Kellie, Just so you know, the death certificate is a primary source for the death only. A primary source is issued at the time of the event. In this case, the death. So you'd be just about 100% certain he died on that date at that location.
Everything else on that death is a secondary source. Those are facts that are stated after the event. In this case, the birth date and location that are stated happened at a different time than the death. The other thing you need to ask yourself is WHO said it, WHEN did they say it, and HOW did they know? The informant is a Manuel Silva. Is this a son of the deceased? That answers the WHO. He's saying this information at the time of his father's death - how upset was he when providing the information? (The WHEN). And lastly, did the informant know his grandparents? HOW did he know who the parents of the descendant are? Or is that his best guess? The same goes for the birth date - they may not have celebrated birthdays like we do now, so again, that may be his best guess. So go ahead and try the stated birth date, but keep an open mind that the date *might* be a guess. 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.
