Fred E, He's abbreviating. The 2nd line: Igra. de N.Sna? Sra? da Luz, do Lugar dos Fenais ...
Line 3, after Maria Jacinta: natural desta Parochial Ig.ra de N. Sna? Sra? Line 4: de Amesenta (what?) do lugar de Capellas Now, here's what I would do. Have your word list for the abbreviations (or make your own). Igra. or Ig.ra is Igresia (church). The N. Sna or Sra is the abbreviation for Nossa Senhora. Now, go out to the Azores GenWeb to verify the translation and match up the church name and freguesia. Here's the direct link for Sao Miguel: http://goo.gl/s8BQsn Scroll down to the Fs and you will see Fenais de Ajuda and Fenais da Luz and the church in Fenais da Luz is Nossa Senhora da Luz. (Not to mention Kathy has a link to the CCA site). Now, look at the Cs for Capelas. The church there is Nossa Senhora da Apresentacao, so that is what the priest was trying to write in his flourishy handwriting. You can thank Kathy Cardoza for the great cross-reference of the Azores GenWeb. Cheri Mello -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
