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 <[email protected]> wrote: From: jane collins <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots? To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 4:38 PM Bettencourt is a French name. Both of my grandparents were from the Azores. Jane --- On Sat, 2/19/11, Linda Norton <[email protected]> wrote: From: Linda Norton <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Catholic or Jewish Roots? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 6:52 PM Could it still be possible that people who settled in that area near Lisbon could have been from France? I know that Portugal was settlers from all different countries when it became established. Linda From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:22 PM To: [email protected] 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 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 Xira, close to Lisbon where his family had good estates (seigniories). Many of us are descendants of Goncalo Vaz Botelho. Eloise In a message dated 2/18/2011 5:19:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Vila Franca were people from France. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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."
