Hi Lee, you have done a lot of work on your cousin's family. Is this from the Silva or De Mello line?
Anyway, my wife says this is a title "Alferes" which is low ranking military officer. My dictionary translates it a 2nd Lieutenant and google translates it as ensign. Bill Seidler On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:53:03 AM UTC-7, Lee wrote: > I need help/clarification on the marriage below: (left page, bottom/top of > right page) > > Mel de Bettencourt de Avlia > married > Maria de Jesus de Bettencourt > > I am having a problem with Maria's fathers name. I can clearly see Manuel > de Conde Sodre. > > What is the word directly befor name? Is this a name or a title? > > Also, the record looks like it says they are all of "this parish"; but I'm > positive that I'm rading that correctly? > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798_item1/P48.html > > Thank you in advance for any help, etc. > > Lee Estep, Charleston, West Virginia > > > -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
