tells us about this remarkable woman. Maria Laureanna Born On Flores My parents were born on the Island of Flores, Western most of the Azores Islands. Unfortunately, by the time of my first…
Margaret Campos uncovered immigration to British Guiana in her family tree. She shares some of the things she learned about this era of Madeiran emigration. The Beginning Of An Era Immigration to British Guiana began in 1830 and 1840. Madeirans arrived in the year 1839 to work on sugar plantations where they were (for almost…
Sao Miguel was the second island in the Azorean archipelago to be discovered by the courageous and curious Portuguese. Known as the “Green Island” (Ilha Verde), it is a quaint and charming gem in the seas of the mid-Atlantic Ocean. It is the proud home of the capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores,…
Guest writer, John Vasconcelos, has shared this story of his ancestors with us. Although his ancestors did not got to Hawaii, these stories, especially about whalers, are our stories, too. —– Jose Joaquim de Freitas From Flores My maternal grandfather, Jose Joaquim de Freitas, left his natal home on the Island of Flores in the…