Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] TOLEDO from Terceira

2014-08-02 Thread 'Philippe GARNIER' via Azores Genealogy
Tenho João dos Santos Toledo married (third time)).(23-05-1713) with Maria de Jesus (b. Quatro Ribeiras) filha de Francisco Machado Ferreira e de Maria Godinho.   Son : Antonio dos Santos (b. 22-01-1735, Quatro Ribeiras) married with Maria da Encarnação filha de Manoel Alveres Ourique e de

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: What does Recebidos em sanctos mean?

2014-08-02 Thread 'Philippe GARNIER' via Azores Genealogy
 It's an oiled onction made at the end of the catholoc batism Philippe Garnier Paris - France Em Domingo, 6 de Julho de 2014 15:47, JR jmro...@gmail.com escreveu: Yes, recebidos means married. Sanctos means holy. So Holy matrimony, essentially. JR On Sunday, July 6, 2014 1:29:01 AM

[AZORES-Genealogy] Need help deciphering a name

2014-08-02 Thread Maryann Santos
I'm having trouble figuring out Angella da Costa's father's name - it is Mel Roiz da Costa (Manuel Rodriquez da Costa). Any help would be much appreciated! Here's a screenshot and the link to the document. Thanks. MaryAnn Santos

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help deciphering a name

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
MaryAnn, Upper right, bottom left...where do you want people to look? Rodrigues is Portuguese, Rodriguez is Spanish. No q is involved. Just so you get it right in your computer program, as we should have it all spelled the same. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta

[AZORES-Genealogy] NS da Estrela Marriage 10 June 1792

2014-08-02 Thread Herb
Hello Everyone Can anyone make out the word after the grooms fathers name in this record. Groom was Luis de Teves and the father was Joao de Teves ???/ The word after Teves I cannot quite make it out. It almost looks like auzente. It is probably not significant but I thought I would

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help deciphering a name

2014-08-02 Thread MaryAnn Santos
Sorry, entry I need help with is for Sebastião da Costa, left page. I can't make out the name of the bride's (Angella da Costa) father. Thank you. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: MaryAnn, Upper right, bottom left...where do you want people to look?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS da Estrela Marriage 10 June 1792

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
I'm reading ausente/auzente as well. The groom's father was absent. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 7:08 AM, Herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Hello Everyone Can anyone make out the word after the grooms fathers name in this record. Groom was Luis de Teves and the father was Joao de Teves ???/

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help deciphering a name

2014-08-02 Thread Margaret Vicente
MaryAnn, The Father of the bride is Manuel Rodrigues (Roiz) da Costa. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 10:11 AM, MaryAnn Santos m...@nyu.edu wrote: Sorry, entry I need help with is for Sebastião da Costa, left page. I can't make out the name of the bride's (Angella da Costa) father. Thank you.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: What does Recebidos em sanctos mean?

2014-08-02 Thread Margaret Vicente
Hello Philippe, You've got the answer for recebidos but I would like to add that normally it names the place where the marriage took place...recebidos em Santos is indicative of *where* but I would need to see the document. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 6:44 AM, 'Philippe GARNIER' via Azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS da Estrela Marriage 10 June 1792

2014-08-02 Thread herb
Yeah absent. Thanks Cheri that makes sense. Possibly he was sick or didn't approve of the marriage and did not attend. Herb Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: I'm reading ausente/auzente as well. The groom's father was absent. On

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS da Estrela Marriage 10 June 1792

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Or the groom's dad had to work. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 8:28 AM, herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Yeah absent. Thanks Cheri that makes sense. Possibly he was sick or didn't approve of the marriage and did not attend. Herb Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Cheri Mello

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] NS da Estrela Marriage 10 June 1792

2014-08-02 Thread herb
Right. Who would take care of the cows or fish for dinner???lol Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Or the groom's dad had to work. On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 8:28 AM, herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Yeah absent. Thanks Cheri that

[AZORES-Genealogy] Filtering Family Finder matches within the Azores project

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Who was asking me how they can filter their matches within just one project, such as the Azores project? Roberta Estes, genetic genealogist, explains today in her blog, DNA Explained: http://goo.gl/w8hs2s She assumes we have no intermarriage (32 separate lines at 5 generations) but you can

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

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
On Saturday, September 13th, from 8:30 - 4pm, George Pacheco and I are going to present a Portuguese genealogy class in Rhode Island. It's going to be fast and furious! The morning session will be using American sources to find your freguesia. I will do a real scaled down DNA lecture and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help deciphering a name

2014-08-02 Thread MaryAnn Santos
Thank you, Margaret. I thought that might be it but wasn't sure. Originally, I wrote the name as Melchior - don't have a clue where I got that from! Best, MaryAnn On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Margaret Vicente margaretvice...@gmail.com wrote: MaryAnn, The Father of the bride is Manuel

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

2014-08-02 Thread Kalani N
I love how all these Genealogical or DNA events are centered around the middle of the month, right before our tax deadline, on the 15th. The one in DC, the one in TX and now this in Sept. K On Saturday, August 2, 2014 9:51:44 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: On Saturday, September 13th, from

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Filtering Family Finder matches within the Azores project

2014-08-02 Thread Kalani N
Thanks! I've seen that page, just didn't realize that there was a way to do it with the Projects. But I'm glad that there is, which what I was hoping for not realizing it was there all along. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 9:27:53 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: Who was asking me how they can

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

2014-08-02 Thread Cheryl Lawrence
I'm interested! Where in RI? On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Kalani N mamoah...@gmail.com wrote: I love how all these Genealogical or DNA events are centered around the middle of the month, right before our tax deadline, on the 15th. The one in DC, the one in TX and now this in Sept. K

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

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Cheryl, I'll email you the info! Cheri On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Cheryl Lawrence cheryl...@gmail.com wrote: I'm interested! Where in RI? On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Kalani N mamoah...@gmail.com wrote: I love how all these Genealogical or DNA events are centered around the

[AZORES-Genealogy] mtDNA a Sampling of Crypto-Jewish descendents in North East Portugal district of Braganca

2014-08-02 Thread A Faria
Hi Everyone, I found this to be interesting and thought I would share it. http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/ejhg2014140a.html Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group

[AZORES-Genealogy] AUSENTE meaning

2014-08-02 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
LOLOLOL!!! You guys are funny!!! I like the ideia of the milky cows waiting in deep pain, up in the foggy Azorean ills, for the “camponês” to hurry up… :) AUSENTE means (at the time) that the ausente was gone far away. The word was used in the sense of being immigrated, gone to Brasil

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] AUSENTE meaning

2014-08-02 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Thank you for your explanation. It helps to understand the culture better. Marilyn On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva eliseuman...@gmail.com wrote: LOLOLOL!!! You guys are funny!!! I like the ideia of the milky cows waiting in deep pain, up in the foggy Azorean ills,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] AUSENTE meaning

2014-08-02 Thread Cheri Mello
After he picked himself up from the floor, laughing and saying, Those crazy Americans! -- 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

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] mtDNA a Sampling of Crypto-Jewish descendents in North East Portugal district of Braganca

2014-08-02 Thread pico
Hi Antonio,Nice find.This is also why I think it's almost just as important to do mt-DNA testing as Y-DNA testing.In fact, I have come to think the most important testing is Y-DNA, then Family Finder, then mt-DNA and the only reason Family Finder is second is that it gives you the MyOrigins look

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: AUSENTE meaning

2014-08-02 Thread IslandRoutes
Eliseu, Thank you for the definition of ausente. I was told it meant absent. For your description am I to understand that it could be unavoidably absent (like a soldier stationed away from the village or an immigrant in another country who could not come home), but it can also mean a