My Biggest Genealogy Challenge
Joao Domingos Leao Paul(o) This is my paternal grandfather whom I knew for a very short while before he passed in 1966. I was born in the previous year. He was born in Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde on May 27, 1901 according to his naturalization records, and he arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts on September 18, 1921 aboard the Schooner Cameo under the name of Joao Domingos Paulo. At the top of his naturalization form, it says, "My full, true, and correct name is JOHN DOMINGO LEAO a/k/a/ John Domingo Paul," and he signed his name as John Domingo Leao at the bottom of the form requesting that his name be changed to JOHN DOMINGO PAUL. Therefore, moving forward, he became known as John Domingo Paul after signing the affidavit/Oath of Allegiance on January 15, 1942. My challenge, now that I am acquainted with all of the name changes, is that I haven't yet found his birth/baptism record. It is not located in the records that are available on the Family Search site, where there