Cesar, It doesn't exist. Baptisms begin in 1665. Marriages begin in 1674, and deaths in 1673. It appears that there could have been other books since the years of 1665 and 1674-1673 are 9 years apart. Wikipedia (in English) gives more history than the Portuguese version of Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_(Ribeira_Grande)
It sounds as if the church goes back to the late 1400s. Almost 150 years before the records. This description from Guido de Monterey's "Santa Maria e Sao Miguel: As Duas Ilhas do Oriente" (page 191) seems to be similar to what Wikipedia says: Anterior a 1522. Sofreu obras no decurso dos séculos XVII e XVIII. Todavia, a maior e mais flagrante reconstrução deu-se no final do século XVIII. Apresentou-se pronta no ano de 1812. Templo de consideráveis dimensões, corpo principal de tres naves. Capela-mor plena de graciosidade. Altar-mor extasiante pela valia da sua talha, ora dourada, ora pintada a azul. Igreja ataviada e augusta, centro do total arrebatamento. I did not find your Manuel da Costa Carreiro married to Isabel da Costa in any volume of Rodrigo Rodrigues either. I'm guess the Maia books were missing during Rodrigo Rodrigues' lifetime too. 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
