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

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

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

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

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

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