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Frank A. Lopes

NEW BEDFORD — frank A. Lopes, 90, of New Bedford, died August 6, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Juanita M. (Santos) Haynes-Lopes and the late Lucadia (Tavares) Lopes.

Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Antonio and Maria Gloria Lopes, he lived in New Bedford most of his li... Read More

New Hampshire (NH) is not one of the places that are associated with Cape Verdean immigration.  However, it was a destination of some Cape Verdeans as early as the Civil War.  Half a century later, World War I draft registration cards and a passport application shows several Cape Verdeans living in New Hampshire during the war.  

Records indicate that one colored troop in the Civil War that came from New Hampshire was born in “Cape de Verde Islands.”   This... Read More