[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish diaspora? That came out of nowhere!

Hi Melinda My dad and your dad are showing up as possible 2nd-4th cousins but no mention of any Jewish Diaspora relationship. The first time I went on the my origins page when I clicked on the little balloons on the bottom right hand side of the page, nothing happened, but I went on today, lo

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Baptismal record - Graciolsa,

I need just a little help with the record of Antonio (right bottom record) I have no problem with the parents names (Manoel Fernandes de Myranda and Ines Gomes de Avila) Looks like the date of birth is November 12? or is it the 2nd, 1701 My main question has to do with the padrinhos - it menti

[AZORES-Genealogy] Using Google, Part II: Padre Manuel Raposo, Igreja Santo Antonio, Nordestinho, Sao Miguel

Besides the story of the tea plantation described in my previous post, my husband’s mother told us that her mother’s brother, Padre Manuel Raposo, built a church, but could not remember its name. The source, *History of the Azores in Images*, identified it as Santo Antonio, Nordestinho, Sao

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help reading Paulo de Oliveira and Esporanca da Costa's 1706 marriage from Sao Jose P.D.

I have a couple of questions about this record: 1. Does it say the groom's parents are from Sao Jose or Sao Pedro? 2. Is the bride's deceased husband (Thome Cabral?) native of Santa Maria Island or the bride herself? Right side http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOJ

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

Erica it is difficult to make out, but could Miguel Sinseyra" ja defuncto" meaning he had already passed. the first name is definitely Miguel. The only other name that I see it could be is Teixeira but I don't see an X. If it is Sinseyra or Sincerya, it is a very unusual name, not something I

FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

This baptismal record is a better example of the last name for Miguel. Is it Simones? Left page, bottom entry http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1707-1 728/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1707-1728_item1/P16.html From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

Thanks Herb. I just found another record with Miguel listed in it. It is a little easier to read. I am now thinking it might say Simonez, which may be an earlier spelling for Simoes. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Herb Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] MyOrigins surprise findings from Family Finder DNA testing

Cheri, Thank you for giving more definition to the range of DNA inherited from each parent. Previously, I thought it might be possible to get 40% from one parent and 60% from the other. Now I know better. -Trevor Costa (Va/DC) -Original Message- From: Cheri Mello To: Azores Genea

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel on-line records

Oops, caught a typo: Ribeirinha rather than Ribeirinho, sorry. On Friday, May 9, 2014 10:47:59 AM UTC-4, Patricia Straube wrote: > > As a “newbie” to this list, I have been acquainting myself with many of > the past postings. In March, Joao Ventura posted a source for the records > of Ribeira Gr

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

Hi Erica! It’s just plain SIMÕES. There is no Simonez as old spelling of Simões. :) Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Researching Açores (São Miguel and Graciosa) and Alentejo ( http://gw.geneanet.org/eliseumanuel ) -- For options, such as changing to Lis

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

Thank you Eliseu! From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eliseu Pacheco da Silva Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:01 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Baptismal record - Graciolsa,

the 2nd Nov 1701, it does not say Isabel was the mother of Manoel de Myranda is says she was the wife of Manoel de Myranda. It does not say she was the mother of Antonio but it is possible On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Lee wrote: > I need just a little help with the record of Antonio (right

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage of Manoel Ferreira and Maria Alfonseca; Ribeiras, Pico

By relating this marriage record to the NEPS database, this is how they list these families: http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/geneweb/gwd.exe?b=Ribeiras;lang=pt;p=maria+francisca;n=fonseca Manuel Ferreira Alemao (died 19 May 1753) son of (from record- Mathias Goncalves and Maria Cardoza) married on 1

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA index?

Dave, my great-grandfather was Manuel Rosa Maciel born 1821 in San Mateus, Pico. I wonder how common the name "Maciel" is. Anne Rose Snyder - Original Message - From: David J Lima To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:02 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy]

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record for Antonio de Oliveira and Rosa da Trindade 1736 Sao Jose P.D.

Simoes? On 5/12/2014 11:14 AM, Herb wrote: Erica it is difficult to make out, but could Miguel Sinseyra" ja defuncto" meaning he had already passed. the first name is definitely Miguel. The only other name that I see it could be is Teixeira but I don't see an X. If it is Sinseyra or Sincerya

[AZORES-Genealogy] Maciel in Sao Mateus, Pico

Anne,Maciel is very common in Sao Mateus, Pico.I didn't check, but I would think everyone in that village has at least one Maciel ancestor.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genea

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading Paulo de Oliveira and Esporanca da Costa's 1706 marriage from Sao Jose P.D.

June 13- 1706, Paulo de Oliveira filho de Thome Rodrigues defunto e Maria de Oliveira natural de Ermida de Sao Pedro de Cidade com Esperanca (means hope) da Costa viuva de Thome Cabral was native of Santa Maria, buried nesta fraguesia de Sao Matheus (was a fraguesia in PD) as part of Matriz SS.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish diaspora? That came out of nowhere!

Hi Herb, Do you know if you are matching Melinda through her Pico side or her Sao Miguel side of the family? What island is your other match from? Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish diaspora? That came out of nowhere!

Antonio, the Matches page on familytreedna. Com is down but I think both Melinda's dad and the other match are both Sao Miguel. I know the other one is for sure. By the way that page and the known relationships page have been down awhile. Herb -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest,

[AZORES-Genealogy] myOrigins - Roberta Estes' blog

Roberta Estes, genetic genealogist, blogged about the new myOrigins at FTDNA. She provides links to FTDNA tutorials, the white paper, as well as her take on myOrigins.. http://goo.gl/GLbkdB -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Ta

[AZORES-Genealogy] Mendonca's of Corvo

I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas of where the Mendonca surname on Corvo may have originated from? I have traced my Mendonca line as far back as the records go (mid 1600's) to Gaspar de Mendonca who was born approx. 1630 and died 15 May 1689 in Corvo. His wife was Barbara Roiz (Rodrigues)

[AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage record of Manoel Furtado Salvador and Marianna Roza

http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1809-1860/FLR-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1809-1860_item1/P7.html I need some help please with the names: Manoel Furtado Salvador son of Manoel ? de ? and of his wife Rita dos Santos and Marianna Roza daughter of Manoel ?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage record of Manoel Furtado Salvador and Marianna Roza

How many Manuel's are on those pages? To get help of the correct ancestor, you need to state which record. If they are not numbered, you can say right top, or 3rd one on the right, etc. On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:19 PM, wrote: > > http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-SC

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myOrigins - Roberta Estes' blog

Cheri, Looks like there is only three Mediterranan reference populations being used Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. If they are using customers Dna for the 25 Portuguese samples I bet most are from the Azores. That could be why my Jewish Dna that population finder was picking up is now in the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myOrigins - Roberta Estes' blog

In the fall of 2012, I asked people who had taken the Family Finder test to fill out the population survey. I'm betting that most of those 25 people were from the Azores project. I can think of 4 people for sure. FTDNA also had a survey for some people on their old Population Finder page. It as

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Mendonca's of Corvo

David, The settlement of Corvo is tied to that of Flores. The entry in the Flores history book says this for Mendonca: E uma das mais antigas familias de Espanha ( Mendonca), cujo apelido se uniu ao de Furtado pelo casamento de D. Diego Lopes com D. Leonor Furtado .Fernao Furtado, filho destes, p

[AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage of Manoel Furtado Rodrigues and Francisca dos Santos

http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1744-1808/FLR-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1744-1808_item1/P111.html Might I get help with the names and nativities for this marriage; left side, bottom. date of marriage is 25 may 1772 groom is Manoel Furtado Rodrigues son of Joao