Quick question. Is there a Y group of Portuguese descendants? With the price about half now of what I paid on another line, I thought it worth another inquiry.
Thank you, Sherry Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 14, 2020, at 4:53 PM, Anthony Silver <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks Cheri. > > whats an ossuary? > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Cheri > Mello <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 14 January 2020 3:48 PM > To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree And Portuguese Ancestry .. > > Hi Anthony, > > I'm not sure, but I think all the ports physically exist. They are just > configured differently. The on in Ponta Delgada can take cruise ships now. > > You won't find the graves for your 2 greats, unless someone in the family has > been paying the rent on them for all this time. Typically, the remains are > left 7 years and then the bones are dug up and placed in an ossuary. Every > freguesia now has a cemetery and that is where you will find tombstones. But > your relatives may not be there. > > Silva is either the number 1 or number 2 most common name in the Azores. No, > they are not all related, just like all Jones and Smiths are not all related. > > Hope this helps, > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_Gv5Jczj6OWrQ8BNBPN9fgGhKc7nyai2WhDjMRdd9a0gA%40mail.gmail.com. > -- > 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/MEAPR01MB3414DA857D306AC35895F60597370%40MEAPR01MB3414.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com. -- 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/153AF574-2160-4D75-8700-45CC6CE8E7AB%40gmail.com.
