[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread Dano
Alan, First, if the surname is in fact Ramos, it is spelled correctly. I note that there is a "F," presumably representing a middle name. However, when researching Portuguese or Azorian records, one needs to bear in mind that in those cultures, males often carried double surnames - that is, the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread luiznoia .
Ill defer to Cheri. Im looking on a phone. Could be for da Conceico, less common for men, but seen before. On Flores , Coelho Ramos is seen. Eric On Jun 30, 2015 7:21 PM, "Cheri Mello" wrote: > Eric E, > > I'm going to disagree with you. It says Francisco da C. There are 2 other > Ss on the page

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric E, I'm going to disagree with you. It says Francisco da C. There are 2 other Ss on the page where it says September. That thing after Francisco isn't formed the same way as the initial letter in September. Alan F. will need to send the link to the entire image so others letters can be compare

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread luiznoia .
I think the abbreviation may be Silva. Francisco da Silva Ramos from Sao Miguel. The wife is Rosa Gomes from Fayal, parents Antonio M Gomes ,Florinda. Eric E On Jun 30, 2015 6:34 PM, "Alan Francis" wrote: > > I just joined this group so forgive me if this is not an appropriate > request. > I fo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread luiznoia .
This seems to be a Massachucetts marriage record. His father is Francisco and mother Victoria in this format. Eric Edgar On Jun 30, 2015 6:34 PM, "Alan Francis" wrote: > > I just joined this group so forgive me if this is not an appropriate > request. > I found a marriage record for my great gr

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread Cheri Mello
Alan F, Yes, it says Joseph F. Ramos. As for the other thing, it looks like Francisco da C. You cut off the record. I'd need to check around for other C's on the document. What is this? Besides a marriage. From what state? Where did you find this? (Ancestry, FamilySearch), etc. Cheri Mello Listo

[AZORES-Genealogy] Joseph F Ramos (Sao Miguel) + Rosa F Gomes (Fayal) Marriage -1879

2015-06-30 Thread Alan Francis
I just joined this group so forgive me if this is not an appropriate request. I found a marriage record for my great grandparents, I think. It seems my great grandfaher's surname was Ramos, not Francis. I am trying to verify this information. My problem is in trying to decipher the handwriti

[AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting DNA patterns

2015-06-30 Thread Cheri Mello
(Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, and IslandRoutes lists) Looks like Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) fixed the notification for the Family Finder test results. I now know when your results are in! I do realize some people are testing family groups. They are testing as many close relatives as they can. Th

[AZORES-Genealogy] Altares and Raminho in Terceira Island

2015-06-30 Thread 'joao ventura' via Azores Genealogy
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[AZORES-Genealogy] How this list works, how to make an informative post, and resources

2015-06-30 Thread Cheri Mello
To the new members joining us (and other who wonder about this stuff): This Azores Genealogy Google Group (azores@googlegroups.com) is part of Google Groups. It is a technically a Listserv. No, I didn't misspell that. That's the proper name for a mailing list. So this is really a mailing list. Bec