I would start by compiling all the information on all the Jose Faustino's in the parish and see if you can rule some of them out. For example some may have been too old and some too young. DNA testing may be helpful if you can document some lines.
Cheri what do you think? Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores -----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawika322 Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:04 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Foster/Faustino mystery from Sao Jorge Finally Solved Rick, Yes that is an interesting piece of information that I came across with the father listed as Jose Faustino in the marriage record of Joseph Foster even though his birth record said pai incognito. I also think that he may of known who his father was but it will be hard to pin down exactly who because there are multiple Jose Faustino's listed in the same parish of Santa Catharina in Calheta, Sao Jorge. So far I have found at least 4 to 6 possibilities, so I would need to narrow down the list. David On Oct 17, 8:37 am, "Richard Francis Pimentel" <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi David, > > I find these two statements interesting I hope I understood this correct. > > "I also had a marriage record of Joseph Foster from Oakland, CA that > listed his parents' names as Jose Faustino and Catherina" > > "Catharina Josefa do Coracao de Jesus with the father listed as pai > incognito" > > It appears you may have a something to go on as his marriage record > gives a fathers' name and his birth record does not. > > Have you searched for a Jose Faustino in the records? Perhaps he was > married to another woman which may be a good reason as to why he was > listed as incognito on the birth records of Jose & Maria. Many time > when the father was listed as incognito it was common knowledge who > the father was and perhaps your gg grandfather learned who his father > was and when he married in California reported the name. > > Rick > > Richard Francis Pimentel > Spring, TX > Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire > > Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada > Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores > > -----Original Message----- > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of mnk > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:12 AM > To: Azores Genealogy > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Foster/Faustino mystery from Sao Jorge > Finally Solved > > That is great news, always good to hear when someone breaks their > brick wall! > thanks for sharing your success! > Maria Natalia > > On Oct 16, 7:06 pm, Kawika322 <oldschoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just wanted to post that I was finally able to find the birth/ > > baptismal record for my g.g. grandfather Joseph Foster/Jose Faustino > > who was from Sao Jorge, Azores and lived and raised a family in > > Oakland, California, as well as his sister Mary Vieira. I knew the > > date of birth for both Joseph and his sister Mary from their > > California death certificates, and I knew that they were from Sao > > Jorge. I also had a marriage record of Joseph Foster from Oakland, > > CA that listed his parents names as Jose Faustino and Catherina but > > that was pretty much the extent of what I had to work with. > > > I had made a previous inquiry on this site regarding the Foster/ > > Faustino line as well as inquiring about his siter Mary Vieira. > > Although indirectly, there were several responses from other Azores > > members that ended up being quite useful and leading to the > > discovery of both of their birth record. I would also like to thank > > Eric Edgar for responding to the previous inquiry and posting > > possible baptismal record match for Joseph's sister Mary. Although > > it was not the correct record, I took a look back at the surrouding > > records from Calheta, Sao Jorge and was able to make some connections. > > > I found a record for Maria born on the correct day, month and year > > in > > 1867 to Catharina Josefa do Coracao de Jesus with the father listed > > as pai incognito. I then went back to see if there was a > > corresponding birth for Joseph to the same woman on the correct day > > month and year in 1864 and there was which helped confirm that these > > were the correct people I was looking for. > > > I now understand the reason it was so hard to find their records in > > the first place as their father is actually listed as pai incognito > > as their mother was not married, and although their mother must have > > know who the father was, it was not listed on their baptismal records. > > > Anyways, just thought I would share the information, and thanks > > again to all who took the time previously to help look for information. > > > David > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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