Hi Deb, The Rosa Silvina/Silveira/Margarida that is in my family married Jose Francisco da Rosa Martins. He was born in 1874 in Feteira. Her parents, however, were de Sousa. I am not sure there is a match there, but I will keep this in mind as I continue my research.
Rico On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 4:39:21 PM UTC-8, DBM wrote: > > 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: > Rosa > Born 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: > Rosalinda > Born 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 < > [email protected] <javascript:>> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > 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.
