RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa marriage translation help

Hi, ASSISTENTE in this case means that she was living briefly, for some period, at a house belonging to other person. It means that she was from another Freguesia, she was FREGUESA of another place. MORADOR/A means permanently living. The name is BETTENCOURT, or BETANCURT, or BETTANCOURT, o

Re: FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Holiday Sale

The sale ends tonight at 11:59 pm CST. I'm in and out half of today, so if you email me privately, include your phone number, because I may not be able to type that fast! Returning your phone call (I have free long distance to the U.S. and Canada) would be faster. ** ** > > ** ** > > *Hi All,* >

RE: FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Holiday Sale

I will also be here today; I am not going to be going out. So the same applies to me as well. Rick Family Tree DNA Co-Administrator Azores DNA Project Azores DNA Project Co-Administrators Cherri Mello - gfsche...@gmail.com Rick Pimentel -

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Valente from Pico

Hello Hermano and Happy New Year! Thanks for the offer to help with my "Valente" mystery. My problem is I have nothing to go on except that a neighbor to the old structure/ruin remembers that it used to belong to a family named Valente and they ended up in Fayal. But the place has been a ruin f

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Valente from Pico

Hi Doug, When I canget NEPS to work for me in Madelena I'll spend some time looking in the surrounding villages and Sao Roque for "Valente" You mentioned naming exposto's and I noticed in the Sao Jorge records that while some exposto's were given the usual names many more of them were give unus

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Valente from Pico

Nancy Jean, Just heard my niece is going to be in her new home in Pico for three months starting February. I guess it must be finished or close to it. I still do not know where in Pico it is but I will ask my sis who lives close to her to find out for me. I plan on visiting there one of these y

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Valente from Pico

Happy New Year, "E"! I'd love to know where she's building. Maybe sh'e a neighbor! Maybe we've even met over there. The summer months are filled with people whose roots are there. They say the Portuguese economy is in trouble and so it is but the money being put into land and construction in Pi

[AZORES-Genealogy] Santo Amaro, PIco

Hi Nancy,Out of curiosity, what street is your house located in Santo Amaro, Pico?I have many ancestors from Santo Amaro. I would have to look, but I think when it was stated, it was said to be in the Terra Alta area.When I was there, I drove in a rental and parked at the top of a street that I thi

[AZORES-Genealogy] DaSilva family from Faial da Terra, Azores

Hello, I'm a novice to the boards so please accept my apologies in advance if there is a link that I did not find with regards to my question. I am researching the emmigration of my great + grandfather who was born Joao Emmanuel DaSilva in 1833 most likely in Sao Miguel although this is not a

Re: FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Holiday Sale

The Holiday Sale has been extended through January 3rd (Thursday). Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) Azores DNA Project Acting admin for the Madeira project ** > *Hi All,* > > *Family Tree DNA has announced their Holiday Sale and it starts now and > will go to the 31st of December