Cheri, Thanks for the suggestions.
Regarding 2, there are already DNA tests. T771844 is the GG-granddaughter of Joze de Souza Dias. And her aunt T600609 is the G-granddaughter of Joze de Souza Dias. Would you be able to guess the area with these DNA results? On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 4:42 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gonçalo, > > Emigration records for São Miguel island don't start until 1875. Older > records are lost. :( > > If Brasilian sources are not revealing a freguesia on S. Miguel for you, > then your only choices are: > > 1) Do as you have already done - make a post. If no one has them, repost a > couple of times a year, hoping someone will recognize them. > 2) DNA test. S. Miguel is the largest island and it doesn't have a lot of > clusters yet. But sometimes I am able to tell it's from the western part of > the island, or the Vila Franca area, for example. You would want to test > with Family Tree DNA and you want the Family Finder test. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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.
