Thank you for all the tips everyone! I will take another look at the childrens records and compare all the Godparents names. Marcia and I decided that since we didn't have the death record yet for Francisco (or his wife), this would also be one of our next steps and hopefully it will provide other info to confirm our findings. Muito Obrigado! Terri
On Jun 5, 5:34 pm, "Richard Francis Pimentel" <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote: > I agree with Cheri, > > Look for the siblings also check the god parent's name. If it is the same on > all the siblings then that is another good indication. > > For the most part the ages given in the margin are mostly accurate but I > have found a few off. > > Rick > > Richard Francis Pimentel > > Spring, TX > > Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire > > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Cheri Mello > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:02 AM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Baptism and Marriage Record 4 year gap > difference...same person?? > > Terri, > > It's probably the same guy. Have you collected all of Francisco's siblings > to see how the mom's name, Maria changes? It's a pain (and time consuming), > but check the late 1700s and early 1800s for every child born to an Andre da > Costa and Maria Anybody. It then becomes very apparent if there are 2 Andre > da Costas running around. > > I don't feel that our ancestors knew their birth dates that well during that > time period, especially if they were the hard working laborer. Food and > shelter were more important! > > Cher > > -- > 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 > athttp://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." -- 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."
