Sam, I would say the date at the top is when they appeared with all their papers in order to the priest. The date in the middle is the date of the dispensation to marry since they are related and the last is the actual date of the marriage which I think is 13 not 3. MNK On Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:43:41 AM UTC-5, Sam Koester wrote:
> Hello List; Would greatly appreciate sks to check my translation below. > I’m finally getting somewhere on my Santa Maria line with this marriage of > my ggrandparents. I think I got most of it right but; have underlined a > few lines where I really need clarification. Also, I am confused by the 3 > dates in the document and what they actually refer to. Many thanks, Sam in > CA > > > > Jose Soares Coelho de Figueiredo > > > > On the 7th day of the month of January in the year of 1864 in this > parochial church of Santa Barbara of Villa do Porto, island of Santa Maria > diocese of Angra in my presence appeared the newlyweds, Jose Soares Coelho > de Figueiredo and Jacintha Umbelina de Jesus of which I know, with all > papers correct and without imprediments, canonical or civil marriage for > same obtained the dispensation of the kinship of the fourth degree *bids > that care *for the most excellent* judgment *Reverend Lord Bishop of this > diocese *on the twenty fourth of November of the year one thousand eight > seventy-three *and he of the age of twenty eight years, single, ????, > resident of the place of Feteireas in the parish of San Pedro of this same > council where he is native and baptised, legitemite son of Jose Manoel > Coelho, *Ceareiro*, native and baptised in that parish and of Maria > Jacintha de Figueiredo, occupied in the government of her home, native and > baptised in this of Santa Barbara and she of the age of 23 years, single, > living in the house of her parents, in the place of Feteireis of this > parish, legitimate daughter of Antonio Jose de Moura *Camera* and of Rosa > Jacintha de Jesus, who is occupied in the government of her home, native > and baptised in this parish, which bethrothed received as husband and wife > and joined in marriage by Alvara da Ouvidoria Ecclastical of this same > island on the date of the 3rd of current month and year, all proceeding in > the correct manner and conforming to the sainted mother Apolostic Roman > Catholic Church. The witnesses present > > > -- 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."
