You are correct. Recall that spellings have changed over time. The "am" became "ao" in names, e.g. Joam became Joao. Here it's Sebastiam which now would be Sebastiao. Hope that helps.
Gayle > On Nov 23, 2016, at 2:19 PM, Mary Pimentel Wheeler <pimwh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I could use a little help with this one. Left page, the bottom entry: > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1671-1733/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1671-1733_item1/P58.html > > I believe, but wish to confirm, that this is the obito for Sebastiao > Mendonca. The way the name is written is a little strange to me, it looks > like Seb.am, so I'm not sure it is him but think so. The date ties with what > is on the UMinho site. > > Date of death is 09 Oct 1719, and his age is 65 years more or less. Beyond > that, I cannot make out much of what it is saying. If anyone can pick out > any other pertinent facts or names, I would appreciate the help. > > thank you, > > Mary > -- > 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. -- 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.
