Basically, there is an Ancestry tree that lists Joseph Bettencourt and Maria Candida as the parents of that person's Thomas Correia Bettencourt but he can't remember how he got that info and I've asked him to follow up with the people he spoke to that gave him info on that particular Thomas because I have a "very high" 4th cousin DNA match to someone *else* who has a tree with that same Thomas Correia Bettencourt in it. *My* Thomas Bettencourt has a father named José Correa Bettencourt and Maria Candida and both the José (Joseph) and "Correa" lead me to believe that their Thomas Bettencourt (my great uncle) is the same as the one to came to Peabody but I have no way of knowing until this guy lets me know where he found the parentage of his Thomas (probably from those grand grandkids since it said Joseph and not José). I figured if I could find a passenger list from 1910 with Thomas on it I'd be able to connect them, especially if I found other connecting info from that list along with it. My guess is they're the same based on the DNA match. Since this would be the first non-French Canadian DNA match to either side of my family, I'm rather curious to find out.
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:41:29 PM UTC-5, Christian Day wrote: > > Maria Candida was born 1822 (45 at birth of Thomas) and her husband Jose > in 1808. I already have them as relatives and Iv'e cross referenced the > confessional > roll > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1874-1876/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1874-1876_item1/P85.html> > > with baptismal records > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-B-1866-1871/GRA-SC-LUZ-B-1866-1871_item1/P26.html>. > > And I've found a very similar Thomas over in Peabody, MA where a lot of > the rest of my Azores ancestors came to. And I found one person's tree who > listed a Joseph Bettencourt and Maria Candida but I emailed the person and > he cannot remember how he got them, probably from great grandchildren of > their Thomas Bettencourt. I'm trying to find any sort of passenger > information connecting by Thomas (whose parentage and at least two siblings > I'm already mostly solid on) and the one that came to Peabody. So it's some > sort of connecting info I need. The censuses say he came over in 1900. The > 1910 census said he used the name Thomas Correia but when I looked it up, > it was listed as Thomas Conia but it's pretty clear that's a mistranslation > of the document. > > On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:22:30 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Potential dad: José Correa Bettencourt born about 1808 >> Potential mom: Maria Candida born about?? >> Potential son: Thomas Correia Bettencourt born about 1866 or 1867 >> >> When is potential mom Maria Candida born? If she was born a couple of >> years after her husband, say 1810 and the potential kid was born 1866/7, >> well, then she was about 57/58 at his birth. That's past child bearing age. >> >> Know potential mom's age will allow you to rule her out or keep them as >> possible relatives. >> Cheri >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Christian Day <war...@christianday.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm trying to establish a connection between a Thomas Bettencourt (17 >>> MAY 1867 • Luz, Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Graciosa, Azores) on my tree—who I >>> discovered via confessional rolls as the son of José Correa Bettencourt >>> (abt. 1808) and Maria Candida—and a Thomas Correia Bettencourt (abt. 1866, >>> Azores) who appears in several trees I've found and whose descendant I have >>> a DNA match too. While it's easy to think they're the same person, the only >>> connecting info I've been able to find is that one person's tree has a >>> Joseph Bettencourt and Maria Candida listed as parents. However, when I >>> contacted the owner of this tree, he couldn't remember how he got that info >>> but that he had talked to several of his Thomas' great-grandchildren and >>> that's where he got info. I'm reticent to assume the two are the same >>> though I have a hunch they are and am trying to find any sort of passenger >>> info and am not having much luck. If any of you come across this name in >>> your travels, please let me know! :) >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Christian >>> >>> -- >>> For 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." >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to azores+un...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> >> -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
