[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA puzzle
I am assuming your people went to Hawaii during the sugar plantation migration. Intermarriage was known before 1900, but was even moreso in the period right after 1900. I found intermarriage between my Portuguese relatives and Hawaiians, Japanese, and Filipinos starting in 1905. One thing to remember is sugar plantation communities were somewhat isolated. People worked 6 days a week, 10 hours a day. They didn't leave the plantation often. Their home was on the property, they shopped at the plantation store, their church was usually very close by, and ther was usual a cemetery very near as well. So, by the late 1890s the amount of people left of one's own ethnicity on a plantation was starting to get thin. I think it was inevitable with the closeness of working and living on the same community. There was more freedom of movement after 1910, especially as cars were more popular, and people began to work outside the plantation system. But even still communities were very tight knit. -- 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.
[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA puzzle
I am assuming your people went to Hawaii during the sugar plantation migration. Intermarriage was known before 1900, but was even moreso in the period right after 1900. I found intermarriage between my Portuguese relatives and Hawaiians, Japanese, and Filipinos starting in 1905. One thing to remember is sugar plantation communities were somewhat isolated. People worked 6 days a week, 10 hours a day. They didn't leave the plantation often. Their home was on the property, they shopped at the plantation store, their church was usually very close by, and ther was usual a cemetery very near as well. So, by the late 1890s the amount of people left of one's own ethnicity on a plantation was starting to get thin. I think it was inevitable with the closeness of working and living on the same community. There was more freedom of movement after 1910, especially as cars were more popular, and people began to work outside the plantation system. But even still communities were very tight knit. -- 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.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA puzzle
J (do you have a name?), What company? If it's FTDNA, you need to join the Azores DNA project so I can take a look. If it was Ancestry, you can transfer to FTDNA for $39. You don't state what island your Azorean ancestor was from or to where the migrated to. So it's hard to answer your questions. Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) Azores DNA Project -- 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.
[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA puzzle
My sister and I both had our DNA tested by the same company. Our Azorean heritage is through our father (deceased) who was 100% Azorean descent, we thought. Our mother's family was European, primarily English and German. I haven't been able to trace our family's Azorean records beyond California,1860's, at this point. Here's the puzzle: Our results show traces of Polynesian DNA (my sister) and traces of Melanesian DNA (me). We never were told that we had a Hawaiian connection, but now I don't know. How common was 19th century intermarriage among Hawaiians? We have no cousins, brothers or other close relatives to see their results. I'd like to figure out my next step in solving this mystery, if possible. Suggestions appreciated. J. Vierra Maris -- 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.
