Hello All Today I was looking at records from Sao Sebastiao Church in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel. I looked at the years 1865-1869. I was looking for the birth of my great grandmother. I have looked at many baptism records from other churches in Sao Miguel and what I found unusual is the number of exposto's in the records. With out counting it seemed like there were five exposto's for ever legitimate that was baptized. This causes me to consider a few questions. Is there a reason that this particular church recorded so many exposto's? Was there a roda that was a favorite dropping off spot? Was there a large orphanage in Ponta Delgada? Buy the way I did find the baptism of my great grandmother confirming her parents and grandparents. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, New Hampshire, USA Researching Sao Miguel, Acores for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho, Teixeira, Rocha
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