Thank you Mara. One of the names looks like Felix da Silva, not Pedro. Like you said perhaps someone may be able to discern it. Herb
On Saturday, December 15, 2012 9:18:47 AM UTC-5, Mara wrote: > sorry Herb, I see something like a date at the bottom of the first page > but can't discern it because of the smudged writing. I also looked for the > word "nasceu" and couldn't see it also...perhaps someone else will be able > to help. > > Mara > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Herb <herba...@verizon.net > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Thank you so much Hermano and Mara. I really appreciate it. Does it show >> the actual date of birth? I think it says the baprism was on 26 May1869, >> but I can't find the birthn date. >> >> Herb >> >> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:02:37 PM UTC-5, Hermano C. Pires wrote: >> >>> Hello Herb >>> Here is what I can make out: >>> Manuel son of Jose do Amaral and Rosa Jacinta, paternal grandparents >>> Jose do Amaral and Francisca Rosa and maternal grandparents Pedro da Silva >>> and Barbara Francisca. Godfather Jose Joaquim da Costa and godmother >>> Francisca de Jesus. >>> Hope that helps. >>> Hermano >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:29:30 -0800 >>> From: herba...@verizon.net >>> To: azo...@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Help >>> >>> I spent several hours today at the FHC here in Virginia where I live. I >>> finally found the record I was looking for but I couldn't make it out >>> completely. I can read Portuguese, what I don't have is good eyesight. I >>> asked the Vounteer if I could print the record but was told the printer has >>> been out of order for years with no plans to repair it. The only thing I >>> could do was take a photo with my I phone ( attached)and hope I can somehow >>> make out all the names at a later time. >>> >>> >>> Aos vinte seis dias do mes de Marco do ano de mil oite centos e sesenta >>> e nove nesta igreja Parochial de Bom Jesus de Rabo de Peixe, conselho de >>> Ribeira Grande, Diocesa de Angra, nasceu solemente um indidividuo do sexo >>> masculino, que dao o nome de Manuel, filho legitimo de Jose Amaral, >>> campones, e de Rosa Jacinta, domestica, neto paterno de Jose De Amaral e >>> (Francisca Rosa ???) e materno de (????) e Barbara ???. Foi padrinho Jose >>> Joaquin da Costa casado. >>> >>> >>> Anyway the translation goes like this. >>> >>> >>> On the 26th of March of the year 1869, in this parish of Bom Jesus, Rabo >>> de Peixe, county of Ribeira Grande, Diocese of Angra do Heroismo ( the >>> diocese seat is in Terceira) was born an individual of the masculine sex >>> who was given the name of Manuel, legitimate son of Jose Amaral, >>> laborer/farmer and Rosa Jacinta, domestic, paternal grandson of Jose de >>> Amaral and Francisca Rosa??? and maternal grandson of ???? and Barbara???. >>> The godftaher was Jose Joaquim da Costa, married laborer/farmer. >>> >>> I was hoping soemnone in the group might be able to discern the names, I >>> can't. It's a shame because i can make out pretyy much the entire >>> document, but not all of the names. anyway I thought I would give it a shot >>> and ask. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Herb >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to Azores+un...@** >>> 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<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+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. 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." >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > -- 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."
