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Portuguese families are large, and their immigration to Brazil ended up separating them from their histories.
Portuguese families are large, and their immigration to Brazil ended up separating them from their histories.
One way to recover this is by developing a family tree, searching historical documents for their origins.
One way to recover this is by developing a family tree, searching historical documents for their origins.
With the help of my cousin Tadeu (son of my father's sister), we gradually built a family tree using software like MyHeritage and FamilySearch, the latter being the most used.
With the help of my cousin Tadeu (son of my father's sister), we gradually built a family tree using software like MyHeritage and FamilySearch, the latter being the most used.
Tadeu is a genius at organizing trees and researching original handwritten documents in Portugal, mostly written by priests, which took us back to the year 1719 on my father's side of the tree.
Tadeu is a genius at organizing trees and researching original handwritten documents in Portugal, mostly written by priests, which took us back to the year 1719 on my father's side of the tree.
In fact, even a bit before 1719, with an earlier ancestor whose birth was not revealed.
In fact, even a bit before 1719, with an earlier ancestor whose birth was not revealed.
Below, I present some screenshots of this tree published on FamilySearch.
Below, I present some screenshots of this tree published on FamilySearch.
First Portuguese ancestors preceding the year 1719. In this case, my seventh great-grandfather (seventh generation) with Manoel Jorge in the first box above, born before 1719. From bottom to top, we have my fourth great-grandfather, fifth great-grandfather, sixth great-grandfather, and seventh great-grandfather.
Following the previous tree, at the origin of Antonio José, we reach my grandfather José Antonio, who immigrated to Brazil in the early 20th century.
Here we have, from bottom to top, my grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and third great-grandfather.
Following the tree, from my grandfather José Antonio on my father's side, we reach my tree with my children at the end.
In the horizontal view of part of the tree, in the first column on the left, we have my children and sons-in-law, then me and my wife, and following, my father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather.
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