Joe Bettencourt's Genealogy Web Page
  (A Página Genealógica de José Bettencourt)
The objective of this site is to share with you some of my genealogy research, and hopefully also gather information from relatives that find this page.
O objectivo desta página é de partilhar e colher informações sobre a minha árvore genealógica com parentes e conhecidos que visitem este site.
Favorite sites:
left: A picture of me, my wife Elizabeth, and our children Michelle and Matthew.  October 1999 - Ponderosa Ranch, North Lake Tahoe
Lusaweb.com
FamilySearch
The hungersite
Names in my family that I am researching:
Sobrenomes da minha família que estou a investigar:
Portuguese Museum in
San Jose, California
Gonçalves
Dias
Bettencourt
Cardoso
East Timor News
Inácio
Lucas Sanches Soares
Silveira
See early 1900's Holy Ghost Festivals in Rosais.
Veja Festas do Espírito Santo nos Rosais no princípio do seculo XX.
I was born in 1964 in the town of Rosais, island of São Jorge, Azores, Portugal.
Eu nasci em 1964 na freguesia dos Rosais, ilha de São Jorge, Açores, Portugal
If anyone would like a copy of old pictures found on my web page, please feel free to contact me.  I don't mind sharing.  That is the objective of this site.  Hopefully you will be able to find old relatives or friends of relatives in my many pictures.
Hope you enjoy them.
click here
Clique aqui
To see the  town of Rosais, please
Para ver a freguesia dos Rosais
Contact me at:
Contacte-me pelo:
josbett@juno.com
Christmas 1999
O meu Sonho:  Acabar com a Guerra, a Fome e o Sofrimento pelo Mundo. 
My Dream: To end all wars, hunger, and suffering in the world.
A special thanks to my aunt Vitoria Sanches who allowed me to copy her vast collection of old pictures, my uncle Jorge Goncalves who let me borrow a few photographs and told me many old-time stories, and the late Samuel Luis who made available the photograph of Rosais in 1900.
Note: Eventually, I will translate everything to Portuguese, with proper accents, etc.  Thank you for your patience.
Attencao:  Eventualmente, irei escrever tudo em inglês e português, com a acentuação própria.  Obrigado pela vossa compreensão e espero que tenham gostado do meu trabalho.
This site was started on April 3, 2000.
Last changes: January 30, 2004.

Este site foi criado a 3 de Abril de 2000.
Últimas modificações: 30 de Janeiro de 2004.
Site Always Under Construction!!!
Sempre em Construção!!