Hi Michelle, Thank you sooooooo much. This is great detective work. I will let you know offline what happens.
I appreciate your using your time to help me out! Deb Sent from my iPad On Aug 24, 2012, at 6:16 PM, "Michelle" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Deb, > > I don't know if this will help or not but it's worth a try. I searched the > internet for posts made by Connie [email protected] & then crossed referenced > those family names she searched for on Ancestry and there is one tree (Huter > Family Tree) that has all the names she was searching for including John > Martins. She stop using [email protected] around September/October 2000. Then > Ledbeth56 started posts using this handle searching for the same people. Her > email address is [email protected]. Liz lives in NY. If it's not her maybe she > knows [email protected] or can help you with your family connection. Liz is 55 > years old which is also around the age Connie would be. > > Michelle > > Also see: > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/e/d/Liz-Ledeoux-NY/index.html > > > A post from [email protected] dated September 4, 2000 is below: > > Looking for information: > > John Martins born on 12/11/1892 in New Bedford Ma, parents were John > Francisco Martinez ( b in Azores) and Maria Eugenia Chaves ( b in azores). > Apparently upon arrival in NE the name Martinez became Martins. > > John Martins name at death 11/24/1984 was John LeDoux - does anyone have a > knowledge about a Maria Martins - I think she must have remarried to a LeDoux > or gave up the child for adoption. Also Maria is buried in Rhode Island. > > If this rings a bell - please email me as we are at a dead end with this. > > Thanks > Liz > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Deb McCabe > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:50 PM > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] looking for author of old post about possible > relatives' match > > Hi all, > > I found an old posting on an Azores site from a woman named Connie. She > wrote the post in 1999. Unfortunately, her e-mail is no longer active. I am > hoping she is following this Google group or that someone might either know > how to reach her or recognize the family she was inquirying about in '99. I > believe we may have relatives in common. I have pasted her original e-mail > below. > > Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to offer. > > Deb McCabe > > posting from 1999 (below) > > From: "Connie" <[email protected]> > Subject: [AZORES-L] Chaves, Martins - New Bedford, MA > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:00:02 -0700 > > Hi Listers: > > I am posting in case these names ring a bell with anyone. I have obtained > the baptismal certificate on my grandfather, John Martins. I asked the > church to search their records for a marriage of Joao Martins and Maria > Chaves, but no luck. Heres hoping. > > John Martins born 11 December 1892 in New Bedford, MA > Christened at Saint John the Baptist, New Bedford, MA > > father: Joao Francisco Martins > mother: Maria Eugenia Chaves > sponsor: Manuel V. Rodrigues > > > > When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! > -- > 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."
