The margin note is saying he died. I'm going to let someone else assist because I'm up to my eyeballs in preparing for the Portuguese Genealogy Conference next week in Salt Lake City.
Unfortunately, no records are kept of a woman's miscarriages. They could have gone over to another village, or another island even. Or perhaps her husband was away. Or maybe she miscarried and then he went away. But yeah, 8 years is a long time with no kids. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.