Yes, it says Francisco Raposo was widow of Maria da Conceicao who was buried in Varzea. Unless Mosteiros has an area called Varzea, it must be in Brazil.
JR On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:53:28 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote: > > An added note: > I decided to take a look at Mosteiros today. I found Francisco Raposo and > Maria Emilia's marriage record. It does confirm that Francisco was a Pai > Incognito. He was also a widow. > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-MOSTEIROS-C-1880-1889/SMG-PD-MOSTEIROS-C-1880-1889_item1/P5.html > > I learned from my cousin that the connection is from oral history. I am > not convinced that Manoel Raposo m. Maria Albina is Francisco's brother. > Cousin, maybe. I think the family may be taking the family story and > looking at the records and saying "Manoel had a brother. The brother > worked on the same plantation, therefore, this Raposo must be his > brother." I will see if they have more information that can establish some > sort of connection. But even with the marriage record the mother is given > as Maria Jacinta. Manoel Raposo's mother is supposed to be Maria Albina > (his wife is named the same). > > Let's see if the family comes up with anything... Thanks! > > > -- 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.
