On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:38:36 PM UTC-4, Erin Smith wrote:
I was wondering if anyone had any info on where I could trace back my
ancestors records in Sao Miguel. I don't speak Portuguese. I have some info
on them. My maternal grandfather was born in 1919 in Rhode Island. His father
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Surnames: Linhares,Amaral,Melo,
Furtado,Caetano
From: Erin Smith esmith1...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, October 15, 2014 9:44 am
To: azores@googlegroups.com
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:38:36 PM UTC-4, Erin Smith wrote:
I was wondering if anyone had any info
Erin S,
Don't quote yourself. We can always go back and reread your question. I
almost thought it was some kind of mistake and almost deleted your post
from the queue because I thought it was identical to yesterday's message.
I sent you Manuel Furtado Caetano's birth. That document from
Thank you for your help
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I use the name on their marriage records since they were alive and well
when they got married and would be their most correct name.
On Sunday, June 9, 2013 10:09:01 AM UTC-4, Gerri Martin wrote:
How does one decide what to use as a preferred or primary name for a
person? Baptism, marriage,
Gerri M,
I have a tendency to give weight to the marriage record. But some
ancestors clearly changed their name.
I have a Maria Joaquina/de Jesus/Julia. All 3 of her middle names are off
of the marriage, her death and all her kids' baptisms. I made a check
sheet and each name appeared 3 times
Several years ago I read a scientific study that was posted online
seeking to determine whether any surnames in the Azores were
characteristic of a particular island. The only one with statistical
significance was the surname JORGE on PICO. Unfortunately, a cursory
web search tonight isn't
Here is one of the articles: If you are interested, email and I will send
you the file.
Dolores Coyle
Population Structure of Sao Miguel Island, Azores: A Surname
Study
Branco, Claudia C.
Mota-Vieira, Luisa.
Human Biology, Volume 75, Number 6, December 2003, pp. 929-939 (Article)
On Tue,
Here is another article. I have access through temple Library where I
work. If someone would like a copy, please email me.
Thanks,
Dolores Coyle
Surnames in the Azores:Analysis of the Isonymy StructureClaudia C. Branco
Genetics and Molecular Pathology Unit, Hospital of Divino Espírito Santo,
...@gmail.com
Para: azores@googlegroups.com
Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 9 de Maio de 2012 11:46
Assunto: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: surnames
Here is one of the articles: If you are interested, email and I will send you
the file.
Dolores Coyle
Population Structure of Sao Miguel Island, Azores
It seems I made an error on the definition of grota seca. I am sorry
about that. It is simply the name of a place and it means:
Translation for grota is valley! Grota seca means dry valley.
Other meanings: It is a terrain situated in between 2 mountains or
Deep valley.
An area carved by the
Re grota seca:
I've read claims that the earliest settlers on Flores lived in caves
on the island for about a decade, before they could establish
themselves well enough to build homes -- although my impression was
that it occurred over on the east coast, from just below Santa Cruz
down to north
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