Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with translation

2012-10-24 Thread Eddie Machado
Thanks Pam! Now I have to try and translate it. -Eddie On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:02:50 PM UTC-4, Pam Santos wrote: Yes it is a marriage the the couple On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Eddie Machado avided...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Forgot to include the link:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: marraige records

2012-10-24 Thread Kirsgen
HI...The new google groups throw me off a little, as I have been bad about checking in this year. For the person(s) with a Moniz/Lindinha connection though, just wanted to say that I have a similar name grouping. My Lucinda Augusta Moniz was b. 1851 in Sao Miguel, spent some years in HI and d.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Minta surname from Flores Island - derivation?

2012-10-24 Thread Steve
On paper I'm reviewing all the implications of changing Minta to Pimentel Ramos on top of the intermarriages. It seems like a Portuguese Peyton Place in 3D. I'm understanding more fully the family stories of relatives living near and with each other. As Katharine says, fascinating. And slow

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Autosomal DNA testing: AncestryDNA vs. FTDNA

2012-10-24 Thread Paul
Cheri, Here are the DNA kits that I own. They are from DNA LifePrint. They are endorsed by John Walsh from the show America's Most Wanted. As for the age, they are about 10 years old still in their original boxes. One box has been opened but the swab is still factory sealed, as is the vile

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Autosomal DNA testing: AncestryDNA vs. FTDNA

2012-10-24 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Paul G, It's kinda like having a generic gasket for your car which you take into the dealership. The dealership will want to use their own gasket, even though yours might work. One of us admins will announce on the list when FTDNA starts their Holiday Sale. Usually it's in December through

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with translation

2012-10-24 Thread Pam Santos
Your welcome, you going to have to see if the others can translate it. I can only usually get basic information, and this slanty handwriting has always been hard for me. The date is 29 Nov 1825 On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Eddie Machado avidedito...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Pam! Now I have to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with translation

2012-10-24 Thread Eddie Machado
I was able to get most names and stuff, but I am having a hard time with the handwriting and quality. On Oct 24, 2012 4:10 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: Your welcome, you going to have to see if the others can translate it. I can only usually get basic information, and this slanty

[AZORES-Genealogy] Second marriage records

2012-10-24 Thread Diane
Good morning/evening I think that the second marriage record of my 5xGGrandfather Mathias Pereira de Almeida does not contain the names of his parents - only the bride's. I can see the word viuvo for widower but not his parents.Would this be common if the person has been previously married?

[AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree Maker and Big Charts

2012-10-24 Thread Pam Santos
Well I thought I would share in case there is others out there who are not able to make an ancestry chart that is big in Family Tree Maker. I had downloaded a free trial of Adobe PDF creator. I downloaded it mainly to convert JPG to PDF. Well I was playing around in family tree maker and instead

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Second marriage records

2012-10-24 Thread Marcio Borba
I havent been keeping track on this family but the record seems amarriage of a Matias Teixeira Machado meanwhile you mention he was Matias Pereira de Almeida! Do you have his child marriage record so I can take a look? Marcio Borba Feel the Azores... visit http://azorean-roots.blogspot.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] informations of my great great grand father francisco josé de medeiros

2012-10-24 Thread kiki
Hello, I looking for some informations about my great great grand father Francisco José de Medeiros born at Funchal (madeira) 28/6/1817 and dead at Agoué (bénin in africa) 15/07/1875. He have 22 children with five wife. With my great great grand mother s' name is Anna Raposa, he have 3

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree Maker and Big Charts

2012-10-24 Thread Bill Boyd
Yes, try cute PDF writer (www.cutepdf.com). I've used it for years and have made documents many hundreds of pages. The writer version is free. There is not an inherent PDF limitation on size. I've gone over 2,000 pages (although size of the file and memory do become an issue!) Bill On Oct

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Godparents

2012-10-24 Thread allevaconrad
Maybe they wanted to keep the kids together if anything happened to them (the parents) Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Pam S, One male godparent? Because no females were available? Or they invoked the Virgin Mary? My nephew has 2

[AZORES-Genealogy] another request for translation help

2012-10-24 Thread spp1680
If anyone is feeling ambitious and helpful, I could use some assistance with translating this. It's the entry on the bottom half of the right page of the book. We've got this much: João Dutra Martins filho legitimo de Francisco Dutra Martins e suas mulher Maria Jacinta e Francisca Tomazzia filha