My guess is that the two lines following Margarida Rosa do not apply to
her. I think it says that he was given last rites (or the sacraments) by
___ Moraes of Norte Grande and I can't make out the rest. Something
about his burial I think.
I hope someone else gets more out of it!
Mary
On Mon,
Help please:
Bottom right:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-O-1853-1860/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-O-1853-1860_item1/P11.html
I see it is the obit of Pascoal Machado and appears he is the widower of
Margarida Rosa.
Its the two lines after her name that I am con
Hello,
I am looking through some records in Calheta on Sao Jorge, and found that
every few entries in the baptismal book the priest adds a little Va/Via in
the margin.
Examples include:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1803-1812/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1803-1812
It is hard to tell how much a dollar in 1900 would be worth today. Tostes are
the lowest coin in the real, small copper coins. Reis pre-dated the escudo
which predated the euro. I can tell you that when I was studying in Coimbra,
the local populace called an escudo (worth about 5cents US at the
Thanks very much for this information…helps a lot to understand the Obits of
many of my relatives. John, do you know the answer to my other question about
the money? A reis, Vinten and a Tostoes? What their values were and perhaps
what that would translate into todays currency?
Gordon
> On
Repost for Frank Barlett fbartlett1960 at gmail.com
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Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8
Gordon,
There was no fixed price. I've seen $60, 200 and 250 Reis. It was
dependent of once's social condition.
There's a book that details some of the aspects and hopefully you will be
able to read it for it is in portuguese. It is called "Espelho de Cem
Faces" page 31, Alvarao de Araujo Antu
I am Frank Bartlett, I do have a good deal of information on Jose
Alves(Bartlett). Yes, Allen was my cousin so to Carolyn and Jon, and
Esther my Aunt & Jack my uncle and, Carrie my grandmother I can be
contacted at
fbartlett1...@gmail.com
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