Barbara Velha, a widow, an aged beggar, "...died with all the sacraments of
the sainted church; she made no will for she had nothing; she was buried in
the churchyard near the main door of this church..."
I've read that in the mid/late19th century, it was the custom that on one
day of the week
Linda, thank you for clarifying. Yeah, i saw those words, "that "she had
nothing". I looked to see if it said that in the other obits but it didn't.
And the priest used the word " VELHA" ( as in old? I wondered ) to punctuate
her status.
It saddens me that with grown children the mother
Hi Maria Elena,
Mendicant denotes begging, but, no, I don't think we can assume
homelessness. Nineteenth century travel writers to the Azores describe the
material poverty and the custom of begging, but I don't recall reading any
accounts of homeless elderly women.
Ok, here's a quick summary
Yes that is so kind of you to share the information with me.
Thank you Linda.
Wow- that was tough living. It makes me think about the conditions of our
ancestors. We are so abundantly blessed today to have the necessities of life
and then some. I can't imagine how hard their lives were.
my pleasure!
On Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:46:55 PM UTC-7, Maria wrote:
>
> Yes that is so kind of you to share the information with me.
> Thank you Linda.
> Wow- that was tough living. It makes me think about the conditions of our
> ancestors. We are so abundantly blessed today to ha
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