JR and Margaret, Thanks so much for the help! I have gotten better an translating but this one was a challenge.
I can see where I got confused on the godparents. Abbreviated names...Grrrr! Thanks, Mel On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:10:35 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote: > > I finally found my ancestor, Antonio Moniz's baptismal record, in 1753, > Maia. Unfortunately, it's so faded that it's hard to make out. > > Would someone give it a once over to see if I've got it right? I'd > appreciate it. It's image 0040, the one in the upper left hand corner. > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1751-1762/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1751-1762_item1/P40.html > > This is what I came up with:: > Antonio, son of Joze Muniz and Maria Benevides of Maia > born 23 Feb 1753; baptized 26 Feb 1753 > > The godparents are really sketchy: Andre(?) da Costa son of _________ > Costa Souza and Margarida da Souza, daughter of Manoel Moniz > > Thanks for the help! > Mel > -- 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.
