I've got Sylvia relatives from Flores that immigrated in the early 1900's and put roots down in New Bedford. Maybe we are distant relatives! - Cheryl
On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Cindy D <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you have free time, troll the internet for your family names. Last > week I stumbled on a smidgeon of information after plugging in my family > names and the last place I knew they lived.. (Sylvia, New Bedford) Turned > out the info to be a distant 3rd cousin in New Bedford. A couple years ago > he did the DNA test on a DNA site called 23andme and another Azorean > ancestor on that site found him. Turns out, he had almost 5 generations > of my great-grandma's family history on Flores and many names connected > that I'd never known that I was connected to. Makes me dizzy to think > about. > > Because I have never figured out or understood the way the surnames get > changed around, I will spend years double checking the notes. What a > brilliant stroke of luck from googling the family name. I doubt I'd have > ever come across my 3rd cousin without the luck factor. > > My DNA Family Finder was received last week, so I guess I'm going to find > out soon if I connect with anyone else. Oh boy! > > CindyD > Kansas > > > -- > 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en. > > > -- Cheryl Lawrence 508-951-2657 -- 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
