Hi Rico, I am Deb McCabe, the Deb that my prima Pat mentioned in the post you referenced. I wanted to reach out to see if we can figure out if we are related. I have two possible connections in my tree. Either could be the Rosa Silvia Martins (aka Rosa Silveira Martins and Rosa Margarida Martins) you mentioned as the mother of your Rosa (born 1898 and married to Rufino Silveira de Faria). The first Rosa Silvia Martins possibility is:RosaBorn in Feteira, Faial in 1860.Daughter of Jose Francisco Martins and his first wife, Maria Felicia do Coracao de Jesus. Jose is my paternal great grandfather. The second Rosa Silvia Martins possibility is:RosalindaBorn in Feteira, Faial in 1874.Daughter of Jose Francisco Martins and his second wife, Virginia Emilia. Jose Francisco and Virginia Emilia are my paternal grandparents. Unfortunately, I don't have any info on either of these women. Nevertheless, I wanted to reach out in case, as you were looking through the records, you saw any of these names. Also, if you know any other names of relatives in the Azores or who came to the U.S., perhaps we can figure out if there is a connection by starting with them. Also, Pat and I both have had our DNA tested. If you take the FTDNA test, we will know for sure. Please do keep me posted. Best of luck! Deb
When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! On Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 2:18:34 PM PST, Rico Garcia <ricogar...@gmail.com> wrote: I just stumbled upon this post, as I am new to the group. I have Martins from Feteira, Faial in my family as well, and I am not finding much more on that part of the family. Rosa Silvina Martins (b 1898 - ?, married to Rufino Silveira de Faria), and her mother Rosa Silvia Martins (AKA Rosa Silveira Martins, and Rosa Margarida Martins). I am curious if these names are familiar to you. Thank you for your time. On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 8:25:36 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: Repost for Pat Girard, quilterpat705 at sbcglobal.net Hi Cheri, I had to share this with you! Four years ago I saw a post on the Azores Google Group asking if anyone had Martins from Feteira Faial in their tree. I was so excited because I did and it had been a dead end. I contacted Deb McCabe and we compared notes. We were convinced that we probably were 3rd cousins. Fast forward to FTDNA. Yes, we are 3rd cousins! We are meeting in person for the first time in 2 weeks. I'm so excited because she is the first living relative I have found on my father's side. Previously the only paternal relatives I have ever known were my father, my grandfather (who died when I was 5) and my aunt who was childless. Thank you Cheri, I couldn't have done this without you. You are forever in my debt. Can't wait till the conference! Pat Girard PS, If you wish to post this to the group please do. -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.