Rocio M,
The 3 pieces to get you started in genealogy are a name, a date, and a
place. You only have the name.
Here's a "how to" get started from the Azores GenWeb:
goo.gl/WT5Ra1
Good Luck,
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainh
#22 Maria, 2nd of the name, daughter of Joao Machado de Mello, and of Maria
Izabel.
Blue ink:
Died in the freguesia of her nativity, on the day 6 of February? Something
something something of this conservatory 14 . Lajes do Pico 9 of February,
of 1000 900 50 and 3.
Someone will give you a better
Correction - she's record #22!
Luci
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I think I've found my grandmother's birth record. I don't speak or read
Portuguese, but I've made out most of the body of the text. I can't,
however, read the note in the margin. Can anyone help with that? It's at:
http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-LJ-CALHETANESQUI
Hello, I am researching information about Maria Loriana Goncalves family.
I will apreciate any help. Thank you very much!! Rocío Matosas
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JR has accurately discussed the documents and provided you with Marianna's
baptismal record. However, I would like to chime in since Mariana is one of
my ancestors. Her sister, Antonia da Trinidade, was my 5GGM. Also,
Mariana's husband, Juzeph, is also an ancestor, as his uncle, Leonardo, is
my
Hello:
On the first link below, the left hand page. Is the groom's father's surname
Jacome (I read his name as Joze de Resendes (Ja_come?). I saw that Jacome
name again for him on another record but I'm not clear on it. Here's the link.
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca
Tanya,
I can totally relate to your enthusiasm. When I first started, I drove my
husband crazy (even though it is his family that I am researching).
In answer to your questions: The record is from Nossa Senhora das Candeias
of Candelaria church. So far, all I have used is what this group refe
Happy Birthday !!!
... and your secret to a long and happy life is being active in the Azores
Community, and what else ?
AVA
Vieira Anselmo of Sao Miguel
Pinheiro/Nunes of Faial
In a message dated 4/2/2014 3:18:16 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
lionelholme...@gmail.com writes:
Thank
Happy Birthday today.
My father isn't a list member. But he also turned 95 on February 22nd of this
year.
Kim Rowe Jenkins
From: "p...@dholmes.com"
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 4:02 PM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] oldest list
Parabéns, Lionel! "Saúdinha"! :)
2014-04-02 22:28 GMT+01:00 Lionel Holmes :
> Thank you!
>
> Lionel
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Pam Santos wrote:
>
>> Happy Birthday!!
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:18 PM, rcapodc wrote:
>>
>>> Happy Birthday, Lionel! Wow, 95 years young, that's
Happy Birthday, Lionel..Amazing!
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Pam Santos wrote:
> Happy Birthday!!
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:18 PM, rcapodc wrote:
>
>> Happy Birthday, Lionel! Wow, 95 years young, that's great. Hope you
>> have a very good day! Luv, Prima Rosemarie
>>
>> *From:* p.
Yes that is me
On Apr 2, 2014 4:42 PM, wrote:
> Hi Manny , My greatgrand daughter is related to the Fontes from Candelaria
> . She goes back to a Bartolomeu Fonte. Manuel Jorge Martins is
> Bartolomeu's six times great grand son. Were you born the 2 August, in
> Madalena, Pico.1964.?Was your fat
Happy birthday Lionel
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Lionel Holmes wrote:
>
> Thank you!
>
> Lionel
>
>
>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:16 PM, wrote:
>> Happy birthday, Lionel!
>>
>> In a message dated 4/2/2014 2:02:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> p...@dholmes.com write
Thank you, Shirl. Do hope you'll make your wish, too.
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Shirl Sereque wrote:
> Lionel - I sure hope I'm as happy and well at 95. Lucky you!
> - Shirl -
> On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 10:45 PM, Lionel Holmes <
> lionelholme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you
Lionel - I sure hope I'm as happy and well at 95. Lucky you!
- Shirl -
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 10:45 PM, Lionel Holmes
wrote:
Thank you,Diane.
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Diane Cox wrote:
Happy Birthday, Lionel!
>Diane Lapp Cox
>Noia and Rogers families from Newcastle
Hi Diane,I am pretty sure your Noia family is from Flores.Is your Rogers family from Criação Velha, Pico?If so, then I suppose Aileen Gage is your cousin?Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com
Original Message
Subject: Re
>From the Feb 2014 issued of the Central California Catholic Life... Msgr.
Cotta, 60, grew up on a dairy farm in the Merced County community of Dos
Palos, the grandson of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores island of
Terceira... Msgr Cotta's parents Daniel Edward Cotta and Mary Barbara
Martin.
Thank you,Diane.
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Diane Cox wrote:
> Happy Birthday, Lionel!
> Diane Lapp Cox
> Noia and Rogers families from Newcastle
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:02 PM, wrote:
>
>> I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest
>> of our li
Happy Birthday, Lionel!
Diane Lapp Cox
Noia and Rogers families from Newcastle
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:02 PM, wrote:
> I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest
> of our list members.
>
> It also happens to be his birthday today. He turned 95 and still going
> st
Sandra Dauer: thank you very much for your wishes.
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Lionel Holmes wrote:
> Thank you, Helen Salvador. I'm shooting for 96 now.
>
> Lionel
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Sandra Valine Dauer wrote:
>
>> Happy Birthday and thanks for keeping your famil
Thank you, Helen Salvador. I'm shooting for 96 now.
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Sandra Valine Dauer wrote:
> Happy Birthday and thanks for keeping your family history.
> Sandra Valine Dauer
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, wrote:
>
>> Happy Birthday Lionel, have a great day. 9
Happy Birthday and thanks for keeping your family history.
Sandra Valine Dauer
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:12 PM, wrote:
> Happy Birthday Lionel, have a great day. 95 wow!
> Helen Salvador
> -Original Message-
> From: pico
> To: azores
> Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 2:02 pm
> Subject: [AZORES
Happy Birthday Lionel, have a great day. 95 wow!
Helen Salvador
-Original Message-
From: pico
To: azores
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 2:02 pm
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] oldest list member
I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest of our
list members.
It a
Nancy
He was left in the Roda in Angra, so I assume he was born there or some where
near. The woman to took him was from Santa Luzia, Angra. He was baptized in
Sé Angra
Helen
-Original Message-
From: nancy jean baptiste
To: azores group
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 12:31 pm
Subject: RE:
I notice you are still in the early 1800's, but believe me, when you get to
the older records, they are difficult to read. I have a few ancestors, like
Cheri and Shirley, that have their origins in early Santa Maria. There was
small and steady migration of people from Santa Maria to Sao Miguel
Here she
is:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-VF-PONTAGARCA-B-1719-1739/SMG-VF-PONTAGARCA-B-1719-1739_item1/P100.html
>> Padrinhos- (a presentaram) Joao Rabello e sua mulher Antonai Furtada
todos moradores no limite de Ribeira Quente termo deste lugar de Ponta
Garca <<
This is a marvelous book filled with facts/pictures/stories. Very much worth
even $30 and softbound. I have the hardbound copy myself and refer to it many
times! So happy that it is now in reprint! Rosemarie
From: p...@dholmes.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 2:49 PM
To: azores@googlegroup
I just learned last night at the PHCS meeting that my father's book, Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area, is now in reprint again. It is soft cover (the original was hard bound) and I think I heard it costs $30, but you'll have to confirm that with my father or Mary Ann, our president (I'm s
Thank you!
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Pam Santos wrote:
> Happy Birthday!!
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:18 PM, rcapodc wrote:
>
>> Happy Birthday, Lionel! Wow, 95 years young, that's great. Hope you
>> have a very good day! Luv, Prima Rosemarie
>>
>> *From:* p...@dholmes.com
Happy Birthday!!
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:18 PM, rcapodc wrote:
> Happy Birthday, Lionel! Wow, 95 years young, that's great. Hope you
> have a very good day! Luv, Prima Rosemarie
>
> *From:* p...@dholmes.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 02, 2014 2:02 PM
> *To:* azores@googlegroups.com
> *Subj
Happy Birthday, Lionel! Wow, 95 years young, that’s great. Hope you have a very
good day! Luv, Prima Rosemarie
From: p...@dholmes.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 2:02 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] oldest list member
I believe Cheri identified my father, Lione
Thank you!
Lionel
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:16 PM, wrote:
> Happy birthday, Lionel!
>
> In a message dated 4/2/2014 2:02:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> p...@dholmes.com writes:
>
> I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest
> of our list members.
>
> It also ha
Happy birthday, Lionel!
In a message dated 4/2/2014 2:02:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
p...@dholmes.com writes:
I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest
of our list members.
It also happens to be his birthday today. He turned 95 and still going
strong -
I believe Cheri identified my father, Lionel Rocha Holmes, as the oldest of our list members.It also happens to be his birthday today. He turned 95 and still going strong - drives his own car, active in the PHCS. Pretty amazing. We already had a big party on Sunday.Happy Birthday, Dad!Doug da Rocha
This is terrific. Thank you so much. I'm still in process of converting my
old PAF files to Roots magic. This site has been so helpful in gathering
information from my ancestors.
So this records are from Nossa Senhora das Candeias of Candelaria church?
I goggled that church building and it is be
I have been unable to find the baptismal record for my husband's 7th great
grandmother Marianna Furtada. I have been looking on Panta Garca, VFDC,
with no luck. I went back and reviewed her marriage record and a couple of
her children's baptisms. I am including the marriage record and a baptismal
Hi Manny , My greatgrand daughter is related to the Fontes from Candelaria .
She goes back to a Bartolomeu Fonte. Manuel Jorge Martins is Bartolomeu's
six times great grand son. Were you born the 2 August, in Madalena,
Pico.1964.?Was your father Manuel Dutra Martins and mother Maria Adelina
Ma
Helen,
Just curious, where was your exposto Vieira from?
Nancy Jean
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Still Looking for.Joseph Silva, Born 1830,
I believe Flores. Went to boston, then came to Australia in 1855.
From: his...@aol.com
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 14:45:19
I wondered what was happening! Maybe another line somewhere! Rosemarie
From: his...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:54 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Computer problem
Rosemarie
My computer won't let me reply. When I hit reply it sends. Crazy!
About Gra
-Original Message-
From: rcapodc
To: azores
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Helen—maybe this is where our DNA connection comes in to play! Rosemarie
From: his...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:18 AM
To:
Rosemarie
My computer won't let me reply. When I hit reply it sends. Crazy!
About Graciosa, I wish that was our connection. but the research I'm doing
there is my husband's family. I guess we keep on searching. As far as I know I
haven't any ancestors from there.
Helen
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Helen—maybe this is where our DNA connection comes in to play! Rosemarie
From: his...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:18 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Me too!, Helen S
-Original Message-
From: rcapodc
To: azores
-Original Message-
From: rcapodc
To: azores
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Helen—maybe this is where our DNA connection comes in to play! Rosemarie
From: his...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:18 AM
To:
-Original Message-
From: rcapodc
To: azores
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Helen—maybe this is where our DNA connection comes in to play! Rosemarie
From: his...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 11:18 AM
To:
Cherri is right. My grandfather was an esposto. I had my brother YDNA 37in
2007 then to 67 in 2008. He had 22 matches in YDNA67, one as close as a
distance of 2. NO GEDCOMS. I wrote to the closest with the name of Roque. She
was from Porto Rico if I remember correctly. She told me none of he
Me too!, Helen S
-Original Message-
From: rcapodc
To: azores
Sent: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 8:52 am
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Yea!!! So happy! Rosemarie
From: p...@dholmes.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 8:25 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sub
They wrote "mais ou menos" nearly 100% of the time, so I don't see it as a case where the priest didn't care.You can also look at that in another way - it might be how the priest viewed their condition or how old they looked. If someone who was really 85 was estimated to be 70yrs or so, then that m
I guess we will have to wait for her :-) I am not sure what she meant too!
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Ricardo,
>
> I didn't go back and read the thread. I just answered from a DNA
> point-of-view. I thought this was the pai incognito thread. Maybe she has
> the pare
Ricardo,
I didn't go back and read the thread. I just answered from a DNA
point-of-view. I thought this was the pai incognito thread. Maybe she has
the parents and it's not pai incognito or pais incognitos.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente
Cheri have I read wrong or understood wrong, or Lyn already heard about his
parents names? That's why I asked!
*" ..I have been told his Parents names, but, each time I check this out...**
but, each time I check this out. the answers don't seem to fit"*
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Cheri Mell
Yes, there are enough people in this (Google) group, but not in the DNA
Project. We have 357 Family Finder tests, we have 239 Y-DNA 37 marker
results and and only 22 more have gone out to the Y67 level (if I'm reading
this chart right). There are 655 total people in the DNA project. There
are 12
I always thought that people were unsure of their ages. So when they died,
someone told the priest that the person was in their 60s,70s, etc and that
was where the mais ou menos came from.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas
Dear Antonio, Thank you so much. It’s been a hard few days but emails from all
the lovely people on the Azores List has been wonderful! Rosemarie
From: Antonio Roque
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 3:29 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Tony Capodicci
My conddole
Yea!!! So happy! Rosemarie
From: p...@dholmes.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 8:25 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online
Well, some people's hunch was right.
While not yet working at this moment, they are attempting to upload the
Gracios
I guess Santa Maria is complete!
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Well, some people's hunch was right.While not yet working at this moment, they are attempting to upload the Graciosa baptisms for Guadalupe:Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com
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Well, some people's hunch was right.While not yet working at this moment, they are attempting to upload the Graciosa baptisms for Santa Cruz:http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspxDoug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com
Cheri,
Last time I attended the Azores Genealogy Conference (years ago)you reminded us
to order the film for the various villages that we needed for our research. I
remember you sent an email out on how to look up the reference numbers and how
to order the film. Could you give me that informat
Hello,
Last night I found the passenger list of family members that immigrated
to New Bedford in 1910. I have confirmed the family but I have not
researched it further.
Does anyone in this list have Fonte or Fontes family from New Beford?
They were originally from Candelaria but were livin
My conddolences to you Rosemarie and your family
On Monday, March 31, 2014 2:59:06 PM UTC-4, rcapodc wrote:
>
> My Dear Azores Group Family,
>
> I am writing to let you know that my husband, Tony, passed away this past
> Friday. I have spoken with my girls and other family members and they a
When a priest would write "' mais ou menos "' in a death certificate was to
me a very NOT caring kind of priest or was he too busy to ask a family
member as to when the person was born and then correctly make the correct
age notation? One thing for sure they did not dream that hundred years
lat
Maria,
The correct translation for Alferes, in this case, is 2nd Lieutenant.
Manoel
Em terça-feira, 1 de abril de 2014 13h00min40s UTC-3, Maria escreveu:
>
> Thank you Manoel.
>
> There was a lot of names there. I looked up the occupation or title
> "Alferes" And it said Ensign. It is curi
Hi Herb, if I said any other way I didn't mean it, yes I loose myself in
writing sometimes, but the issue here is only spelling, converting names,
and tracking that back will be difficult if one doesn't know that,
(Example) Sousa, de Sousa or DeSousa is in most cases the same thing! And I
also want
Lyn
You HAVE to use the DNA tests to unravel this one. With this level of
information, I really doubt that you can get a confidence level to go above
simple guesses.
Cheri will tell you all about it, but in your case I'd do a Family Finder
test for myself, and get a few of Joe's male-only-desc
65 matches
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