Hi Debbie, The Jewish cemeteries in the Azores are relatively recent, dating to the 19th century when there existed a small community of Jewish families engaged in trade in the islands. Horta, on the island of Faial, was one of the main trade cities in the 19th century, and the Jewish cemetery there would belong to that period. There are some Azoreans today who descend from these families.
I believe that there are few or no records documenting specific individuals of Jewish origins in the early days of settlement of the Azores. Perhaps others on the forum can provide more info? I have family from Santa Cruz dos Flores and from Cedros, Flores-- happy to help with specific records, if I can. best, Linda On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 8:37:25 AM UTC-8, Debbie Gurtler wrote: > > I have a friend I am helping with her Portuguese ancestry and she is > asking about Jewish records for the municipality of Cedros, on the isle of > Flores. Does anyone have any familiarity with non-Catholic records? Do any > inquisition or convert records exist for those who may have been Jewish and > converted in order to avoid persecution? Other than possibly DNA is there > any other ways she might prove or disprove any Jewish lineage? > > Through some online searches I have found there is a Jewish cemetery in > the Horta district. Does anyone have any information about it? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > Debbie > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
