[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Why migrate to the Azores?

2015-09-21 Thread A Faria
I have a Portuguese link regarding the demographics in the city of Porto at the time the Azores were discovered the Population was being heavily taxed to widen a street(Rua Nova known today as Rua do Infante D. Henrique) , there was a grain shortage, and grain was very expensive, this I suspect

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Margaret Vicente
The writing is very neat. The document is called "Per-filha-çao" the act of assuming his/her own child in eng is AFFILIATION which is rooted in the latin. Antonio Baptista is the Father and is providing the documentation to the priest to assume responsibility of his daughter Ana. The subsequent

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Ângela Loura
It's not an adoption. The father is steping in with a petition assuming that he is Anna's "natural" father. I suppose at the time of the baptism she was "natural" daughter of Maria Luiza, and "filha de pai incognito". 2015-09-21 20:53 GMT+01:00 Denis Meals : > I am appealing

[AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Denis Meals
I am appealing to our group's native readers for help in the translation of the following link, beginning with the righthand page and continuing on the next two pages: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1840-1848/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1840-1848_item1/P59.html I

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage - Mosteiros, Ponta Delgada, SM

2015-09-21 Thread bsei2816
Yes I suppose it is simply the witnesses. They do not appear to be listed earlier in the record where they are normally found. The record is just out of the normal sequence. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Adoption occurring in The Matrix of Santa Maria Island

2015-09-21 Thread Denis Meals
Margaret e Ângelo: Well, I sure missed the boat on that one! Fortunately I had expert help from both to get me back on board. My complete gratitude for righting the ship, Denis On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Ângela Loura wrote: > It's not an adoption. The father is