Kristie, in later records there is a baptismal date and a birth (naceu)
date. When you get to the older records it's just a baptismal date.
Rosemarie
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Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,
Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Tue, May 29, 2018 a
Kristie,
No, a birth date is the day the baby was born. The baptism date is the day
the baby was baptized into the Catholic Church. Some babies are born and
baptized the same day. Most are baptized days to a couple of weeks after
they are born.
The 3rd and 2nd time periods give both birth and bapt
Bill and Judy,
Wow, thanks for the start. I am feeling quite overwhelmed. I have been
doing genealogy for a long time and have not gotten that far on the
Portuguese side of the family, which is my maternal grandmother's entire
side. So, in general, the baptismal date is like to be the birth date?
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