[AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel d'Avila de Bettencourt, Lajes do Pico
Could have been a little of both - perhaps a DNA test can answer ;) Actually, it was somewhat common practice for a prominent person in the parish to act as godfather (padrinho), or witness (testemunha), for church ceremonies. You will also see regular church members step up and help out with baptisms of the poor and unwanted children that were brought to, or left at, the church. Sometimes these children were placed in the homes of such parishioners (criados). -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel d'Avila de Bettencourt, Lajes do Pico
Thanks Doug, that is true. However, what's intriguing is what two sister having children out of wedlock within a 17 year period. I may have to look at the history at that time, may be troops were in town. Manny On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:48:08 AM UTC-4, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: Hi Manny, I am not looking at any records right now when I answer you. The reason is that the treasurer is quite often the padrinho or witness for many children in every village. Sure, he could be the real father, but probably no more likely than anyone else. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel d'Avila de Bettencourt, Lajes do Pico From: Manuel Martins kamb...@gmail.com javascript: Date: Mon, March 10, 2014 8:00 pm To: azo...@googlegroups.com javascript: Hello, Does anyone have information on Manuel d'Avila de Bettencourt, church treasurer for at least these years 1843, 1856, 1857 1860? I'm seeing him as the padrinho (godfather) for a few children that were baptized without a father. Was he the father of the out of wedlock children or because he held a high position within the town? Thank you, Manny -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways
Antonio, At the end of the ship manifest (last page), the Captain (or purser, whoever) would write a list of the passengers and how many had died, how many were born and if any stowaways were found. There is no list that I know of that just lists the stowaways into the USA. Rosemarie From: Antonio Roque Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:05 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways How would they be recorded on a ship's manifesto? Anyone seen a ship manifesto mentioning a stowaway? Are there any records of stowaways from the Acores to the U.S.? -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways
There is/are ship(s) that brought people from the Azores to the US illegally and there is no ship's manifest documenting these people so trying to find them in a ship's manifest is highly unlikely. I often wondered if these people obtained a Passportes from the Azores since they entered the US illegally, did they leave the Azores illegally. E On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 8:54 AM, rcapodc rcap...@redshift.com wrote: Antonio, At the end of the ship manifest (last page), the Captain (or purser, whoever) would write a list of the passengers and how many had died, how many were born and if any stowaways were found. There is no list that I know of that just lists the stowaways into the USA. Rosemarie *From:* Antonio Roque roqueantonioro...@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:05 AM *To:* azores@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways How would they be recorded on a ship's manifesto? Anyone seen a ship manifesto mentioning a stowaway? Are there any records of stowaways from the Acores to the U.S.? -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Anyone else matching to Basque from the population finder test from Ftdna
I handle the DNA records for several relatives and I had one relative that was noted as Basque. -Original Message- From: Antonio FariaSent: Mar 10, 2014 5:34 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Anyone else matching to Basque from the population finder test from Ftdna The European portion of my population finder results match equally to Basque/Spanish is anyone else matching to Basque. From what I have read the Basques are somewhat unique genetically, and I thought I would have a clear match to Spanish because it the population most similar genetically to Portuguese people. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel
I have no proof of the following but it is just a suggestion: If the ship picked up people from the islands in the same order every time then inter-island traveling would be impossible without going to the final destination (making the whole round trip). If they reverse their order on the return trip them could pick up passengers/goods (as room allowed) just traveling from one island to another without making the whole trip to the USA, Brazil, etc. This is just a theory. -Original Message- From: Dano dpai...@gmail.com Sent: Mar 10, 2014 10:24 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel The more stops the ship made probably likened it more to purgatory for the passengers, than a sightseeing trip. Most Azorians were not wealthy and so were berthed in steerage. Anyone that travelled that way would probably tell you that it was chaotic with entire families packed in to small quarters. Depending on the timeframe and the ship they travelled on, they may not have even been allowed on deck. The Peninsular was mainly a passenger ship which likely only carried cargo incidental to the voyage. So, it was more likely that the reason for the stops at the various islands was to pick up more passengers - somewhat akin to a train that stops at every small town on the way to its ultimate destination. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it :) -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico
Bob, I have a file on the Frederick Vincent Ambrose family. He was married three times. To Anna Souza in 1882, Mary A Silva in 1904, and Frances V in 1915. What are you looking for? I'l start a new thread for that family. I have many photographs that are likely his family. Eric Edgar On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:19 PM, rml...@gmail.com rml...@gmail.com wrote: Eric Do you have any additional information about this Frederick Ambrose and Anna Souza? Bob Luis On Monday, March 10, 2014 8:50:02 AM UTC-7, luiznoia wrote: JOSE ROSA DUARTE born 25 Feb 1884 in Madelena, Pico, Azores Islands, Portugal (Source: Shiplist Madonna 15 Oct 1913.), and died 30 Jul 1953 in Merced County, California. He married CAROLYN VINCENT, daughter of FREDERICK AMBROSE and ANNA SOUZA. She was born 03 Aug 1890 in California, and died 01 Sep 1942 in San Francisco, California Eric Edgar On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, pi...@dholmes.com wrote: I often found Duarte from Faial. Is that their origin? Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico From: luiznoia . nobla...@gmail.com Date: Sun, March 09, 2014 3:33 pm To: Azores Genealogy azo...@googlegroups.com The Joseph Rose Duarte family had the ranch next door to my great grandparents in Atwater. My grandfather sold the family place to them about 1940. Many old studio portraits of their family ended up in our posession. This photos was in the box with them. They are still on the property and are partners in the D S sweet potato packing company. The S half the company, the Souza's make a sweet potato based spirit called Corbin Vodka. Eric Edgar -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Rosa Duarte of Madalena, Pico
Doug, He was born natural on 25 Feb 1883 in Madelena to Rosa Clara, single. he had a brother Manuel born natural to Rosa Clara on 18 Jun 1878. Her parents were Antonio Garcia Miguel and Rosa Clara . You can find them at NEPS in Madelena Eric Edgar On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:39 PM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: I just looked for the baptism of this Jose Rosa Duarte and either the date is off or he is from another island. Madalena sure has many using the surname Duarte, though. I'll see if I can figure it out some day. Maybe when the Horta passports are online I can find his departure. Maybe he was an exposto in Horta Matriz, but was told he was born in Madalena by someone who knew the truth... Thanks, Eric. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico From: luiznoia . noblankt...@gmail.com Date: Mon, March 10, 2014 8:50 am To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com JOSE ROSA DUARTE born 25 Feb 1884 in Madelena, Pico, Azores Islands, Portugal (Source: Shiplist Madonna 15 Oct 1913.), and died 30 Jul 1953 in Merced County, California. He married CAROLYN VINCENT, daughter of FREDERICK AMBROSE and ANNA SOUZA. She was born 03 Aug 1890 in California, and died 01 Sep 1942 in San Francisco, California Eric Edgar On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: I often found Duarte from Faial. Is that their origin? Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico From: luiznoia . noblankt...@gmail.com Date: Sun, March 09, 2014 3:33 pm To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com The Joseph Rose Duarte family had the ranch next door to my great grandparents in Atwater. My grandfather sold the family place to them about 1940. Many old studio portraits of their family ended up in our posession. This photos was in the box with them. They are still on the property and are partners in the D S sweet potato packing company. The S half the company, the Souza's make a sweet potato based spirit called Corbin Vodka. Eric Edgar -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways
I think it was common knowledge that whalers from New England would stop in the Azores and pick up extra crew. After the trip the Whaler would go to New Bedford or any of the other ports in the US to deliver their catch and the crew would be paid and then left to their own means without returning them to the Azores. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E Sharp Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:00 AM To: azores Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways There is/are ship(s) that brought people from the Azores to the US illegally and there is no ship's manifest documenting these people so trying to find them in a ship's manifest is highly unlikely. I often wondered if these people obtained a Passportes from the Azores since they entered the US illegally, did they leave the Azores illegally. E On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 8:54 AM, rcapodc rcap...@redshift.com wrote: Antonio, At the end of the ship manifest (last page), the Captain (or purser, whoever) would write a list of the passengers and how many had died, how many were born and if any stowaways were found. There is no list that I know of that just lists the stowaways into the USA. Rosemarie From: Antonio Roque mailto:roqueantonioro...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:05 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways How would they be recorded on a ship's manifesto? Anyone seen a ship manifesto mentioning a stowaway? Are there any records of stowaways from the Acores to the U.S.? -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Rosa Duarte of Madalena, Pico
Very interesting, Eric.I see he has a Camacho line going back to Bandeiras and likely my relative, since my Camacho is also from Bandeiras.I also noticed one person in my database named Jose da Rosa Duarte from Feteiras, Faial in the 1700s. Of course, he's too old to be his father, but maybe my hunch was right that his Duarte might come from Faial.He probably knew his father.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose Rosa Duarte of Madalena, Pico From: "luiznoia ." noblankt...@gmail.com Date: Tue, March 11, 2014 11:24 am To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com Doug,He was born natural on 25 Feb 1883 in Madelena to Rosa Clara, single. he had a brother Manuel born natural to Rosa Clara on 18 Jun 1878.Her parents were Antonio Garcia Miguel and Rosa Clara . You can find them at NEPS in Madelena Eric EdgarOn Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:39 PM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: I just looked for the baptism of this Jose Rosa Duarte and either the date is off or he is from another island. Madalena sure has many using the surname Duarte, though.I'll see if I can figure it out some day. Maybe when the Horta passports are online I can find his departure. Maybe he was an exposto in Horta Matriz, but was told he was born in Madalena by someone who knew the truth... Thanks, Eric.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico From: "luiznoia ." noblankt...@gmail.com Date: Mon, March 10, 2014 8:50 am To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com JOSE ROSA DUARTEborn 25 Feb 1884 in Madelena, Pico, Azores Islands, Portugal (Source: Shiplist Madonna 15 Oct 1913.), and died 30 Jul 1953 in Merced County, California. He married CAROLYN VINCENT, daughter of FREDERICK AMBROSE and ANNA SOUZA. She was born 03 Aug 1890 in California, and died 01 Sep 1942 in San Francisco, California Eric Edgar On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: I often found Duarte from Faial. Is that their origin?Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches to Mexico From: "luiznoia ." noblankt...@gmail.com Date: Sun, March 09, 2014 3:33 pm To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com The Joseph Rose Duarte family had the ranch next door to my great grandparents in Atwater. My grandfather sold the family place to them about 1940. Many old studio portraits of their family ended up in our posession. This photos was in the box with them. They are still on the property and are partners in the D S sweet potato packing company. The S half the company, the Souza's make a sweet potato based spirit called Corbin Vodka. Eric Edgar -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel
Thank you all very much for your posts in reply! Candice On Sunday, March 9, 2014 10:00:38 PM UTC-4, Candice Kiss wrote: Hello! Wondering, please, if someone might be able to help me locate manifests for two ships arriving from Sao Miguel as follows: June 6, 1899 - New York March 22, 1904 - Boston Thank you very much for your help! -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel
Rondo, that's not the history of the Azores - Azoreans didn't travel anywhere unless there was an absolute need to. Their lives weren't much above subsistence level, so, they weren't into sightseeing, they were into survival. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Cuba
During the Iberian Union which was approximately 1580 to 1640 Portugal and Spain remained separate countries technically, but had one king during that time I Azoreans immigrated to Puerto Rico I haven't done too much research on Cuba but I suspect there as well. Also Cuba was heavily settled by people from the Canary Islands Canary islander have some Portuguese ancestry. I can give a specific example of one family the Bettencourts started off in Normandy France but ended up in the Azores, first went to the Canary islands then Madeira some of them remaining there, before the Azores. On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 8:02:26 AM UTC-8, nancy jean baptiste wrote: Greetings Group, My brother has a strong DNA (E-M35.1) match in Cuba. I'm curious if many Azorean people went to Cuba? Did whaling ships stop there? Thanks, Nancy Jean Baptista Pico, Sao Jorge, Santa Maria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.