I think you have the right, yes, instead of marriage status you may choose another, such as other or friend in the options.
One possibility is that he may have left the island. I would check the obituaries also. You never know what you'll find. Perhaps he married someone else or, younger than your Gggm, lots of possibilities On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 1:43 AM LouieLouieOhOh <louielouieo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Margaret, > > Thanks much ... I appreciate the reply! > Natural son ... not married, got it. This is life as such. > > My family has searched for years (16) to find out his lineage ... where > did he live, where born etc. > He is not listed on the Terceira wedding index that I can find. Maybe he > never married anyone? > > Another interesting point. Rosa was almost 47 when when Antonio was born. > They must have met at a Festa Dance. :') > > Louie > > > On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 3:40:21 PM UTC-8, Mara wrote: > > Louie, > > At birth his father was declared, incognito. > > At marriage the priest declares he is the NATURAL son of Jose de Sousa > Borba. You're lucky, he was mentioned. The parents did not get married. > Please note that Antonio is using the maternal family surname, this also > indicates his father did not assume him. > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > None of the records in the provided links are labeled "Louie's > great-grandfather." What is the name on record? What record number? Bottom > left, top right? Thanks! > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 3:02 PM, LouieLouieOhOh <louielo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I have a relative (Great Grandfather) ... born in Ribeira Seca, Calheta, > Sao Jorge, Azores. > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1871-1879/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1871-1879_item1/P130.html > > On his baptism record, it says his father is unknown (pai incognito). > > But, on his marriage document: the priest writes that his father is "Jose > de Sousa Borba". > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-C-1890-1899/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-C-1890-1899_item1/P37.html > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-C-1890-1899/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-C-1890-1899_item1/P38.html > > Is the document saying that the priest knows the father or ... friends say > he was the father? > I'm a little confused on this one. Can I claim his lineage or not? I don't > want to go looking for his baptismal record if my lineage stops there. > > Louie > > > -- > 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+un...@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+un...@googlegroups.com. > > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > > -- > 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.