Nicole R, You can find ALL the kids of a particular couple (the kids' baptisms and marriage). It will strengthen your reading of the records. It will also build your database so when you get a DNA match, you'll have a starting point to connect your DNA match to.
You didn't mention a place for your ancestors, but at the bottom you mention Achada and Santana. Achada has some of the worst records on Sao Miguel. I think the only records worse than part of Achada is Santa Maria island. There is a partial index for Achada marriages. It starts at the beginning (1680s) and goes to about 1730s if I remember correctly. I have a copy and I typed it up in Excel. Once you get to that time period and you're still in Achada (start hoping they came from somewhere else), send me an email and I'll send you the Excel file. It's going to be a bit of a struggle. I think I found an ancestor about the 1820s in Achada and most of her ancestors were from there. It was hard. I had to ask a lot of people to verify what I was reading. On the plus side, if you can read the stuff coming out of Achada, you'll be able to read anything. I know this isn't what you wanted to hear. I know of no other sources for Achada. -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
