Chase, I think what is meant by the king's call to bear arms is kinda like the World War I (and II) Draft Registrations in America. Men of a certain age were eligible to bear arms (or register for the Draft). But I'll let someone with more information address that.
I don't know of any place where you can research Portuguese military records. If your guy was a whaler though, he probably wasn't in the military. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 3:30 PM, CW <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cheri, > > Thanks for passing that along. But I'm a bit confused. What does the > proof of age for the king's call to bear arms mean? What do I do with that > information? If it can help me determine if it is my ancestor, I would love > to know how. Military service could have brought my ancestor to Faial, > which is where I am pretty sure he boarded the whaling vessel in 1834 that > eventually (after two years at sea) brought him to the United States. Are > Portuguese military records available for research somewhere? > > Chase > > On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 12:23:57 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Margaret sent this to me a couple of days ago. I think I was eating lunch >> or making dinner and the timer went off and I forgot to come back and post. >> Sorry!!! >> Margaret said: CW that the certificate dated in 1826 on the baptism of >> his search is proof of age for the King's call to bear arms in 1826 and >> this may help him decide if his Ggp Almada was that one or not. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 8:36 AM, Eric Souza <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Chase - glad you joined FTDNA also! Cheri and the team have put in a lot >>> of work - hope it pays "research dividends." >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 8:25:11 AM UTC-7, CW wrote: >>>> >>>> I transferred my DNA results to FTDNA and joined the Azores project. >>>> But I'm pretty confused by the site. Can I already begin searching for >>>> matches, or do I have to purchase something first? >>>> >>>> Chase >>>> >>>> On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 11:31:02 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I checked Carlos Almeida's "Portuguese Immigrants," page 263. On that >>>>> page he lists anglicized California Portuguese family names. He lists >>>>> Alameda and Almeda for Almeida. He's not referring to a specific >>>>> freguesia. >>>>> >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:13 PM, CW <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure it was Almada and not Almeida, but if I >>>>>> find some more DNA matches with Almada, I'd be even more confident about >>>>>> it. So I'll transfer my DNA results this weekend and start exploring on >>>>>> FTDNA. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 8:25:19 PM UTC-4, rcapodc wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yep! The were butchered in the US! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rosemarie >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >>>>>>> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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. 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