In a message dated 4/23/2010 9:48:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, terr...@rogers.com writes: > I have decided to try and turn my focus onto my mom's side of the > family although i have very little info to go on. I am hoping that > someone on the list can help me with info from Ribeira Cha. > Jacinta Emilia Soares born circa 1870 in the freguesia of Ribeira Cha, > concelho of Lagoa in Sao MIguel Azores. She died circa 1916? in Praia > de Agua d'Alto in Sao Miguel Azores. Her parents names were Francisco > Soares and Rosa de Jesus. Another shot in the dark for me...but i > thought i would try. > Have you asked the Archives in Ponta Delgada to see if they can find the birth/baptismal records? If your information is close to accurate, i.e., the dates are within a two year margin on either side, if the names of the parents are very close to accurate and the places of birth are absolutely accurate, then you stand a very good chance that they will find it for you and mail you a photocopy of the original record. A birth or baptismal record from that time period (there would be a birth recorded by the Registo Civil and a baptismal record from the church) should contain the names of all four grandparents. Because the record is more than a century old it is stored at the Public Library and Archives in Ponta Delgada.
If you do send for a copy, just ask for a simple photocopy. There is no need to pay all kinds of extra costs for verified, certified, sealed copies unless you need an official birth/death certificate for legal purposes. Good luck! John Miranda Raposo -- 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."
