OK Leonor. It's difficult to tell when someone "wonders out loud" in an email. We just have to pretty much take the writing at face value. I just didn't want you wandering down a path that may be false if what you wrote was taken at face value. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 3:01 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheri, I have learned not to make assumptions, lol. I was just wondering > out loud but until I have some sort of paper trail I will not have any > faith in my thoughts as they are just that, thoughts and wonderings. > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you are using the DNA ethnicity estimates to assume your grandfather >> was Spanish and from Taragona, that's a dangerous assumption. DNA ethnicity >> ESTIMATES are just that - ESTIMATES. They are kinda in the toddler stage of >> life. My dad, who is 50% Portuguese was classified as a good chunk of >> French for a very long time. He has 0% French (even on his "American" >> side). It's evolved; I think he's now classified as 38% Ibeiran now. >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 9:43 AM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I do not! BUT it is safe to assume that it is my father’s father as I do >>> not know who he is. My paternal grandmother was a Lady of the night”, my >>> entire life I believed my paternal grandfather to be “incognito” as it says >>> on my birth certificate, but recently found my brother’s birth certificate >>> that shows the paternal grandfather’s name as João Afonso de Oliveira. I >>> don’t believe he was really my grandfather. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:33 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> If you are 26% Spanish, then you have one grandparent who is from >>>> Spain. You know who that grandparent is? >>>> >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila >>>> >>> >>> Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 9:19 AM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I do not have my immigrant yet, I just know that I’m 26% Spanish, this >>>>> could be from my dad’s side as he was from the mainland. I honestly don’t >>>>> know but it will be fun investigating! >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:01 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Z and S can sound the same in Portuguese. And it's a 5 syllable word. >>>>>> I'm wondering how "b" becomes "g" and a syllable gets dropped if your >>>>>> theory is correct. You have your immigrant ancestor from Spain to Lagoa >>>>>> and >>>>>> know he settled there? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 6:41 AM Leonor Bertoni < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry, record No. 33, again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, 1 Mar 2019 at 09:38, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So, there is now a new version of this name. In this record it >>>>>>>> looks like Tarrabasana. I am wondering if it is actually Tarragona, as >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> Tarragona, Spain. I am 26% Spanish. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1880-1881/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1880-1881_item1/P20.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. > 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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