[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with Translation

2014-04-25 Thread Dano
Pascoal's parents are Gonsallo Soares Isabel de Medeiros; Maria's parents are Symam Pereyra (deceased) Isabel de Benevides. On Thursday, April 24, 2014 6:49:27 PM UTC-4, smart...@gmail.com wrote: Can someone help with the translation of a marriage record for Pascoal Botelho and Maria da

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Name of bride's parents

2014-04-25 Thread Maria Lima
Doug, I'm glad you mentioned finding death records for BOTH husband and wife to confirm the age difference. I was only focused on her death but your comment makes sense. Thank you to everybody for your help and examples from your trees. Maria Elena On Apr 24, 2014, at 8:10 PM,

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Naturalization Records

2014-04-25 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Len, The record would be in the Massachusetts State Archive located in Boston. It is located near the JFK Library. It is easy to get to off of I-93. This link will give you more information about the archives. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm Rick Richard Francis

[AZORES-Genealogy] Victor Fragueiro of Terceira

2014-04-25 Thread pico
Victor used to be on the old Azores List on Rootsweb. If you know him, tell him I found some exciting new information about his Fragueiro ancestors from Flores.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com -- For options, such as changing to

[AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA-Y-DNA SNP Sale - What is it??

2014-04-25 Thread E Sharp
I just got notification of the FTDNA - Y-DNA SNP Sale 20% off. I have no idea what they are talking about? Does something have a new name?? We’re releasing our new Y-DNA Haplotree for FREE to everyone that has taken a Y-DNA test To help you refine your new Y-DNA Haplotree, all SNPs are *20% off.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Military Records

2014-04-25 Thread Kawika322
Does anyone know if they kept Military Records for individuals during the early 1700's? For instance, they must have documented when an individual achieved the title of Alferes or Capitao and listed some personal info about the person. Maybe the Angra archives or library would have something..

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with marriage record

2014-04-25 Thread Hermano C. Pires
Hello Erica The link you sent does not show anywhere a Manuel de Sousa and Maria Rodrigues. The next image does show a Manuel de Sousa with a Maria Tavares. After her fathers name it says that they live in the Parish of S. Miguel Arcanjo. Hope that helps. Hermano From:

Re: FW: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with marriage record

2014-04-25 Thread Margaret Vicente
Hi Erica, I'm reading avintureiro and this is after checking the priests writing. Modern writing would be aventureiro, which translates to adventurer. On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Erica Botelho audiosource...@qwestoffice.net wrote: I attached the wrong link. Sorry! Here is the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true?

2014-04-25 Thread Liliana Harris
Since words have multiple meanings, particularly on translation, could the intent of beat been different? Keeping in mind that I know absolutely no Portuguese... I found that the most common term for to beat is vencer *but *that word's most common reverse translation is actually not a physical

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true?

2014-04-25 Thread Tanya Smith
I found this in an academia paper cited below. pg. 7 talks about secondary burial. I am wondering if the Beating of the Body was actually the beating or patting of the dirt (earth) that covered the body at the secondary burial. Just my two cents. Secondary burial - In many small parterres

[AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese History

2014-04-25 Thread Elizabeth Migliori
Hello All, I just wanted to share with all about a wonderful class I'm taking in Manteca, Ca on Portuguese History. Someone posted the notice on this site so I thought I'd give it a go. Thank you whoever posted it. Mary Del Pino is the teacher. Each week we cover a different Island, Traditions,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Street address House number, for Azores

2014-04-25 Thread tanya808smith
Aloha, Does anyone know which type of records would include addresses / house numbers etc. I'm talking about older records 1800 -1900? I already have the church but would love to get something more. I was wondering if I could be lucky enough to try and locate some connection to my family from

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage record

2014-04-25 Thread Dano
Erica, *There are TWO bottom of the pages in the image in your link, you need to specify which you are referring to -* the one on the left shouldn't present any problem for anyone to read, so I will presume that you are having difficulty with the page on the right. I agree with Hermano, this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Street address House number, for Azores

2014-04-25 Thread Cheri Mello
Tanya S, I don't think they had addresses in the 1800s. I think it was just a house on ___ street and everyone knew that it was the Silva house or whatever. On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 1:50 PM, tanya808smith tanya808sm...@gmail.comwrote: Aloha, Does anyone know which type of records would

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA-Y-DNA SNP Sale - What is it??

2014-04-25 Thread Cheri Mello
This DNA Day sale (now through Tuesday, April 29) is featuring the Y-DNA 37 marker test (regularly $169 now $135.20 - 20% off). They also have been working on anthropology type things. These are the Short Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) that can place a male on the tree of mankind - the out of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Naturalization Records

2014-04-25 Thread Cheri Mello
The current guidelines for obtaining U.S. naturalization records can be accessed from the USCIS web site here: http://goo.gl/63f8hg On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Leonard Silva lensi...@lenstudio.comwrote: Can anyone tell me where and how to get naturalization records from Bristol County.

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Street address House number, for Azores

2014-04-25 Thread pico
Tanya, Records of death might be your best bet on this.Since Manoel Rapozo de Amaral (now spelled as Manuel Raposo do Amaral) died in 1904, then maybe one or two of his siblings stayed behind in Candelaria, or his wife's village of Ginetes.So trace them and/or their grandchildren, up to 1905 which