I just wanted to update on the research I did last night. I started look at the Obitos for Achada in the 1730s (going backward). I haven't found any Monte's as yet.
Then, I reviewed the marriage work I've already done. I noted every marriage from 1747-1777. What strikes me is despite all those children born to Miguel do Monte and 1 to 3 wives, I'm not finding them in the Achada marriages. I might not have gone early enough for group one which is Manoel, Miguel, Andre, and Jozeph. But I should have been smack in the middle of the marriages for group two. So far, I've only found Antonio dos Reis and Felicia dos Reis. Yet, there were 9 children total. Has anyone else come across the marriages for: Francisca, Miguel, Manoel, Francisca II, Roza, Maria, and an child, name unknown? Then there is marriage 3. I have 15 or 16 children in this group (there are 2 Maria's that I haven't figure out if they are one). I have found the marriages for Manoel da Costa, Maria Furtado, and Joze Furtado. I may still hit some of the later born children in the rest of the marriage group that goes to 1787. Did many of these people die young? I guess we won't know that until we get into the obitos. But, it seems there should be so many children marrying and having children. They should be all over Achada. So, if they lived to adulthood, where did they go? A final note on Joze Furtado's baptismal record. His parents are both listed as natives of Achada. I will have to go through this baptismal group to see if all those named as his siblings all have parents natives of Achada. If this group really belongs to the Miguel do Monte with 3 wives, the father should be listed as a native of Achadinha and the mother from Agua Retorta, right? Maybe one of the do Monte researchers has found the marriages that I haven't seen? -- 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.
