Hi Cheryl. My great grandmother was Maria da Gloria (Furtado) Medeiros Silva (she was married twice). She was born (1881 in Ribeirha Grande on Sao Miguel (?sp) and died in 1969 in Plymouth, MA. I know that she has some Lawrences in her family.
On Sunday, February 23, 2014 7:07:12 PM UTC-5, Cheryl Lawrence wrote: > > Joe, > Although I don't have that family in my line (yet), a bunch of us in the > group have ancestors from Vila Franca (I descend from the Furtado Lourenco > line). Have you considered doing a DNA test? It helps find cousins and > gives you a breakdown of your ancestry. I bet you would match with a lot of > us on here! > On Feb 23, 2014 11:22 AM, "Joseph Costa" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning everyone. >> >> My name is Joe Costa. I live in Norfolk, MA. I’m new to this group. >> For a number of years, like the rest of you, I have been researching my >> Azorean genealogy. I understand that some people on here may trace back to >> the Sousa (Batata) family of Vila Franca. Jose de Sousa (Batata) >> (1844-1914) was my 1st great grandfather on my mom’s side. Her maiden name >> was Souza. I would love to touch base with anyone who has more information >> on this family and to see how we all tie together. My tree (Costa/Murray >> Family) is on ancestry.com. You can contact me there (user name: >> jwcosta1) or leave a posting for me here. >> >> Best, >> >> Joe >> >> -- >> 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]. >> 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
