Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with translating a document

2013-08-10 Thread Margaret Vicente
Hi Sandy, Vila Franca Co Campo at 12 noon on the 23rd day of September 1931 in this department of the civil registry before me Francisco Botelho Costa the groom Antonio de Medeiros Bolota of 23 years of age, farmer, single natural of the Parish of Sao Miguel, residing in the place of Ribeira Seca

[AZORES-Genealogy] Results from mtDNA

2013-08-10 Thread Isabella Baltar
My results arrived and it was confirmed that I'm a J1C1B1, unfortunately, no matches found. Sooo frustrating not finding a single one at FamilyTreeDna. On the other hand, I was just able to confirm that I'm an Ashkenazim descendant, which I was reading a lot about since I knew I was a J1,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Results from mtDNA

2013-08-10 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Isabella, Very odd that you don't have a single mtDNA match (even at HyperVariable Region 1). You must have a couple of differences (mutations) that set you apart from the others in your mtDNA. Remember though, mtDNA testing focuses solely on one line only - your mother's mother's mother's