Hi All,
I recently had a family finder test done on my father (he is 91) and even though I have my genealogy done with no brick walls or parents unknown I thought it would be a good idea to add the data to the pool especially since my dad's ancestry is all from Sao Miguel. When the results were posted I had a number of matches but what was interesting was one of them was a person I have had contact with on this and other lists over the years. He was at a brick wall with his great-grandmother. He had found his other great-grandparents from Fayal but he did not have an island for this great-grandmother. As my father's ancestors are all from Sao Miguel with no one from Fayal then my friend now has an Island and a few villages to search bringing him closer to jumping over his brick wall. This only emphasis the importance of adding more tests to the DNA data to help us contact cousins but also help others through their brick walls. Just a reminder, there are only a few days left on the DNA Test sale (See below) Rick Family Tree DNA Co-Administrator Azores DNA Project Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores Dear Customer, Description: http://www.familytreedna.com/img/gap-launch/glDotted.gif Facts & Genes Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2012 Products and Promotions Holiday Promotion extended to January 7, 2012 Due to popular demand Family Tree DNA extended its Holiday Promotion, which encompasses the widest range of tests, from new kits to upgrades. 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For registration, more details about each of the webinars and schedule updates, please visit: http://www.relativeroots.net/webinars/ftdna/ _____ Success Story Submitted by Herb Ellis I search and searched for 40 years to find who my known Ellis family line linked up with but was stuck with my Gt-Gt Grandfather Joseph Ellis born abt 1811 and married to a Sarah. I tried everything from searching the local cemeteries to hiring a professional researcher who lived in the area to do it for me but to no avail. I first tried the least expensive 37 marker version of the FTDNA project and that helped some by introducing me to others working on the Ellis family line but it wasn't until I upgraded to the 67 marker version that real success came. It linked me up directly with the Jonathan Ellis line in Greenbrier, Va. With this I was able to trace forward until I found an Joseph Ellis born in 1811 in Wolf Creek, Va., now West Virginia. Here he was and he must have migrated north to Penna. where he and Sarah established their family. It was the DNA testing that made this possible and that without which I doubt that I'd ever have been able to make that connection. Now I'm trying to find out what happened to him. I suspect that he died in the war, but when and where is the question. -- 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."
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