JB - My wife and I have extensive records for the two eastern parishes (Santa Bárbara & Santo Espírito) of Santa Maria, and therefore of no help to you. Fortunately "E" saw your posting long before I did, and her replies sound correct.
As Cheri has already told you, the baptism records on film are your only current hope of finding more information about your great grandfather & spouse. Their baptisms will be on one of the following film numbers: 1388405, 1388406, 1388407, 1388408, 1388409. A likely guess would be to start with #406. Baptism records extend from 1599-1892, so your search of about 1873 should be quite readable. Incidentally, for your records, the correct spelling is Vila do Porto. Good luck, Denis On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > JB, > > Passenger manifests emigrating (leaving) out of the Azores are called > Passaportes. Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island was a major port and many > leaving from Santa Maria usually went to the closest port, which would have > been Ponta Delgada. However, Ponta Delgada has gaps in their records. > There is a gap between 1883-1894, so you won't be able to find the first > emigration. But they do exist for 1907. And they are online at the Centro > de Conhecimento dos Acores (CCA): http://goo.gl/7anSJ > > That will give you Calisto & Filomena's parents' names. Unfortunately, > the parish records for Santa Maria are NOT online yet. You'll have to > order the film from your local Family History Center (FHC). Unless you > live anywhere near North Dartmouth, MA. They have all the film for all 9 > islands of the Azores there. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > For 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. > To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- For 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.