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  • Procurando os pais de MARCELINO DE OLIVEIRA (meu trisavô)!!!

    O que sei:* Seu filho Eleutério de Oliveira nasceu em Blumenau/SC por volta de 1915/1916 e faleceu em Bauru/SP em 09/09/1944 aos 28 anos. A mãe de Eleutério era Maria Mendes de Oliveira. Marcelino teria nascido por volta de 1880 (possivelmente em Blumenau ou região do Vale do Itajaí). O que preciso: Identificar o registro…

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    @Bruce Uebergang We have moved your post from User Trees Feedback to Family Tree so you can receive an answer. The previous post will be deleted. Brice said: There are times when we both have the same ancestor but without the ability to switch between the two of us then only one set of relationships are shown. Is it…

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    Pessoal, encontrei minha bisavó com dois nomes, então há dois registros dela, e em um dele contem um filho falecido que não está na árvore genealógica com mais descendentes. Nessa árvore genealógica com mais descendentes, não consigo adicionar minha avó, como proceder?

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