Priscilla, I explained to Bill C on another thread how to follow the trail in his ancestors. That's how we do it. :) Cheri
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 3:41 PM, Priscilla Sousa < [email protected]> wrote: > > Wow Cheri you are a blessing I thank you so much for all your help I was > getting confused on how people got this information... I’m waiting for my > great aunts dna results I can’t wait she will be 100 next month. A member > of this page found her brothers baptism record and her parents record it’s > dated 1896 I’ll start with this I hope it works and thank you again for > that site to view the books it’s amazing > > Priscilla > > On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 5:11 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Priscilla, >> >> On Sao Miguel, you need to know an ancestor that was born, married, or >> died in 1905 or 1910 or before. It depends on the freguesia. >> >> Let us pretend you have an ancestor who married in 1903 in Vila Franca >> (Sao Miguel Arcanjo/Matriz). You go to that marriage book in 1903 (they are >> online) and you look for your ancestors names. Once you find them, it will >> say that they are the son or daughter of _______. And where they are from. >> You follow the paper trail back from there. >> >> Use Tombo.pt to navigate. It's much easier to use than the Centro do >> Conhecimento dos Azores (CCA) site. Tombo.pt will link you there once you >> are done navigating. >> >> 1) Tombo.pt >> 2) Left column: You can type Vila Franca do Campo in the search box. Or >> you can scroll down the left column to Acores, then Sao Miguel, then Vila >> Franca do Campo (concelho), then Vila Franca do Campo (itself), then pick >> the church. >> 3) Look for the series or record set: baptism, marriage, or death. Vila >> Franca has some indices too for certain time periods. They are a little >> hard to use online, but it will definitely save time. >> 4) Click on what you want and Tombo.pt links you to the book on the CCA >> site. >> >> Cheri >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 9:29 AM, Priscilla Sousa < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is amazing how do you do this? I’m finding that I don’t know where >>> to start I have a family tree in My ancestery but it’s pretty much based on >>> what I know not what I’ve researched. Is there a site that teaches people >>> how to work on their family tree and genealogy? I can’t thank you enough >>> for your help all of this now is starting to make sense. Based on the >>> stories that I’ve heard reading these names and making the connections is >>> absolutely amazing >>> >>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 7:07 AM JR <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> And here you have Manoel using the apelido Raleza. >>>> >>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG- >>>> VF-SAOMIGUEL-B-1895-1899/SMG-VF-SAOMIGUEL-B-1895-1899_item1/P160.html >>>> >>>> No 133, Joao, born- Sept 5- 1896, bap- Sept 13- 1896 to Manoel Soares >>>> Raleza and Maria Jose. >>>> >>>> JR >>>> >>>> On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 11:03:36 PM UTC-4, JR wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This is your lucky day. They appeared in Vila Franca index. In the >>>>> marriage record, Manoel Soares did not use Raleza. However, he may have >>>>> used that name when he had children. You can see that Maria Jose got her >>>>> name from her father, Jose Ventura. >>>>> >>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG- >>>>> VF-SAOMIGUEL-C-1890-1894/SMG-VF-SAOMIGUEL-C-1890-1894_item1/P118.html >>>>> >>>>> Igreja de Matriz de Sao Miguel, Vila Franca do Campo, record 31, Sept >>>>> 6- 1793 >>>>> Manoel Soares com (with) Maria Jose. He is 27 years old, single, >>>>> pedreiro (mason/stone worker), native, baptised and residing this >>>>> freguesia >>>>> on Rua (street) do Geral, legitimate son of Francisco Soares, pedreiro, >>>>> and >>>>> Antonia Julia, domestic, both natives of the freguesia of Sao Pedro of >>>>> said >>>>> Vila Franca do Campo; and she is 14 years old, single costureira >>>>> (seamstress), native, baptised and living this freguesia on Rua de >>>>> Penigao, >>>>> legitimate daughter of Jose Ventura, guarda fiscal (perhaps customs >>>>> officer), native of freguesia of Sao Sebastiao of the city of Ponta >>>>> Delgada, and Maria do Rosario, domestic, native of this freguesia (SM de >>>>> VF); Witnesses- Joao Manoel Estrella, photographer and Jose Fructuoso de >>>>> Lima, meste de barco (perhaps boat builder), both married men living in >>>>> this freguesia. >>>>> >>>>> JR >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10:01:50 PM UTC-4, Priscilla Sousa wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thankful that you got back to me I did not know that there was over >>>>>> 2000 people in this group I am so sorry. I am so very new to all of this >>>>>> I >>>>>> started off on ancestery I have a tree on there and on my heritage. Is it >>>>>> possible that I can transfer my trees to family tree DNA? Also this week >>>>>> I >>>>>> did a test on my great grandmother sister who will be 100 years old next >>>>>> month on the ninth . Now just waiting for the results she’s from Vila >>>>>> Franca do campo >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 5:26 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Priscilla, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I checked your results on Family Tree DNA. You have no tree up for >>>>>>> your matches to look at. You really need a tree up so the Parental >>>>>>> Matching >>>>>>> feature can be activated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If your parents are alive, talk them into DNA testing. If any of >>>>>>> your grandparents are alive, talk them into DNA testing. The more >>>>>>> relatives >>>>>>> that you test, the more that we "stack the deck" in your favor. I don't >>>>>>> know what the Portuguese expression for that would be. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your matches seem to indicate that you have both Vila Franca lines >>>>>>> and Ribeira Quente lines. You need to get those sorted out. What you >>>>>>> start >>>>>>> working with what you know, the unknown will start to come into focus. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't know who your comment was directed towards. We have 2000 or >>>>>>> so people on this list. To find out if the person is matching you on >>>>>>> FTDNA, >>>>>>> just run their first name or their last name through the search box and >>>>>>> take a look. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will be on Sao Miguel in July and can meet up with you and show >>>>>>> you how to maximize your results on FTDNA. You'll need your tree up. >>>>>>> Make a >>>>>>> Gedcom from your genealogy software program and upload it to FTDNA. >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer), Azores DNA Project >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:56 AM, Priscilla Sousa < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Same my Manuel raleza soares was there in vila but not sure if he >>>>>>>> was born there... this name is very uncommon did you do a DNA test? Or >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> you on Gedmatch >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:15 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yes, he’s from there but I can’t say if he was born there. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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