Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: USCIS Proposed Fee hikes

2019-12-31 Thread Gordon soares
If you haven’t... you need to if you either are quitting your research or have a lot of money!!! This is important Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 30, 2019, at 6:23 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > >  > (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) > > Comments

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA's Holiday Sale (through Dec. 26th)

2019-12-25 Thread Gordon soares
Hi Bill: I know what you mean about Ancestry.com . I have the same problem getting info off their site since I cancelled them. I use Family tree maker (I have a Mac and can’t use MyHeritage without a lot of goofing around on the Mac). Nonetheless,I have found by looking

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Merry Christmas and Feliz Natal thread

2019-12-23 Thread Gordon soares
Celeste What will you do? Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2019, at 5:54 PM, 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy > wrote: > >  > A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. This is going to be > my last year using my computer, so may all y

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: USCIS Proposed Fee hikes

2019-12-14 Thread Gordon soares
Encourages me to write my Senators and Congressman again and this time point out Mitt Romney’s action Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > >  > (Cross posted again) > > Here's an article about U.S. Congressman, Mitt Romney, requesting an audit or >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: USCIS Proposed Fee hikes

2019-12-12 Thread Gordon soares
Cheri should not be carrying the heavy load on this price increase. Search a little? Then this will affect you when you want a record and this google group may not be able help you. Search a lot and you’re in for some heavy fees that will be hard to pass on to others who need your help. Get off

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com data

2019-12-09 Thread Gordon soares
Hi Lisa: send me your email and I’ll contact you.. I do HAVE FTM 2019 and I synch all the time but none of the dox seem to come through. Gordon > On Dec 9, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Lisa Harley wrote: > > Gordon, > > Provided you have Family Tree Maker 2017 or 2019 versions, the following will >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com data

2019-12-08 Thread Gordon soares
your steps). That's > still not going to be fun for 17,000 entries. Maybe someone else has another > idea. > > Cheri > > >> On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 10:17 AM Gordon soares wrote: >> I no longer use Ancestry.com as my primary genealogy program; instead I use >> Family

[AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com data

2019-12-08 Thread Gordon soares
I no longer use Ancestry.com as my primary genealogy program; instead I use Family Tree Maker. I didn’t know that all the source documents on Ancestry is considered theirs and so I no longer can put that data into FTM. Cheri says she just copies the data from Ancestry but I’m finding each time

Fwd: [AZORES-Genealogy] Huge increase in price for searching U.S. Naturalization records

2019-11-21 Thread Gordon soares
Can PALCUS do anything about this terrible increase? Gordon soares gws...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Cheri Mello > Date: November 19, 2019 at 11:40:20 AM MST > To: Azores Genealogy > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Huge increase in price for s

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Huge increase in price for searching U.S. Naturalization records

2019-11-19 Thread Gordon soares
WHAT THE HECK??? That IS ridiculous! If I can wade through the junk english I may try sending a response for the record but my experience tells me that once it is published for comment it is already a done deal and the comments only help justify that they “got comments” . Gordon > On Nov 19,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Expostos left at the roda of the churches

2019-10-02 Thread Gordon soares
My maternal grandfather was placed on the road on Sao Miguel 1868 Dec 8. I have been to the roda. I would appreciate knowing what information she has about the Roda Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2019, at 3:28 PM, Linda Jardin wrote: > > Eloise Cadinha is my cousin

[AZORES-Genealogy] 2020 Censwus

2019-09-23 Thread Gordon soares
ership Council of the United States, WWW.PALCUS.ORG <http://www.palcus.org/>) GORDON GORDON SOARES -- 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, se

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New Family Ancestry Survey on FTDNA

2019-09-03 Thread Gordon soares
Me too… Gordon > On Sep 3, 2019, at 10:23 AM, > wrote: > > Did mine and all the accounts I manage. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: MaryAnn Santos > Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 7:50 AM > To:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] help

2019-08-15 Thread Gordon soares
-LJ-LAJES-C-1888-1899_item1/P79.html > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-LJ-LAJES-C-1888-1899/PIC-LJ-LAJES-C-1888-1899_item1/P79.html> > > Margaret > > From: Gordon soares <mailto:gws...@gmail.com> > Sent: August 14, 2019 4:28 PM > To: a

[AZORES-Genealogy] help

2019-08-14 Thread Gordon soares
I have found the ship my grandmother immigrated on and the date but can’t seem to find the ship passenger list. Marcelina Gaspar Soares sailed on SS Dona Maria on June18,1902. The SS Dona seems to have a few lists but not that date so I am guessing it is an arrival date that is on her

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Translation help

2019-07-13 Thread Gordon soares
Thanks Bill This may have a link to my grandmother I’ve got a bit more work to do. I needed those Names. Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2019, at 8:01 PM, William Seidler wrote: > > Gordon, > > Both of these are for someone with the first name Gaspar. > > The first can be found

[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Sale

2019-06-28 Thread Gordon soares
I’ve received 7 notices regarding the sale. I think your internet slipped a gear. Gordon Sent from my iPhone -- 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

[AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Jesse (Jacinto, Jacintho) Ferreira

2019-05-31 Thread Gordon soares
Any info or lead as to how to find their ports of entry, etc would be appreciated. Gordon Soares -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Some help

2019-05-30 Thread Gordon soares
oo? Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 8:15 PM Gordon soares wrote: >> Cheri >> Thanks this is all very helpful. How do I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Some help

2019-05-29 Thread Gordon soares
nte, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 4:17 PM Scott Edward Anderson >> wrote: >> Hola Gordon, >> >> Boston, Massachusetts, >> and Providence, Rhode Island, are two other port possibilities. >> >> Scott >> >>

[AZORES-Genealogy] Some help

2019-05-29 Thread Gordon soares
What other ports of entry would someone come through if not Ellis Island? I have searched Ellis Island for my grandfather Jesse Ferreira and have not found him. There is a possibility of someone with like name (Ferrero which was a misspelling of his name on a census document) leaving the Azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Mount St Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Hayward (California?)

2019-05-27 Thread Gordon soares
I grew up and went to All Saints Catholic School and attended All Saints church. The school is where I learned the Nun’s art of using a ruler. Gordon > On May 27, 2019, at 10:40 AM, 'Jo Anne Hartmann' via Azores Genealogy > wrote: > > Thanks for posting -I believe (without looking it up)

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Language lessons

2019-05-17 Thread Gordon soares
s is what she has for this year. >>> >>> http://www.marialanguages.com/studyabroad/azores-itinerary.shtml >>> >>> Susan Vargas Murphy >>> >>>> On May 16, 2019, at 9:07 AM, Gordon soares wrote: >>>> >>>> My wife and I want Port

[AZORES-Genealogy] Language lessons

2019-05-16 Thread Gordon soares
My wife and I want Portuguese immersion lessons in a homestay in either Porto or Lisbon (preferably Porto) or Sao Miguel, Faial or Pico. Does anyone know of how we can go about this? It is a bit late in the year for us so we are thinking of April or May next year. Gordon -- You received this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA info

2019-05-08 Thread Gordon soares
that, let > me know and I'll find out when the next ones are. > > Hope this helps! Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Wed, May 8, 2019

[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA info

2019-05-08 Thread Gordon soares
What does: Shared DNA: 85 cM across 4 segments mean? Some of the matches say 8 or 6 etc segments. Gordon -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Expostos left at the roda of the churches

2019-05-05 Thread Gordon soares
My parternal grandfather, Jesse (Jacentho) Ferreira was born Dec 7, 1878 and was placed on the wheel in Sao Miguel, Ponta Del Gado in the convent there. I have his baptism records but I have been unable to learn anything more about him. Can’t find his immigration to America in 1901 or1902, No

[AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestrfy.com help

2019-03-13 Thread Gordon soares
I got an email from someone who found me through DNA and who is my 4th cousin. She needed some help on her tree with one of our mutual relatives and wanted some information on the individual which I had. So I gave her access to my Ancestry tree. Subsequently I have discovered that she has

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Transferring your DNA toMyHeritageDNAbefore December 1

2018-12-04 Thread Gordon soares
I uploaded my Amazon DNA to Family Tree and then to My Heritage. I saw very little difference. I don’t like MyHeritage program so have deleted it and continue to use FTM until Legacy has a MAC option or I talk to someone about partitioning my hard drive. Gordon Soares > On Dec 4, 2018, at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Partitioning a MAC

2018-11-26 Thread Gordon soares
Could Kathy Cardoza tell me what it costs to get a license from Microsoft after partitioning my MAC? I’m assuming I have to do that before I can download any computer program that is not a MAC. Gordon Soares -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "A

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Transferring your DNA to My Heritage DNA before December 1

2018-11-17 Thread Gordon soares
What the heck does that all mean? Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2018, at 4:08 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Concatenated build 37, on the message before yours (in case you missed it). > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Transferring your DNA to My Heritage DNA before December 1

2018-11-07 Thread Gordon soares
I downloaded my DNA today. No problem.. nothing on there that concerns me about it Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2018, at 8:13 AM, M. Stringer wrote: > > Hi Cheri, > > I had thought there were privacy concerns re downloading raw data? > > Are there pros/cons re uploading to My

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] clarification

2018-09-28 Thread Gordon soares
n case you forgot, it's here in the archive: > https://goo.gl/zDY7hn > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 11:40 AM Gordon

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] clarification

2018-09-28 Thread Gordon soares
didn't post the record, > so I can't tell you if she's a proper "Dona" or not. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 5:55 PM

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] clarification

2018-09-27 Thread Gordon soares
the status that they used to carry with them. >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:06 AM Gordon

[AZORES-Genealogy] clarification

2018-09-27 Thread Gordon soares
Is Ao Pe’ da Ladeira a street in Lajes or is it a different place? Also, when a record says “husband of D. Teresa and their daughter D. Maria…what does the “D” mean? Gordon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe

[AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese name

2018-09-26 Thread Gordon soares
Would the English name Jesse be Jacinto, Joao, or Jose in Portuguese? I can’t find a Jesse in the CITEM site linked to his last name FERREIRA nor can I find him linked to his wife Maria De Conceicao. Under any of those names. He was born incognito but taken by the Ferreira’s. Gordon Sent from

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Records listing addresses; How to create a family tree

2018-07-31 Thread Gordon soares
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Pete Jollymour <3apet...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thank you >> >> Pete >> >>> On Jul 31, 2018, at 4:52 PM, Gordon soares wrote: >>> >>> Cheri >>>

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Records listing addresses; How to create a family tree

2018-07-31 Thread Gordon soares
Cheri If I get Legacy will I be able to do searches? I quit Ancestry and now every time I get a “possible match” I’m blocked from getting the info unless I rejoin Ancestry. It’s too expensive and too able to be hijacked in my tree. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2018, at 4:48 PM, Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel F. Sylvia/Silva

2018-07-20 Thread Gordon soares
“E” you NEED to increase your font size. How will depend on whether you are using a MAC or Microsoft but the fix is easy Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2018, at 10:23 AM, E Sharp wrote: > > ​Maggie, > > When Manuel F. Sylvia sister Mary married Paulino Medeiros 5/18/1892 she >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] MyHeritage

2018-05-15 Thread Gordon soares
Hi Rosemarie: I finally gave up on MY HERITAGE and am now using just FTM and Reunion (as a backup). Gordon > On May 15, 2018, at 2:32 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci wrote: > > Dear Listers, > I am having a big problem with the MyHeritage Pedigree Charts. They are > insisting

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports

2018-05-08 Thread Gordon soares
de Jesus. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > >> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 10:24 AM, Gordon soares <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Some time ago I found

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports

2018-05-08 Thread Gordon soares
; > Rick > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Gordon soares > Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 1:25 PM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports > > Some time ago I found my grandfathers passport )at le

[AZORES-Genealogy] Passports

2018-05-08 Thread Gordon soares
Some time ago I found my grandfathers passport )at least I think it is him) and noted the Passport # (563), the date of issue (March 1, 1902) and the location on the passport site (0098 PDL 1900-1902) BUT I forgot to note the URL for the passport data. What is it? And then I am going to ask

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico History and Portuguese Customs 1825

2018-03-29 Thread Gordon soares
y iPhone and was able to access them I wonder what is > wrong as Cheri said maybe try different browsers? > > Wish I knew more about these technicalities!! > > Susan > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 28, 2018, at 9:29 PM, Gordon soares <gws...

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico History and Portuguese Customs 1825

2018-03-28 Thread Gordon soares
Through necessity, much of his story will be from my imaginings, but I want >> it to have a very solid base. I cannot thank you all enough for your >> incredible generosity with your time and knowledge. >> >> Warm regards >> Mike Emmett >> P.S. Having never wri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico History and Portuguese Customs 1825

2018-03-27 Thread Gordon soares
Works for me on Apple IMac with Safari & Chrome Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2018, at 10:39 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > I just clicked on it. It works. I'm on Windows 10 and Firefox is the browser. > I also have Acrobat Reader DC (latest version). > > Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico History and Portuguese Customs 1825

2018-03-23 Thread Gordon soares
Margaret Thanks so much for that reference from York University. Fascinating and quite interesting. Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Margaret Vicente <margaretvice...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Mike, > > Although this may not add

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Garcia, Alvernaz, Caetano, Sequeira, in Santa Clara and San Jose Co, California, no dates

2018-03-09 Thread Gordon soares
Mary: Thanks so much for the UPEC address. Can you tell me a few things about the lists? I take it that one list contains the names of the men enrolled and the second list the names of the women who are to receive some kind of benefit after husbands death? Also, when looking at the wive’s

[AZORES-Genealogy] Mac family tree

2018-02-24 Thread Gordon soares
I would like to communicate with anyone that is using the Mac Family Tree program. Please contact me through my personal email (gws...@gmail.com <mailto:gws...@gmail.com>) so as not to interfere with the focus of the Azores group. Thanks Gordon Soares -- You received this message b

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Descendancy Charts

2018-02-15 Thread Gordon soares
Very crazy :) Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2018, at 11:00 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Yeah, the first time you look at it, it's crazy! > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira

[AZORES-Genealogy] Article on names

2018-02-07 Thread Gordon soares
Cheri: That article you wrote on names is terrific! Very helpful and now I need to go back and double check that anybody I linked to my great grandmother Ana Jacinta are not “Jacintas” and therefore not related to me. Oy Vay!! Gordon -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

2018-02-06 Thread Gordon soares
Hey Cheri…that Charlemagne “thing” is crazy. I don’t understand how that works but how far back fo you think one can go before it gets “CRAZY”? Gordon > On Feb 6, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Hi Mickey, > > Here's an article that Kathy Cardoza and I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese social group

2018-01-29 Thread Gordon soares
e Freemont. Someone more familiar with Oakland will chime in. Cheri >> >> On Jan 28, 2018 3:05 PM, "Gordon soares" <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Oakland ca . At one point lived on Adeline Street . >>> Gordon >>> >>> >>>> O

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese social group

2018-01-28 Thread Gordon soares
il.com> wrote: > > FM may be Freemont. Someone more familiar with Oakland will chime in. Cheri > >> On Jan 28, 2018 3:05 PM, "Gordon soares" <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Oakland ca . At one point lived on Adeline Street . >> Gordon >> >> &

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese social group

2018-01-28 Thread Gordon soares
ifornia. What city was > your ancestor in? > > On Jan 28, 2018 2:29 PM, "Gordon soares" <gws...@gmail.com > <mailto:gws...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of the SESFM Portuguese lodge in the Calif area? Manual > Machado Soares was supposedly one of the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese social group

2018-01-28 Thread Gordon soares
Has anyone ever heard of the SESFM Portuguese lodge in the Calif area? Manual Machado Soares was supposedly one of the 6 founding members and was the President for awhile. He is my grand father born in Pico.I don’t know what the SESFM stands for. Gordon Soares -- You received this message

[AZORES-Genealogy] Tomba.pt

2018-01-25 Thread Gordon soares
I’m having a bit of trouble navigating the tomb.pt sites. What are the numbers and wording at the top of these pages and is there a way to pinpoint a birth date in the long list of pages to be able to zero in a bit faster to find a person? Gordon Soares -- You received this message because

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] info from passport

2018-01-22 Thread Gordon soares
I believe it is American but could be, believe it or not, Russian. Gordon > On Jan 22, 2018, at 3:53 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > American passport or Azorean passaportes? > > On Jan 22, 2018 2:52 PM, "Gordon soares" <gws...@gmail.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] info from passport

2018-01-22 Thread Gordon soares
I have a passport number and a last name. Does anyone know how to get the info that is on the passport form? Gordon Soares -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Did your relatives live in Oakland, CA near 98th Ave and San Leandro St.?

2017-12-19 Thread Gordon soares
t; When I searched for ancestors, I found friends! > > > On Monday, December 18, 2017, 7:57:37 PM PST, Gordon soares > <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi > I have Machado Soares from Via Das Lajes, pico Faisal. When they came to > America they lived in Oakland

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Did your relatives live in Oakland, CA near 98th Ave and San Leandro St.?

2017-12-18 Thread Gordon soares
Hi I have Machado Soares from Via Das Lajes, pico Faisal. When they came to America they lived in Oakland on Adeline st and MacArthur Blvd. with a bit of looking we may connect Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Adena Rollins <adenaroll...@gmail.com&

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Genealogy Software Programs

2017-12-13 Thread Gordon soares
Cheri Does this mean that these programs you list have no monthly fee like Ancestry? Can a person transfer the Ancestry trees to the programs? And link to FTM? What about matches,etc? Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2017, at 11:08 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com&

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Week 5 of Family Tree DNA Coupons!

2017-12-11 Thread Gordon soares
Cheri I’m at a loss on the dna lingo. You know, the Y marker, the Mdwhatever marker and etc. is it too involved to give a quickie tutorial or can you recommend somewhere to look? Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 11, 2017, at 10:12 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com&

[AZORES-Genealogy] Cancel of Ancestry

2017-10-15 Thread Gordon Soares
Does anyone know if I cancel my Ancestry subscription if I will be able to still link my FTM to my Ancestry files? I am assuming that my tree is owned by me and while I can’t add to it through Ancestry I could still add to it via FTM. Is that correct? Gordon Soares -- You received

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA testing

2017-08-17 Thread Gordon Soares
amilytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer > <https://www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer> > > Hope to see you soon! Cheri > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Ach

[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA testing

2017-08-13 Thread Gordon Soares
y Tree Maker version or is there a difference? Is there another more specific DNA to the Azores that I should consider? Gordon Soares -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop recei

[AZORES-Genealogy] money

2017-07-16 Thread Gordon Soares
does anyone know the values of the following(maybe in current values?) Reis, Vintens, Tostoes Gordon -- 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-Genealogy] "The Wheel"

2017-06-27 Thread Gordon Soares
more about Jesse (Jacinto) and his real parents? Elsewhere I have information that he was placed on the wheel at 8 am and adopted by Ana De Jesus and Joao Ferreira at 10 am. Gordon Soares -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy&q

[AZORES-Genealogy] Family tree maker upgrade

2017-04-12 Thread Gordon Soares
Has anyone tried to upgrade to the new FTM program? I ordered it only to find out it is still in Beta and nothing will link to Ancestry on the old program. This has really fouled up some of my attempts to link up with new information. Anyone else? Gordon -- You received this message because

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Lucinda Pacheco (1884-1955)

2017-04-07 Thread Gordon Soares
My paternal grandfather was placed “on the wheel” in Sao Miguel. His baptism certificate states so. Placed there at 8 am on Dec 8, 1878 and adopted at 10 am the same day. Gordon Soares > On Apr 7, 2017, at 12:56 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Babie

[AZORES-Genealogy] Information on Pires

2017-03-08 Thread Gordon Soares
I have several great grandparents of the Pires family but can’t find much information about them. It appears they might have been prominent in the early days of Brazil in the 1500’s to early or mid 1600’s. Does anyone know the history of the Pires families around that time. I have particular

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] ST Francis habits

2017-03-06 Thread Gordon Soares
san Vargas Murphy asked questions that many > > people > > have but have been too afraid to ask. And many thanks to Eloise Cadinha > > for > > opening the door. > > > > John Miranda Raposo > > > > > On Mar 5, 2017, at 4:04 PM, 'John Raposo' via Azor

[AZORES-Genealogy] ST Francis habits

2017-03-05 Thread Gordon Soares
I wonder if anyone knows the significance of being buried in the habit of St. Francis in the 1600-1800 burials. It is often said that the person was carried to the grave in the habit of St Francis lead by the priest and the Friars of St. Francis. The person often had a will and indicated that

[AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese Currency

2017-03-05 Thread Gordon Soares
of these? then? and perhaps now? I know the reis is an early form of the Escudo but nothing about the others, Gordon soares -- 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, sen

[AZORES-Genealogy] azores currencies

2017-03-01 Thread Gordon Soares
In many of the documents of burials for my ancestors I see the following: “she was buried in the church of Lajes and it will be paid 8 VINTENS for the grave”. Likewise. “He didn’t make a will and there will be 200 reis paid for the grave.” Also, In her will she determined she wanted 30