Hello,
I do not speak portuguese, but have been trying to learn...my only
experience is reading the parish and other historical documents, and using
a portuguese language program.
For Rita Inacia, I think the recorder is correcting himself and stating she
is from Divino Espirito Santo.
Hi,
Here is an updated list of the Graciosa researchers. This is NOT a new
group. The advantage of this kind of lists is that you only write one email
and you get sure that everybody researching GRACIOSA will get it in his/hers
mail box!
I have included Cheri's personal email and the azores
Godparents were Manoel Jose Correa and his sister Anna Felicia children of
Manoel Jose Correa and Maria Felicia. Then it mentions the witnesses.
MNK
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Diane G,
That record is hard. The priest keeps naming so many churches. I don't
see a Divino Espirito Santo on Pico. And Sao Mateus on Pico is in
Madalena, but I can't make out Madalena in his writing.
I think the maternal grandparents are Antonio Carreiro. He's born in
October (8bro).
More
Thank you Hermano! That helps tremendously. I appreciate your help.
Syndi
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Thank you Eliseu for all your hard work on this matter.
I do not know where abouts everyone else is researching, but I am looking
for Grandmother Family with the last name of Reis, or dos Reis which is
her father side and her mother's last name was Espinola da Veiga. My
Grandmother Rosa
The words after Apostolo Sao Matheus are- digo dal do Espiritu Santo Santo,
The writer seems to be correcting himself, digo ( I mean the of Divino
Espirtu Santo) not Apostolo Sao Matheus
Eric Edgar
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 7:02 AM, mnk kamis...@comcast.net wrote:
Godparents were Manoel Jose
Francisco, filho de Francisco Gonçalves, natural desta freguesia da
Feteira, e de sua mulher Rita Ignacia, natural da Paroquial do Apóstolo São
Mateus do Pico, e fregueses da sobredita freguesia da Feteira, Paroquial do
Apóstolo São Mateus, digo, Paroquial do Divino Espírito Santo, neto pela
Diane, with difficult records I sometimes find it easier to copy out the
narrative in Portuguese, then translate it to English. Also, sometimes
enlarging the document helps to make out some of the more difficult words.
Anyway, This is what I came up with:
*Francisco, son of Francisco
Thanks to all who helped. I think I have most of it now and will start looking
for the parents and grandparents.
Diane George
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 10:04 AM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject:
I had thought I would travel to the Azores this summer and do a little
research in the cemeteries. Now I read (again, I will admit, fiction) that
the people dig up (all?) the bodies after a certain number of years. Can
this possibly be true, especially in a Catholic culture? Why? Where would
Antonio Homem and Josefa dos Ramos. Notice the H after the Antonio
abbreviation. The R for Ramos was hard but that's the only word that
make sense.
On 4/22/2014 1:04 PM, Dano wrote:
Diane, with difficult records I sometimes find it easier to copy out
the narrative in Portuguese, then
Liliana,
Yes, the remains are dug up and put into a crypt (I think the correct word
is ossuary). The grave is then reused. It has nothing to do with being
Catholic. There is not enough room for all those bodies that have
populated the islands since the 1400s. It's a necessity.
The only way
Liliana,
Not sure about the Azores, but in other areas of Europe after a number of
years this is true. My friends in Germany told me that if they wanted to
continue to have their father remain where he was, they could either pay
again or the area would be reused. Not sure what they did with the
Liliana,
I'd like to read some of the books you mentionnames?
When I first looked in the cemetery in Candelaria for my ancestors there were
many names I recognized but there weren't many old graves. They were however,
very interesting with little wooden cribs built around them with
Yes it's true. I have lived and travelled to dozens of countries and this
practice is common all over the world. There isn't enough room for all the
bodies. My grandfather died in Terceira and was buried there in 1940, aged 40.
When I lived in Terceira I went to the cemeteries to search for
Thank you, Cheri. (It seems I've thanked you a lot since I started this
quest.) The information is a letdown, but now I understand the reason for
it. I had pictured myself prowling around old cemeteries, finding clues,
and doing grave rubbings. I guess not.
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:59:18
From all the responses, I can see I've lived a limited life--at least in
terms of burial customs! Thank you for the history lesson--truly. I love
learning new facts like this. You can be sure I'll contribute what you
wrote at some dinner party soon...and impress everyone with my new-found
Hello Nancy (or is it Nancy Jean?)
Now I feel a bit foolish. It's not many books; it's just one. It's part
fiction, set on the island of Pico, and part a lot of background
information about the Azores. The title is Saudade, but it's written in
English. The author is Miriam Winthrop. I think
Hi E,
This is so interesting. I guess it's just unfamiliar to Americans because
we have such a new country, filled with so much open space.
Liliana
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:05:24 PM UTC-7, E Sharp wrote:
Liliana,
Not sure about the Azores, but in other areas of Europe after a number of
My Protestant grandmother is buried in a cemetery in Boston (Mass.) and another
lady is buried on top of her. The other lady's name is on the tombstone.
- Shirl -
From: Liliana Harris lilianah...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 22,
Same happens in Hungary.I did a search for my great-great-grandfather there and found the cemetery, but no sign of his remains or headstone (if he ever had one) from the 1860s.But one way to look at it is also beneficial. I found in one Hungarian village someone with the same rather unique surname
I have my great-grandma's rosary beads. They are plastic and look like the
ones you give children that are color coded so you know which decade you
are in. They are well worn.
I don't think there are any traditions about passing them down. I wound up
with them because I wind up with everything
I know in Switzerland the bones are put in the basement of a church. My friend
got pictures through a broken window years ago. I can't remember how long the
body stays in the grave before the bones are moved to the church. Apparently
this happens a lot.
Sherry
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On Apr 22,
Six of my ancestors were buried inside the church (late 1700s early 1800s).
Probably more...those are the obits that I have.
I had visited that church when I traveled to the Azores. But at that time I
did not know my people had been buried inside the church! I don't know if
those had been dug up
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