Doug, I am also related to the Valim's. I am fifth cousin to Sandra Kay Valen, daughter of Clarence Vieira Valim of Tulare, and son of Manuel Vieira Valim, born in Lajes, Pico in 1879 and Carolina Alves Vieira, born in 1893 in Lajes, Pico. Are these the same Valim's in your line or is this a different line? Marie Pleasant In a message dated 12/27/2013 2:31:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hello Jeff, If you tell me the full names of the ancestors you know so far, that might be a decent clue. I know I have people in my database that came from Pico and settled in Viamao. And I am pretty sure of the same for people in Terceira. Off the top of my head, I think I am related to any of the people named Valim who settled in Viamao. They came from Pico, Piedade to be specific. Maybe we're related... As for your DNA testing, please listen to Cheri and Rick's advice and get it done through _FTDNA.com_ (http://ftdna.com/) for the best results and best possible chance to find DNA relatives. Happy New Year. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico & Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 _www.dholmes.com_ (http://www.dholmes.com/) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Starting the search of my ancestors From: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Date: Fri, December 27, 2013 9:58 am To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Hello. I am new to genealogy but I am ready to start the research that will lead me to my lost family members. I currently live in The United States but I am from a small town in Brazil, called Viamao. Back in the days, that particular area in Brazil received a huge number of people from Azores and I always heard as a kid that my family originated there. Unfortunately, I only have a few names and even fewer birth dates that will make my research even more complicated. My mom was able to get some of the records from a church in Osorio, Brazil but few people's records were found. We actually suspect my family was Jewish but forced to become Christians back then, several friends found their records in church and my family did not. I am Jewish, by choice, and it would shock me if my research finds Jewish ancestry at this point in my life. Any help or tip from you all will be greatly appreciated, so far I have requested a DNA kit and will start my genealogy tree soon. Thanks, Jeff Rolim Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -- 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. -- 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.
