Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Got my mtDNA Results

2014-04-18 Thread Joseph Costa
Cheri: Thanks. We are leaving for a cruise. I won't be returning until late on 4/26. We can always talk after that. Joe On Apr 18, 2014, at 12:18 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When I get back home from the conference in Salt Lake, I will contact you. Cheri On Thu, Apr

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Guadalupe (Graciosa) marriages published in CCA

2014-04-18 Thread João Ventura
Hello again, And yesterday, they uploaded the death and legitimization records. Again at http://tombo.pt/en/f/scg01 Regards, João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 16 April 2014 13:34:06 UTC+2, João Ventura wrote: Hello everyone, Guadalupe marriages are up on CCA since yesterday.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] GRACIOSA researcher's list

2014-04-18 Thread Ken Waters
Hi Eliseu, Please count me in as well. I saw Colleen's note and was intrigued with the mention of Bettancourt and Cunha as my Great Grandfather John Sylvia *may* have previously gone by Joao de Cunha Bettancourt (according to an uncle of mine) and was supposedly from Graciosa. I am at the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Impossible to read -almost

2014-04-18 Thread Dano
Staring at it won't help, no matter how young, or old, your eyes are - the ink has been washed away :) You could post it as baby girl, but, you've also got some info that you can use to try to give her a name. You clearly have a dob baptism, which may help you find the child who may have died

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Half Moon Bay, CA

2014-04-18 Thread Eddie Machado
Hi Romona, I don't know much about Cardoza's. My great grandmother was Caroline Cardoza Machado and her father was Manuel Cardoza. My understanding is there is still Cardoza's in Half Moon Bay that maybe related to these Cardoza's. On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:21 PM, Cheri Mello

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Impossible to read -almost

2014-04-18 Thread Isabella Baltar
Maria Elena, No one will be able to read the name of that child on that record as the document has a big loss on that corner. What you see is not ink washed out, it is a new piece of paper added in an effort to restore and give the original paper a more stable structure. Notice the other pages

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Obit note in the margin of a baptism

2014-04-18 Thread Maria Lima
Thank you Margaret and Dano. I didn't even think it referred to money. Learned something new! Maria Elena On Apr 15, 2014, at 9:08 PM, Margaret Vicente margaretvice...@gmail.com wrote: Maria, The something is the cost of the registration um escudo e cincoenta centavos it's

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Marriage Record

2014-04-18 Thread Fred Estrella
Hi Dano, I might have found the record for Joao Mota b. abt 1636 shown on your pdf document. Hard to read because of abbreviations but I think this is his baptism record from Sao Pedro records having him born on 26 Feb 1635. Let me know what you think:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Impossible to read -almost

2014-04-18 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Does anyone know if the images on the CCA site are from the microfilmed copies that the LDS Church made? Or have they (CCA) digitized their own copy from the original records. Just wondering if the repairs were made after the microfilmed copy. If someone has access to the microfilmed copy at a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Impossible to read -almost

2014-04-18 Thread Isabella Baltar
Maria Elena, All the original records from the Library and Archives from Angra do Heroismo are digitized in loco, which means at the Library. After that, they send the digitized images to the CCA who is responsible to upload the images on the website. I don't know if this is the same procedure

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Impossible to read -almost

2014-04-18 Thread Cheri Mello
I thought Joāo Ventura said Ponta Delgada digitized from the film. There are only about 10 people left at the Family History Library and no one was checking email. So no one may read this in time. Cheri, at the airport On Apr 18, 2014 3:52 PM, Isabella Baltar myportuguese...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Marriage Record

2014-04-18 Thread Fred Estrella
Dano, One other find that is possible match for Goncalo Mendes death record. The record lists his age at death to be 110 years old! Do you think it's a match? The record is on the left page, second one down from top.

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santa Cruz, Graciosa online

2014-04-18 Thread pico
Just found out why Graciosa is coming online before Ribeira Grande.It's because they had a lot of requests for Graciosa.So it pays to speak up.This also seems to mean there might not be any problem with the Ribeira Grande records. They are just going to be the in line to be uploaded. My question

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Y dna Matches between Pico and Flores, looking for a list of original Flores settlers.

2014-04-18 Thread Antonio Faria
Thanks Joao I started reading it yesturday. On Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:00:55 AM UTC-7, João Ventura wrote: You can find the books online at http://www.azoreangenealogy.com/biblioteca_acoreana_livros.htm João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Thursday, 17 April 2014 06:03:20 UTC+2, Antonio

[AZORES-Genealogy] Maia Marriage circa 1750

2014-04-18 Thread Herb
Hello I am searching for the parents of my ancestors Manuel Pacheco and Barbara Macedo of Maia, Sao Miguel. Maybe someone in the group has this family or has come across this family during their research? Barbara Macedo was from Fenais da Ajuda and Manuel Pacheco was from from Maia, but

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Marriage Record

2014-04-18 Thread Dano
Actually, this one isn't too bad - I've seen much worse. This link lists two baptisms for children named Joao - the correct one appears to be the upper left; the dates and the parents appear to match the chart data, which was taken from the Carlos Machado Manuscripts. My opinion is that its a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Marriage Record

2014-04-18 Thread Dano
*Well, Fred, the record is the record! Until someone can come up with credible information to disprove what you've found, it is the only document with a date specific for Goncalo Mendes. Was Goncalo 110 yrs old when he died? Perhaps. If he was 110 yrs old at death, who, that was still living

[AZORES-Genealogy] Half-Orphans

2014-04-18 Thread Grace CM
Does anyone know what “half-orphan” in a California school record from 1918 might mean? Unless I’m mistaken, the child has two living parents. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Name of bride's parents

2014-04-18 Thread Maria Lima
Right hand page Sixth and seventh line down Can anyone read the entire name of they bride's father: I see MANOEL DA SOUZA then maybe Resendes (?) And the brides mother has me stumped: It looks like maybe it's Maria de a .

[AZORES-Genealogy] It is harder for you to get thin

2014-04-18 Thread lisahbskt
Being in the shape of my life feels so good. http://clinton-house.com/suga/ -- 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

[AZORES-Genealogy] Members being hacked

2014-04-18 Thread Cheri Mello
Since the focus of this list is genealogy, I hope all of you know to delete messages from members who send out random things. We just had one about weight loss or something. Please delete. When these things happen, I moderate the member until I hear back from them. Thanks, Cheri Mello

[AZORES-Genealogy] Gracias of New Bedford, MA

2014-04-18 Thread Liliana Harris
I’m looking into a branch of the Gracia (Grace) family in and around New Bedford, MA. Father: Joseph. Mother: Emma, born in Azores about 1890. In this case, I can trace both to their antecedents, but the children, Gilbert and Nora (also known as Leonora) seem to disappear after 1920. I can

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translating Passport Records

2014-04-18 Thread Liliana Harris
Hi Eliseu, Thank you. This is interesting and confirms what I was thinking. You have been *so* helpful. Liliana On Monday, April 14, 2014 4:18:39 AM UTC-7, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote: Hi Liliana, The last column name is OBS (Observações = Remarks) It says “Afiançado para o

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Half-Orphans

2014-04-18 Thread Liliana Harris
I’m fairly certain I have the answer to that. On Azores GenWeb, which is a terrific source of information (Forgive me if I’m reporting something most of the group already knows.), there was a book on the Azores —part fiction, part non-fiction—reviewed. The fiction part is supposedly

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gracias of New Bedford, MA

2014-04-18 Thread F Souza
my aunt Mary Souza from Stonington Connecticut was married to a man named Gracia, but the marriage was short-lived because he died at a very young age. I think they were married in Fall River, and that is all I know of him-not even what his first name was, but the dates given here are very close.