[AZORES-Genealogy] Seeking a connections to Thomas Correia Bettencourt

Hello, I'm trying to establish a connection between a Thomas Bettencourt (17 MAY 1867 • Luz, Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Graciosa, Azores) on my tree—who I discovered via confessional rolls as the son of José Correa Bettencourt (abt. 1808) and Maria Candida—and a Thomas Correia Bettencourt (abt. 18

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Potential dad: José Correa Bettencourt born about 1808 Potential mom: Maria Candida born about?? Potential son: Thomas Correia Bettencourt born about 1866 or 1867 When is potential mom Maria Candida born? If she was born a couple of years after her husband, say 1810 and the potential kid was born

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Maria Candida was born 1822 (45 at birth of Thomas) and her husband Jose in 1808. I already have them as relatives and Iv'e cross referenced the confessional roll with baptismal

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Basically, there is an Ancestry tree that lists Joseph Bettencourt and Maria Candida as the parents of that person's Thomas Correia Bettencourt but he can't remember how he got that info and I've asked him to follow up with the people he spoke to that gave him info on that particular Thomas bec

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It just dawned on me that I can connect them by looking for the children of the Thomas on that other person's tree over in Peabody, Massachusetts and finding them that way. I have all their birth years. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log

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I connected the two Thomas Bettencourts by marriage records and children right down to the June 15th birthday of his daughter Adelaide! This is so cool becauase this solidifies my first DNA match that isn't French Canadian and proves that my father (who wasn't married to my mother) actually is m

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Yay! -- 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 on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership.

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I know, right? The other folks who have trees with these people but don't go back beyond Thomas the immigrant should be very happy with what they'll be able to access from my tree. :-D -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google