Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New to Azores Genealogy

2018-08-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Thanks, Kelley, I (and the whole list) can now see your name. Nothing was attached. I checked Lajes das Flores for a Jose born 5 May 1842. There isn't one. There's a big problem though. If your Jose was from Flores, his baptismal would have been on the island of Faial, in their archives. If your

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New to Azores Genealogy

2018-08-21 Thread Kelley Benck
Hi Cheri, thank you for your reply! Just updated my displace name (Kelley). Perfect timing because my grandmother today was finally able to find her copy Jose's birth certificate (attached with translated version) from when she went to Terceira over 10 years ago. His birthday and mother's name o

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New to Azores Genealogy

2018-08-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Hi Kbenck (do you have a name? We have over 2000 people, so it's a good idea to sign your name !) You are correct, trying to find a Jose (born about 5 May 1842) to a Jose & Maria Martin is too generic. You need to get a freguesia (village) over there. What research have you done on your immigrant

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help reading Altares Marriage

2018-08-21 Thread Hughes Roselyn
Hi Doreen: I see the following Date 10bro = Dec so: 24 Dec 1742 Sebastiam da Costa and Maria de Sao Joseph for her parents. Not sure is they are deceased. Maybe someone else can tell. Roselyn On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:28 AM, wrote: > This is a hard one. I’m having lots of problems readin

[AZORES-Genealogy] New to Azores Genealogy

2018-08-21 Thread kbenck
Hello all. My mom has been working on our ancestry for years and I've recently started doing some of my own research. I know of a family member Joseph Francis Martin (B: 5 May 1842 in Flores) but I was hoping to attain information on his parents. The only information I've been able to find is f

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with reading father of the groom's name in Altares marriage

2018-08-21 Thread Hughes Roselyn
Hi Doreen, Yes, the grooms father is Sebastiao the priest abbreviated it to Sebam. After Maria Antonia it says natural of the parish of Espirito Santo and villager of this Sao Roque. The priest abbreviated natural of the parish. Maria Antonia was most likely from Espirito Santo of Villa Nova of

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help reading Altares Marriage

2018-08-21 Thread doreencaetano
This is a hard one. I’m having lots of problems reading the marriage record at the bottom of the left side of the page. I believe it says Manuel Esteves Franco, son of Belchior Esteves and Maria Franco, deceased, is marrying Isabel de Jesus daughter of ?? and ?. I think it says that the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Help with reading father of the groom's name in Altares marriage

2018-08-21 Thread doreencaetano
I can not read the first name of the father of the groom on this record. I think it should be Sebastiao but it does not look like Sebastiao. It is the record at the top of the left side. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-ALTARES-C-1787-1831/TER-AH-ALTARES-C-1787-1831_it

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help reading Altares 1788 marriage ofFrancisco Cardoso and Francisca Rosa

2018-08-21 Thread doreencaetano
Thank you. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: 'Philippe GARNIER' via Azores Genealogy Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 10:46 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help reading Altares 1788 marriage ofFrancisco Cardoso and Francisca Rosa 1788, January 20, Francisco Cardoso