Lisa,
Just go to the Archives of this list and search Sephardic Jews and I think
it will answer your questions. Also, google Azores Sephardic Jews. I
believe there are many of us on this list who are also Catholic and more
than likely have Sephardic Jewish ancestry somewhere. Proving it is ano
Many do criticize this book-. I remember years ago on the old Azores
List there was much discussion about The Cross and the Pear Tree. The Jews,
who when forced to convert, did not choose name of fruits and flowers etc
as noted in the Pear Tree. They choose names that were most common
Good point, Eloise.
Lionel
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:49 PM, wrote:
> Many do criticize this book-. I remember years ago on the old Azores
> List there was much discussion about The Cross and the Pear Tree. The
> Jews, who when forced to convert, did not choose name of fruits and flowers
>
I think the DNA studies say about 20% of the Portuguese population has
Jewish blood (I'd have to find the studies). Those are scientific studies.
Our DNA study fluctuates between 12 - 20% Jewish. Currently we have 20.6%
in a Jewish haplogroup.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila
I am also interested. When I was in the Azores a genealogist told me that the
names Pimental and Branco were probably names of Sephardic origin.
On Feb 14, 2011, at 12:43 PM, lori pacheco wrote:
> This question keeps coming up for me so I want to ask it here. Does
> anyone know whether the root
There was a Portuguese play write, one Antonio Jose de Silva, who wrote "A Vida
do Grande Dom Quixote", who was burned at the stake in 1737, becuse he was
thaught to be a practicing Jew. His family had converted to Judaism. I got this
from The Historical Research Center.
Barbara T.
--- On Mon,
, de Lemos, de Sousa Pereira, Texeira Baptista, da Silveira, Viterino
Bettencourt, Viera, Oliveira
Santa Maria, Cabral, Moreira, Travassos
From: gfsche...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:11:28 -0800
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
To: azores@googlegroups.com
I thi
I have written on this subject many times. It continues to be a very
controversial subject. The estimates of the percentage of Jews in the Azorean
population is greatly exaggerated in both the low and the high side. I have
only one proved set of Jewish ancestors:
Francisco Fernandes, o Castelha
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there were Jewish people that came to the
island to escape persecution so some of them are carrying the Jewish
surname. I want to say Pimentel is one of them.
There was a site I saw a few years back that actually showed each area of
the island that were descendants fro
Vila Franca is an old city near Lisbon. Vila Franca de Xira. According
to -Nossa Senhora da Vida- 3rd Visconde de Botelho, that Vila Franca do
Campo was named by Goncalo Vaz Botelho, one of the early colonizers in Sao
Miguel. It is thought that he was born in the region of Vila Franca de
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Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:22 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
Vila Franca is an old city near Lisbon. Vila Franca de Xira. According to
-Nossa Senhora da Vida- 3rd Visconde de Botelho, that Vila Franca do Campo
was named by
Bettencourt is a French name. Both of my grandparents were from the Azores.
Jane
--- On Sat, 2/19/11, Linda Norton wrote:
From: Linda Norton
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 6:52 PM
Could it still be
Indeed it is. The Bettencourts went to the Azores via the Canary Islands and
then Madeira. They are among my ancestors.
John Miranda Raposo
--- On Sun, 2/20/11, jane collins wrote:
From: jane collins
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date
My husband has BETTENCOURT in his ancestry, from Sao Jorge island.
Shirley
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From: John Raposo
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:42 AM
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
Indeed it is. The
Aguiar can be traced from Azores from Portugal, from Sprain back to
France
Loretta
-Original Message-
From: jane collins
To: azores
Sent: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 10:38 am
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
Bettencourt is a French name. Both of my grandparents
from Azores from Portugal, from Sprain back to
FranceaLoretta
-Original Message-
From: jane collins
To: azores
Sent: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 10:38 am
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
Bettencourt is a French name. Both of my grandparents were from the
Azores.
Jane
-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
Bettencourt is a French name. Both of my grandparents were from the
Azores.
Jane
--- On Sat, 2/19/11, Linda Norton wrote:
From: Linda Norton
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots?
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, February 19,
I don't know about way back when but I can tell you my cousin in Lisbon's
wife is from France. They have been married about 55 years. Not sure if he
met her in Lisbon or France. but they settled in Lisbon. His brother
married a woman from Germany and they also settled in Lisbon. Also, my
gr
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