Thank you, Dano. I appreciate your response. That's just the information I needed to help understand. I checked CCA today to see if I could find any other records for Daniel, like an adoption as you mentioned, but none of either type of the records you suggested came up for Santo Amaro, Pico (Legitimacoes or Perfiliacoes) for anyone.
Evee -----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 7:40 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage record for Ana Bernarda & Estalano Nunes Teixeira AND Baptism record for Ana's son, Daniel As you mention, each of these records are clearly written. On the baptism, Daniel "was baptized," and, as is the case in this matter, the father is not mentioned - nor would he be mentioned, unless he comes forward and declares that he is the child's father. There is a separate administrative statement, added - "after the fact," to the original baptismal record (usually in the left margin), and a document known as a "Legitimacao" (Legitimation) is written into a ledger, or section of a ledger, established for that purpose. As for the marriage record, the marriage of Ana Bernarda and Estelano, occured seven years later. It makes no mention of Daniel. If Estalano was the father we will never know - and declares such. Apart from that, Estelano could "adopt" Daniel if he chooses to, and it can be recorded by the church as a separate record known as a "perfiliacao," (adoption), again, normally recorded in a section of its own in the Ledger. That pretty much covers your questions, if I've left anything out or misstated something, I'm sure that someone will point that out. -- 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.
