Erin S, Don't quote yourself. We can always go back and reread your question. I almost thought it was some kind of mistake and almost deleted your post from the queue because I thought it was identical to yesterday's message.
I sent you Manuel Furtado Caetano's birth. That document from yesterday says he was born 4 Sept 1900 in Ribeira Quente. Don't start with the one that you are having trouble with. You will only frustrate yourself. Start with the ones you know the most about. In the "how to" link I gave you, you will see that you need the name, date, and place (freguesia or village) to begin your research in the Azores. You can chase Manuel Amaral around the U.S. by following the information in the how to link. One of those sources may turn up his freguesia. Start with Manuel Furtado Caetano from Ribeira Quente. Go to the how to and look at the format that the baptisms are in. Then look at his birth and see if you can find the names. The dates are usually the hardest because they are written out long hand (four September one thousand nine hundred). Collect all his siblings. That way you are learning how to read the handwriting. That priest in R.Quente doesn't have the best penmanship, so it will be a little hard. But I've seen worse penmanship. And if you are a young person and don't use handwriting, you may have to go back and familiarize yourself with cursive handwriting. Your lines will tie into mine and go back to Ponta Garca and tie in a larger group of people. 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.
