RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Different wording on Baptism record

2011-05-09 Thread Linda Norton
I have Joao de Medeiros, b abt. 1825 in R.G. NS da Estrella m. to Albina Julia Rebelo. Joao and Albina's child; Maria Rosa b. abt. 1859 m. Manuel Borges Giesta on 8.10.1879 in R.G. NS da Estrella Maria and Manuel's child; Manuel Borges Giesta (my grandfather) b. abt. 1885. Francisco Borges Gies

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Different wording on Baptism record

2011-05-09 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Shirley, The record is on LDS Film 1388185 Baptisms Santissmo Salvador, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel. It is the book for 1859-1860 page number 20 on the left. I would go look at the film I have but it is in NH all I have is the one image which could be better and I attached to the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Where do women and children go when a father dies?

2011-05-09 Thread sdarosa
Lynn, I do have ancestry, which is bringing up nothing so far for 1848 - 1870 - will keep looking though. On May 9, 11:19 am, Chocolynn wrote: > In the 1918 flu epidemic, the mother instead of father died: Maria (de > Luz) Caton/Caetano left behind her husband, William "Willie" Caton/ > Caetano

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Where do women and children go when a father dies?

2011-05-09 Thread sdarosa
We'll see what we discover. the three eldest daughters were already married then and living in Velas, all of them - they show children of their own as well but so far no sign of the remaining sisters (ages 15-18) getting married in Velas or a few of the surrounding towns. I am going through the t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Different wording on Baptism record

2011-05-09 Thread Shirley Allegre
Where did you find this record? If I have the film at FHC, I will see if I can figure it out. Shirley - Original Message - From: Richard Francis Pimentel To: Azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:19 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Different wording on Baptism re

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Different wording on Baptism record

2011-05-09 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Yes JR I had that part The Parish this record came from was a fairly new parish and many of the people that went there were from NS Estrela. What I do not know is what are the words after Manuel and before the father's name Francisco Borges. Normally you would see Filho legitimo. Rick Richard Fra

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Where do women and children go when a father dies?

2011-05-09 Thread Chocolynn
In the 1918 flu epidemic, the mother instead of father died: Maria (de Luz) Caton/Caetano left behind her husband, William "Willie" Caton/ Caetano but the result was similar. Willie could not raise their 6 children alone because his life was that of the Provincetown fisherman. Children were separa

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Different wording on Baptism record

2011-05-09 Thread JR
It seems many families in the Ribeira Grande area appeared or lived, or worked in the other fraguesias and churches of the area. "Filho de Francisco Borges e sua mulher Albina Candida naturaes fraguesia de igreja prioral da NS Senhora da Estrella villa da Ribeira Grande, neto paterno de Jose Borge

[AZORES-Genealogy] Grandmothers from the Azores

2011-05-09 Thread bbffrrpp
Hi again, I forgot to mention in my other posting this morning that "Tony" PACHECO was born ~1885 in the Azores, and probably in a town beside Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel.He arrived Age 20 and there were several Antonio PACHECO's, and other spellings arriving in MA/US, and I don't know which w

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Where do women and children go when a father dies?

2011-05-09 Thread Dano
Normally, the options are: move in with living family members, inlaws or godparents. Failing any of those resources younger children might be placed in an ophanage, older boys might be apprenticed off, find a berth on a ship, join the military, or, just find work locally to support themselves, and/

[AZORES-Genealogy] Azores to Massachusetts ~1900, MOURA

2011-05-09 Thread bbffrrpp
Hello, I haven't mentioned my husband's grandparents in a while; because of his serious health problem for the winter, I had to stop genealogy for 6 mos.I just read the message about what happened to a widow and young children when her husband died.I cannot answer the question, but I ca