Thanks Cheri for the tidbit. Policarpo Furtado born 1755 in Achada is my 4th great grandfather's brother. Judi Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 18, 2014, at 9:59 PM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I went with Dave Furtado on my very first trip to the Azores. While we were > researching in the archive, he's tracing his Furtado line. He went back to a > guy named Polycarpo Furtado. I remember sitting there, saying, "Who would > name their kid Polycarpo?" I got to learn that there was a St. Policarpo. > Anyways, all of Polycarpo's lines immigrated except Dave's. They stayed > behind another generation or 2. That's why he's a Furtado. But the ones > that came to America? They found too many Furtados for their liking. So > they became the Furtado Polycarpos. Jim Costa came from one of those lines > and traced ALL the Furtado Polycarpos back to Polycarpo Furtado. > > Something to keep in the back of your mind. > > 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. -- 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.
