Good to know that Almeida and Almada are not the same (even if things changed in the US. We know how THAT goes!).
Mary On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:03 PM Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote: > Mary, > Cheri just asked me to clarify what I was saying about Almeida and Almada. > These are two different Surnames in Norte Grande, Sao Jorge, Azores. In the > USA Almeida may have been corrupted to Almada so I just wanted to make that > clear. > > > Rosemarie > [email protected] > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wanted to add that in Norte Grande records I have also come across the >> last name Almeida. I do not know if it's an alternate spelling of Almada. >> Just throwing that out there. I guess I should check the new marriage index >> and see it its in there. >> >> Mary >> >> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM CW <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have long suspected that my ancestor, Antonio de Almada (b. abt. >>> 1800), who came to the United States in 1836 via the whaling industry and >>> settled in New York, originated from Sao Jorge. But for a long time, my >>> suspicion was mostly due to the fact that most people with the Almada >>> surname seem to come from the area centered around Norte Grande. Recently, >>> however, I stumbled on another clue that provides even more concrete >>> evidence that that is in fact where Antonio came from. >>> >>> Several years ago I had my DNA tested on Ancestry.com. It wasn't until a >>> couple weeks ago while searching through my DNA matches I found a distant >>> cousin who claimed to be descended from a Joao de Sousa de Almada from >>> Sao Jorge. While I am not descended from this particular person myself, >>> when I trace his genealogy back a couple generations in the parish records, >>> I come to the family of Manoel de Souza de Almada and his wife, Anna. They >>> had a son named Antonio that was born around the right time that my >>> ancestor would have been. And if this Antonio is indeed my ancestor, that >>> would explain my genetic connection to the person on Ancestry.com who said >>> he was descended from Joao de Sousa de Almada - and more importantly, I >>> would confirm the date and place of my ancestor's birth. >>> >>> But of course, there is also a chance that our link is through a >>> different ancestor altogether. So the way to prove it would be to find >>> another known descendant of the Almada family from Norte Grande and see if >>> we're also connected. I notice DNA testing seems to be a major topic for >>> discussion in this group - is there anyone out there who is also descended >>> from this family? >>> >>> Appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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. > -- 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.
