I tried to look Rosalina's baptismal record up in Sao Antao but the records aren't on there for that far back....they start later than most....I wonder if they'll ever post them or if they no longer exist.
That's an interesting story about mining and finding wealth and returning to Sao Jorge.....I wonder how many of those who left ever made it back? Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 17:10:18 -0700 From: marekdelacr...@yahoo.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Manuel Baptist To: Azores@googlegroups.com I am a blood decendent of Manuel De Avila Brazil, therefore I am researching that line. All I know is that Manuel Brazil married Rosalina and she is the daughter of Manuel Baptist and Maria Perpetua, I don't know if this is the Baptists that you are researching, they were from Topo. I am only covering the fringes of Manuel Brazil because he is the brother of my great grand father Antonio De Avila Brazil and there are interesting stories about their arrival here in Siskiyou County CA. I know that Manuel Brazil (who may be married to your Manuel's daughter) Came to CA and mined for gold and went back to Sao Jorge and married, he had done very well mining for gold. He eventually went blind and stayed on the island not returning to CA. This is from a book that mentions the De Avila Brazil family..sorry its in Portuguese: Na Califórnia comprou um claim, e ali se entreteve a minar oiro até ao ano de 1888, em que voltou à terra, tendo obtido, por seu trabalho e economia, uns dez mil dólares. Em 1892 voltou à Califórnia, onde se demorou quatro anos, voltando a esta vila em 1896. Casou então nesta matriz em 11 de Janeiro de 1897 com a sr.a Ro-salina Perpétua Brasil, de 33 anos de idade, natural de Santo Antão do Topo, filha de Manuel Baptista e de Maria Perpétua. Morou na sua casa ao lado norte da praça; e depois à esquina, lado esquerdo da canada que leva ao forte de Santo Espírito; casa legada a sua esposa por sua tia Ana Perpétua, por largos anos merceeira nesta vila, e casada _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---