Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Liz Migliori
Encouraging to hear! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 7, 2015, at 7:26 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Great story! The pieces are starting to fall into place. Nancy Jean has been working on her family for how many years before finding this breakthrough? Many, many years!

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread nancy jean baptiste
Thanks E, You opened my very first door! You've helped so many of us over the years! Hugs,Nancy Jean Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:15:10 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports From: bellema...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Tish M
baptiste fishsongf...@hotmail.com wrote: Thanks E, You opened my very first door! You've helped so many of us over the years! Hugs, Nancy Jean Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:15:10 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports From: bellema

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread nancy jean baptiste
: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports To: azores@googlegroups.com Nancy,The pleasure was ours. I always enjoy finding DNA matches. Santa Maria is such a small island that given enough information, especially if there is a DNA match, sooner or later

[AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread nancy jean baptiste
All I knew about my ggrandmother was that her name was Rosa Luiza and that she was from Pico. My mom told me she was brought over at age 15 to marry my ggrandfather, Joseph Perry/jose de Sousa Pereira, in 1866 and that she was so tall he tried to decline but she said she'd come to marry him and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Yes Michael, it is a book. You can go to hathitrust.org and search it for different names. I was able to download certain chapters at one time but I'm not sure you can still do that. Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread E Sharp
Congratulations, Nancy Jean. I know this has been a long journey for you. Perservance pays off. Sounds like your new year is off to a great start. E -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Michael Gilfilian
Is this familias of faialenese a book? On Jan 7, 2015 12:31 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci rcap...@gmail.com wrote: This is so great, Nancy! According to Igor Espinola Franca's book of Sao Roque do Pico, one of my lines came from Faial! Maybe that's where we connect not in Pico at all. The only

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
PS, the book is by Marcelino Lima! Sorry about not stating that. Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Michael Gilfilian mgilfilia...@gmail.com wrote: Is this

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread nancy jean baptiste
: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 09:31:03 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports From: rcap...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com This is so great, Nancy! According to Igor Espinola Franca's book of Sao Roque do Pico, one of my lines came from

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Cheri Mello
Great story! The pieces are starting to fall into place. Nancy Jean has been working on her family for how many years before finding this breakthrough? Many, many years! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada --

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brick wall comes crashing down thanks to CCA Horta passports

2015-01-07 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
This is so great, Nancy! According to Igor Espinola Franca's book of Sao Roque do Pico, one of my lines came from Faial! Maybe that's where we connect not in Pico at all. The only trouble is, it's way before the marriage records start and they don't show in Familias da Faialenses! Oh well, we