Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-16 Thread Laura Flanagan
Hi Joanne, We actually do match as 5th cousins on ftdna. I have multiple other dna cousins, also descending from your Medeiros Grota line, so I suspect this our connection. I actually have met someone that knows you, Ken Raposa? Small world. Your Prima, Laura On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 8:58 PM,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-15 Thread mnk
Great story! Thanks for sharing and I hope you find your biological father! Maria Natalia -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area o

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-15 Thread Joanne Mercier
That's a wonderful story, Laura - I have a feeling you might get a good lead from this article. BTW, my people come from Bretanha as well and I've done my DNA through FTDNA. Maybe we're related? ;) Joanne Joanne Medeiros Grota Mercier Researching Bretanha (Medeiros Grota, Benevides, deSouza), L

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-15 Thread E. Sharp
Laura. Interesting article. I hope you find your birth father soon. Than you for sharing. God bless. "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 http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-15 Thread Judi Phillips
Laura, What a great article! I hope somewhere he or someone he knows is reading this and gives you a call. You have done an unbelievable job with so little information. Keep up the good work. Judi Phillips Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2016, at 3:45 PM, Laura Flanagan wrote: > Rhode Island

[AZORES-Genealogy] My search for my Portuguese father

2016-04-15 Thread Laura Flanagan
Rhode Island Woman's search for her father leads to Fall River and the finding of her Portuguese roots http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20160415/NEWS/160417009/0/breaking_ajax I thought this might be of interest I am excited about the leads this may produce. Please feel free to share as y