My mother was one of 9 siblings. She died at 96, another sister at 99, another at 100, one brother at 98, a sister at 93. One sister is 94 and still driving and another sister is 87 and looks 40. One brother died in an accident and one sister from Parkinson at 62. So yes I think there is a longevity gene from the Azores. My grandparents came from the Azores and settled in Hawaii. So it might be that living in Paradise had something to do with it.
_____ From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of carab...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:26 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Longevity among Azoreans My female Azorean ancestors have lived & are living well into their 90's. The men don't seem to do as well in my family. Sherry In a message dated 2/8/2011 8:19:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, gfsche...@gmail.com writes: Repost for Tina - tinaparks at gwi dot net: Is there a lot of longevity in Azorean families? My great aunt Edith Rose Vieira lived until 103 and 1/2. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
