Margaret & Cheri: Thank you both -- I think you do have the gist of the meaning correct - that the priest was chastising the parents for being 'absent parishioners for a number of years'. Perhaps understandable, given that the child Anna was illegitimate, fathered by Albino who had relations with a woman perhaps of about the same age as his legitimate daughter.
I wish I understood the cultures of the Azores as a native would, but Albino probably was not looked upon with favor by others in the parish. Thank you again, Denis On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can see it now. > > So the priest is going off on how her parents don't go to church and then > he forgets the baptism date? Sheesh! That's something I don't see very > often in a document. > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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." > -- 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."
