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Nicknamed the "lilac island", Terceira was first thought to be the mythical island of Brasil, an "island of mists".  
Terceira is home to the oldest city in the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, founded in 1534.

Chamada de "ilha lilás", Terceira foi primeiramente identificada como sendo a mítica ilha do Brasil, uma "ilha de névoas".
Em Terceira se encontra a mais antiga cidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, fundada em 1534.
TerceiraMap.GIF (25994 bytes)

Y-CHROMOSOME DNA RESULTS

#1 ANCESTRY:

Earliest Terceira paternal line ancestor - Manuel Machado Silveira, b. abt. 1790

Most recent Terceira paternal line ancestor: Joao Candido Borges, b. 8 Oct 1833,
Angra, Terceira, Azores


This participant has a 2-step match in the Beleza study database from the following city in Portugal: Porto
    DYS#
Name 3
9
3		 3
9
0		 1
9		 3
9
1		 3
8
5
a		 3
8
5
b		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 3
8
9
|
1		 3
9
2		 3
8
9
|
2		 4
5
8		 4
5
9
a		 4
5
9
b		 4
5
5		 4
5
4		 4
4
7		 4
3
7		 4
4
8		 4
4
9		 4
6
4
a		 4
6
4
b		 4
6
4
c		 4
6
4
d

Manuel Machado Silveira

 13 23 17 10 12 12 11 13 12 13 11 28 18 8 9 11 11 24 14 21 30 11 14 15 15

#2 ANCESTRY:

Earliest Terceira paternal line ancestor: Antonio Vieira Diniz, b. abt 1700, Terceira, Azores

Most recent Terceira paternal line ancestor: Joao Caetano Machado, b. 20 Oct 1871,
Doze Ribeiras,  Terceira, Azores

This participant has a 1-step match in the Beleza study database from the following city in Portugal: Aveiro
    DYS#
Name 3
9
3		 3
9
0		 1
9		 3
9
1		 3
8
5
a		 3
8
5
b		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 3
8
9
|
1		 3
9
2		 3
8
9
|
2
Antonio Vieira Diniz 13 21 15 10 13 15 11 12 11 13 11 29

#3 ANCESTRY:

Earliest Terceira paternal line ancestor - Antone Martins, b. abt. 1820, Terceira

Most recent Terceira paternal line ancestor: João Baptista Martins, b. c. 1876-77 Nossa Senhora, Terceira

    DYS#
Name 3
9
3		 3
9
0		 1
9		 3
9
1		 3
8
5
a		 3
8
5
b		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 3
8
9
|
1		 3
9
2		 3
8
9
|
2
Antone Martins 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29

#4 ANCESTRY:

Earliest Terceira paternal line ancestor - John Lawrence, born Terceira

    DYS#
Name 3
9
3		 3
9
0		 1
9		 3
9
1		 3
8
5
a		 3
8
5
b		 4
2
6		 3
8
8		 4
3
9		 3
8
9
|
1		 3
9
2		 3
8
9
|
2
John Lawrence 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 11 13 13 29

 

MITOCHONDRIAL (mtDNA)  RESULTS

#1 ANCESTRY:

Gertrudes Candida Leal, d/o Maria Jose Leal b. Villa Nova, Terceira, Azores, d/o Catharina Lopes, 
b. 21 May 1811

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
Catharina Lopes 172C,183C,189C,219G,278T 73G,146C,152C,185A,188G,263G,309.1C,309.2C,315.1C


#2 ANCESTRY:

Maria da Gloria Ribeiro, d/o Amelia Candida Nunes, d/o Eugenia Vitorina, d/o Margarida Eugenia, 
d/o Margarida Antonia Margarida de Jesus, d/o Maria Antonia/da Ascensão, b. abt. 1735, Porto Judeu, Terceira

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
Maria Antonia/da Ascensão 262T,278T,519C  

#3 ANCESTRY:

Francisca Candida da Rocha Nunes, d/o Eugenia Candida Maxima (da Costa), d/o Maria de Jesus Toste de Freitas,
d/o Maria do Carmo (Homen), b. 22 Dec 1788, Ribeirinha, Terceira, Azores

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
do Carmo 262T,278T,519C  


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