I am going to have to find more documentation for this fellow. I wonder what his nickname was! Thanks Cheri & JR.
On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 4:46 PM, JR <jmro...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's *Estanislau, *albeit spelled differently. This one look like > Estincislao. > > JR > > On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 7:18:55 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Sandra P, >> >> It's not a "Q." I see the word "Quaresma" 3 lines below. The handwritten >> "Q" looks closer to a fancy "2." To me, it looks like an "O." BUT I can >> distinctly make out the last 6 letters: ceslão. The only saint that comes >> to mind is Wenceslas (as in the Christmas carol). However, they didn't use >> "W" in the Portuguese alphabet. I don't know enough Portuguese to tell you >> what they substituted for that sound, if indeed it is Wenceslas. >> >> (Makes you wonder what ___ceslão's parents were thinking....Good morning >> Father. We have another baby. It is another boy. We already used Manuel, >> Francisco, José, João, and Antonio. We would like something a bit >> different. Priest checks out the holy calendar and see's that it is >> ___ceslao's feast day. And there you have it! I'm completely making this >> up, but it makes for a good story). >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Sandra Perez <perezsa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 26 Dec 1802, Francisco de Medeiros fo *Quinceilao?* de Medeiros e >>> Francisca de Jesus m. Antonia Jacinta fa Antonio de Sousa e Maria da >>> Conceicao. >>> >>> Ihttp://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG >>> -ROSARIO-C-1799-1832/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-C-1799-1832_item1/P44.html >>> >>> -- >>> Sandra Perez >>> >>> -- >>> 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+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Sandra Perez -- 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.
