Well.... Maybe somewhere down the road! My aunt just did the DNA test, so that might give us a clue through someone's tree.
Thanks for getting back to me. Deb Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2012, at 8:59 AM, nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Deb, > > In checking my Sao Mateus ancestors against your names I don't see any direct > connection. I have many similar family names including the Gigante but not > the same as your line. > > Nancy Jean > > From: goodw...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What a great group! > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:58:58 -0700 > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > Deb, > > I've found one connection but am not finished yet. Will continue going > through the remaining names tomorrow. > > cousin Gayle > > > > On Jul 10, 2012, at 5:49 PM, looking4root...@yahoo.com wrote: > > No rush, Gayle. ALL of names sound promising to me with so many Marias, > Joses, and Joaos. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 10, 2012, at 2:27 PM, goodw...@aol.com wrote: > > Deb, > > Thank you for the names. Some look promising but I'll need to double check my > chart. I've done so much work for other people that merely recognizing names > isn't enough to guarantee they're mine. Will get back to you soon. > > Gayle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deb McCabe <looking4root...@yahoo.com> > To: azores <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tue, Jul 10, 2012 1:21 pm > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What a great group! > > Hi Gayle, > > I've attached the info about my Pico relatives I promised you. The > interesting thing is that they show up on the Feteira link at NEPS, but not > in the Pico link. The more current generations were in Feteira, as you will > see, but the older ones were in Pico. > > The documents lists my direct line, but not any of the collateral relatives. > It will be interesting to see if any connections pop out when you look at > the attachments. > > Best, > > Deb > > When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! > > From: Gayle Machado <goodw...@aol.com> > To: "azores@googlegroups.com" <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 6:43 PM > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What a great group! > > Deb, > > Choices #2&3 seem best to me. My e-mail is: > goodw...@aol.com > > if you want to communicate with me and compare individually any connections > we might share. > > Look forward to comparing notes however you choose to do it. > > Gayle > > > > On Jul 8, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Deb McCabe <looking4root...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi Gayle, > > It took me a while to get back to you because we had family in town for the > holiday. The Sao Mateus relatives in my line come from my parternal great > grandmother, Virginia Emilia Bento. Since I'm new to the list, I don't know > the protocol. > > 1) Is it appropriate to cut and past the generations info from the NEPS site > here for all of the Azores group to see? > 2) Should I send just the web link to the relevant info on NEPS? > 3) Should we correspond via e-mail? > > Happy to do any of the above. Choice #1 sounds like the best way to > broadcast my family info, which could result in possible connections to other > readers; but I don't want to spam anyone either. > > Looking forward to corresponding. > > Deb > > When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! > > From: Gayle Machado <goodw...@aol.com> > To: "azores@googlegroups.com" <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:19 PM > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What a great group! > > Deb, > > If you've found relatives from Sao Mateus, Pico, I'd be interested to know > their names. My grandmother's family came from Candelaria and Sao Mateus. > > Gayle > > > > On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:57 PM, DBM <looking4root...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > My name is Deb. I am new to the group. I have been reading posts for a > while, but have been reluctant to ask any questions or make comments until I > understood more about how to approach genealogy for my Azorean ancestors. > Well . . . two days ago, I was following Cheri's advice and re-read the link > about how to conduct research. I ran across Kathy Cardoza's offer to look > for relatives who might have enrolled in a fraternal organization. > > This is where the big THANK YOU comes in. I contacted Kathy. In no time at > all, she wrote to say she had not found my relative, but to let her know if I > had any other questions. Well, I wrote and said, "Should I start with my > U.S. relatives if I have a possible fregusia from a Portuguese passport?" > Kathy made excellent suggestions and provided a link for Feteira and within > minutes I was introduced to an ENTIRE FAMILY just waiting for me to discover > them. I wrote to Kathy to tell her the good news, which led to my ordering > microfilm and learning how to research another branch from Sao Mateus, Pico. > Kathy was so generous with her time and expertise. How lucky I was to > receive her help. > > So, a HUGE THANK YOU to KATHY CARDOZA and an additional thank you to all of > the list members who have been helpful,to others and to people like me who > are vicariously learning from your advice. > > Happy 4th of July to you all. > > Deb > Looking in Feteira, Faial for Martins, de Azevedo, de Sao Jose, de Jesus, > Inacia, Pereira, de Costa, etc. Looking in Sao Mateus, Pico fo Bento, da > Costa, Queimado, de Jesus, Maciel, Viera, Goulart, etc. ,, > -- > 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. 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