A beautiful video of different places on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores
Tag: Sao Miguel Island
SNGF: Miguel do Monte Had 21 Children
Randy’s latest Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over at GeneaMusings.com asks us to write about our ancestor who had the most children. It’s funny because I’ve been working on the line of my most prolific ancestor, Miguel do Monte who had 21 children. Who was Miguel do Monte? Miguel is my 6th great grandfather. He…
Am I Related to Canadian Tenor, Remigio Pereira?
In the course of my research, I have heard claims that we’re related to this famous person or that. This time it is Canadian singer and musician, Remigio Pereira, whose ancestry hails from Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. I’ve already connected to Nobel Prize winner, Craig Mello, whose ancestors were also from Maia. …
52 Ancestors: My Heart Belongs to Antonio Medeiros Cordeiro
It’s not what you think. The theme for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Love. This can be interpreted in many ways. My heart belongs to Antonio Medeiros not because I have a weird crush on my ancestor, but because he expanded my tree by many generations. When my arthritis got…
52 Ancestors: Goncalo Vaz Botelho, Descendant of a King
This is week 2 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This week’s theme: King. I am writing about Goncalo Vaz Botelho, descendant of kings and queens. In scanning the list I see the first connection is Fernando I, the King of Castille and Leon (1345-1383). Goncalo is his 12 great grandson. Not many know, and…