RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com free immigration searches

2014-10-21 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
I have always found that offers by Ancestry are just a lead in to get you to sign up. I have not checked this one out but I have seen some that the catch is you have to sign up for a free 7 day trial which requires a credit card and they hope you forget to tell them you don't want to sign up at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com free immigration searches

2014-10-21 Thread Nancy Pinksaw
Thank you, for letting us know. -- 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 the right that says Join this group and it will take

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with village/parish translation

2014-10-21 Thread Gerri Martin
Thanks to all of you On Monday, October 20, 2014 3:46:00 PM UTC-7, Gerri Martin wrote: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOJOSE-B-1846-1849/SMG-PD-SAOJOSE-B-1846-1849_item1/P107.html Can someone help me with the Parish/birthplace of Antonio Furtado (father)

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com free immigration searches

2014-10-21 Thread Tish M
For anyone new out there, I agree with Rick completely. You have to be very careful with Ancestry's free stuff. Tish On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Nancy Pinksaw npink...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you, for letting us know. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com free immigration searches

2014-10-21 Thread Cheri Mello
If it's a 14 day free thing, you need to mark on your calendar when day 13 is and call them and cancel. And be prepared for them to try to talk you into staying. They are a publicly traded company and need to sell subscriptions to please the stock holders. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry.com free immigration searches

2014-10-21 Thread bsei2816
I tried this and it is genuine. I could view and download passport applications, naturalization applications, and passenger lists without even getting a sales pitch. Try to open anything else though and their sign up box opens. Bill Seidler -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with village/parish translation

2014-10-21 Thread JR
I had a brief look in Povoacao and found a record that matches: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-MAEDEDEUS-C-1801-1822/SMG-PV-MAEDEDEUS-C-1801-1822_item1/P112.html Sept 8- 1814, Joao Furtado filho de Jose Furtado e Felippa de Jesus cc Violante Maria, filha de Jose do