Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New Book - About Azorean Boy on Whaleship

2014-08-31 Thread E Sharp
Thank you, Nancy, for the review, comments about the book Xico. I am planning on purchasing a couple for family members for Christmas gifts. E​ On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Nancy Pinksaw npink...@gmail.com wrote: About, two months ago, my husband and I, decided to take a day trip to New

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with Obitos from Fenais da Luz, Ponta Delgada - Izabel Cordeira

2014-08-31 Thread Pam Santos
27 April? 1776 68 years old On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Lee shorts...@suddenlink.net wrote: Can someone please help with the death record of Izabel Cordeira, wife of Antonio de Medeiros da Costa? (right page, top) It looks like she died in June? 1776 - I cannot make out the day at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with Obitos from Fenais da Luz, Ponta Delgada - Izabel Cordeira

2014-08-31 Thread Pam Santos
or it could be June like you said too hard for me too tell maybe someone's eyes are better. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: 27 April? 1776 68 years old On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Lee shorts...@suddenlink.net wrote: Can someone please help

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with Obitos from Fenais da Luz, Ponta Delgada - Izabel Cordeira

2014-08-31 Thread Hermano C. Pires
My two cents worth: I can see 27 1776. Based on the fact that the previous record is for the 27 de Abril de 1776 and the one following is for 5 de Junho de 1776 and also that the word for the month although very faint, does not resemble de previous record for Abril I would tend to say that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with translation - AJUDA BRETANHA

2014-08-31 Thread Shirley Allegre
At first I thought that it was May. After rereading, I saw the MARCO. Glad that my eyes are still working. Shirley in CA - Original Message - From: Joanne Mercier To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help

[AZORES-Genealogy] New Book - About Azorean Boy on Whaleship

2014-08-31 Thread Nancy Pinksaw
Someone, contacted me, about the name of the book. It, is called, Xico. A Boy, A Rat, and A Whaleship. The author is, David Blanchette. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese Genealogy Workshop: Saturday, September 13, Rhode Island

2014-08-31 Thread Nancy Pinksaw
Hi Cheri, I just wanted to make sure that you received my registration form, for the seminar? Do we pay for it, that day? Thanks, Nancy -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New Book - About Azorean Boy on Whaleship

2014-08-31 Thread Nancy Pinksaw
Hi Cheryl and E. Thanks, for making me feel so welcome to the group. Actually, when we visited the museum, I didn't know about this group. .I, enjoyed the book, as much as my granddaughter, and hope your family members will too. Hope to meet you at the seminar?? Nancy -- For options, such as

[AZORES-Genealogy] Genealogy of my grandfather Louis Ferreira Costa, born 1882 in Santa Barbara, Terceira, Azores

2014-08-31 Thread Roger
My Grandfather Louis Ferreira Costa, born in Santa Barbara, Terceira in 1882, his father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather, all believed born in Terceira were given the middle name Ferreira. What was the significance of the Ferriera name in the Costa family. I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Genealogy of my grandfather Louis Ferreira Costa, born 1882 in Santa Barbara, Terceira, Azores

2014-08-31 Thread Cheri Mello
Roger, They were probably just trying to distinguish themselves from another Costa or another Ferreira family, so they compounded their surname. More research will tell. Cheri -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese Genealogy Workshop: Saturday, September 13, Rhode Island

2014-08-31 Thread Cheri Mello
Nancy P, I'm not in charge of the workshop. I will ask them about the registration. Yes, you need to pay now, or they give the seat to the wait list, I believe. I know that they sent me a listing of people a couple of weeks ago and their was a column for paid, and many had paid. EVERYONE

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree DNA's End of Summer Sale

2014-08-31 Thread Cheri Mello
(Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, and Island Routes lists) The sale ends on Wednesday, Sept. 3rd at 11:59 pm CDT. They are putting any and everything with Y-DNA on sale. Y-DNA needs a man to test and it follows his father's father's father's line only. Plain Y-DNA tests: Y-DNA 37, Y-DNA 67, and

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2014-08-31 Thread aportugee via Azores Genealogy
Is it unusual to NOT include the father’s surname in documents in the early 1800’s on the island of Faial? My ancestor was Antonio Catherino/a and his parents were Manoel Francisco Catherina and Theresa Felicia. Antonio married Maria Jacintha. The information I have is that the were married

[AZORES-Genealogy] Antonio Francisco

2014-08-31 Thread Lee
The year is 1822. I can't really out the day and month though. The parents all match for groom and bride. The groom not having a surname on Faial happens in one of my cousins lines, which drove me crazy for a while until I the marriage of the couple - he used a surname at that time, after

[AZORES-Genealogy] Need Help with one word - Pedro Miguel, Fayal, Surname: Luis

2014-08-31 Thread aportugee via Azores Genealogy
Top Left: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826_item1/P88.html Need help with first name of maternal grandmother…. Thanks, Sam Sent from Windows Mail -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re:

2014-08-31 Thread JR
No Catharina. It is not uncommon to adopt alternate names to distinguish people from each other, or to simply adopt it as way of honoring one's ancestors. It is also not uncommon to stop using alternate names. The name could come from a parent or grandparent or even a Saint or place, such as

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need Help with one word - Pedro Miguel, Fayal, Surname: Luis

2014-08-31 Thread Margaret Vicente
Sam, Anna (Ana) Francisca. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:18 PM, aportugee via Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com wrote: Top Left: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826_item1/P88.html Need help with first name

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need Help with one word - Pedro Miguel, Fayal, Surname: Luis

2014-08-31 Thread Cheri Mello
Anna Francisca On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 6:18 PM, aportugee via Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com wrote: Top Left: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826/FAL-HT-PEDROMIGUEL-B-1806-1826_item1/P88.html Need help with first name of maternal

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re:

2014-08-31 Thread Cheri Mello
I had an ancestor tack on Umbelina to his surname after his first wife died. On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 6:23 PM, JR jmro...@gmail.com wrote: No Catharina. It is not uncommon to adopt alternate names to distinguish people from each other, or to simply adopt it as way of honoring one's ancestors.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re:

2014-08-31 Thread Lee
JR is correct. The year is 1842. Took some squinting for me to see it though... Lee -- 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