In the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, on Santa Maria Island, SOARES FIGUEIREDO is one of the esteemed family names, apparently originating in the parish from the marriage of Alferes Joam Soares Figueiredo in 1708. The surname is also found in the other three freguesias, as well as São Miguel and perhaps the other islands, but not with the same frequency as in Santa Bárbara. Since Tish's ancestors bear this surname, we are particularly interested.
There are two priests in Santa Bárbara that have drawn our attention: Laurenço José de FIGUEIREDO in the early years of the 19th century, and Manoel Soares de FIGUEIREDO in the middle of the same century. Questions that have arisen: 1. Where did the Azorean Priests generally receive their education? 2. Did they have some input as to where they were assigned, particularly as regards the two above? 3. Assuming these two were natives of Santa Maria, what is the possibility of learning their parentage? Thanks for any insights, Denis -- -- 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
