Good morning Cheri, Thanks for the reply. That's what I was afraid of. I was just hoping I had missed something to make things easier. It's relatively really easy to gather info on the first 6 or so generations. It seems like this is where the real work begins.
I appreciate the information. On Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:58:33 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Anthony M, > > It depends on the freguesia and island you are researching. For instance, > if you are on Flores island, you can use that wonderful "Casais das Flores > e Corvo" marriage index (now an e-book). If you happen to be rearching > Ribeira Quente on Sao Miguel, those marriages were extracted. By using the > marriages, you can make a kind of road map with your pedigree and fill it > in from there. > > Most of us have to do it the hard way (and some of us either did microfilm > and a few of us had to go there in the 80s and before to do research). I > find every baptism of every baby for the couple. I made note of anyone who > is mentioned as deceased so I can fill that in later. When I run out of > baptisms (assuming all are legitimate births), then I go to the marriages > and begin looking for that couple being married - starting as close to the > day before the birth of that eldest child. Once I find the marriage, it > will state the parents of the bride and groom. Usually, if they are 2 > younger people, they are in their 20s. To be safe, I make them 18. If the > groom is Manuel de Mello, born to Jose de Mello and Francisca de Jesus and > the groom was married in 1818, I go to 1800 and search for ALL babies born > to Jose de Mello & Francisca de Jesus. I will pick up Manuel along the way. > > Because I have done "whole family" or "collateral" research, it allows me > to connect to others without too much difficulty. When Todd (Brum) Brown > did his DNA and it came in and matched me, I could tell he had Ribeira > Quente (or was that Ponta Garca - it's been awhile). Anyways, I checked > out his Gedcom and found the last ancestor he researched and opened my > genealogy program and found her there. Todd probably got an instant 5 more > generations. > > There's really no easy way about it. :( > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- 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.
