There seem to be more people of Azorean descent on FTDNA than My Heritage. FTDNA was founded in 2000 and the Azores DNA Project in 2005. I think My Heritage started DNA testing about 4 or 5 years ago. So it makes sense that more Azoreans are on FTDNA. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 4:13 PM Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote: > FTDna is where the Azores Project resides. Most of the people on the Sao > Jorge FB page have tested FTDna and you should get many matches from there. > I would imagine that MyHeritage will also give you matches. > > Rosemarie > [email protected] > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 3:41 PM Brian Margarit < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I actually just did the MyHeritage one last week. Is the Familyfinder a >> better option? >> >> On Monday, 18 November 2019 13:46:36 UTC-5, Brian Margarit wrote: >>> >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I'm sort of at the end of my rope >>> on this search. I've been trying for years, but a combination of my >>> terrible reading of records and a lack of information have got me to this >>> point. My great-grandmother was an unmarried domestic worker who had 5 >>> children out of wedlock, so it's been tough. Here's what I have. Anything >>> highlighted is oral family history. >>> >>> Maria De Lurdes Dias >>> June 5, 1906 - 1947 >>> Born: Urzelina (Or Ribiera Grande/or Seca) >>> Occupation: Housekeeper >>> Children: Helena (1927) Laurentino (1929), Ilda (1930), Fernando (1931), >>> Raul (1947) >>> Buried: Sao Mateus Churchyard >>> >>> Parents: Manuel Jorge Dias, Josefina Dias (Victorino) >>> >>> Worked for Jaime Noronha Soares, Urzelina. >>> >>> Anything at all would be amazing. She's the reason I started this years >>> ago, and is easily both the most difficult and most important person in >>> it. Also, anything on Laurentino would also help. >>> >>> Thanks!! >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/77873e22-c577-4d51-9615-653b3ff7a1d0%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/77873e22-c577-4d51-9615-653b3ff7a1d0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKnzR7mMRSvxV0BOaiaZWy1mg0tf2yxRuR1Cwwt__h1yv1hCMg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKnzR7mMRSvxV0BOaiaZWy1mg0tf2yxRuR1Cwwt__h1yv1hCMg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FKNcNPG3N423JFHhe0fT5JkvYiCMharquCEX5wGyRrpg%40mail.gmail.com.
