Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Yes, you have to be at an FHC or affiliate library: [image: Inline image 1] Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 9:27 AM, linda wrote: > JR, > > If

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

JR, If you can visit an LDS Family History Center in your area, you can access a number of digital files from their computers that are not publicly available. Some of these resources are downloadable, and depending on the resource, the staff at the Center may allow you to download files to

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

That's excellent Bill. Feb 14- 1711, Sao George de Doze Ribeiras, Antonio Coelho filho de Joao Glz de Ornellas e sua mulher Beatriz de Mello com, moradores na parochial de S, Roque do Altares com Beatriz Cota viuva de Andre Mdo ambos moradores nesta parochial de S. George donde esta

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Hello Doreen, This may be the other couple (the bride's parents) if what I read as Beatriz Coelho is actually Couto. It is faint and hard do read but I believe it is Antonio Coelho, son of ?Joao? ?Coelho? de Ornellas, native of S. Roque of Altares marrying Beatriz Couto, widow of Andre ???

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Yes, I was amazed that some indexed the whole of Terceira and so link originally posted by Cheri. As to the link you provided, I cannot access the digital files even after signing up and logging in to Family Search. Perhaps this is only available in the USA? Many thanks for the information.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Sorry, JR! I read and answered the question in your post in a rush, so I misread it and didn't directly answer it. I found the information included in my response above in *Genealogias da Ilha Terceira* by António Ornelas Mendes, Jorge Forjaz (volume 3, page 254). Link:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Linda, may I ask where are you getting this information from? I have been following this post to some extent. In my village of research, I have a few marriages that are missing. But you can piece them together despite the missing marriage date, and even pinpoint the marriage date to within two

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

I found a Manuel Vieira Lourenco marrying an Isabel Feia in 1696. This seems to match the names and it is in Altares where the groom was born. upper left: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-ALTARES-C-1648-1712/TER-AH-ALTARES-C-1648-1712_item1/P69.html I'm not quickly

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help reading marriage record of Antonio Vieira Lourenco and Maria do Espirito Santo of Altares

Hi Doreen, I did a quick search-all of the Genealogias de Terceira and I found this for a sibling (vol 3, page 254) : I found a couple more entries that might also be siblings, but I didn't find an entry that would match "Antonio Vieira Lourenco". The search function can be hit and miss,