Greetings,
At long last, I have found birth certificates for my grandfather, Manuel
Silveira d'Azevedo and his 7 (of 8) siblings--I still need to find one more. I
also found my great grandfather, Vencelão Silveira (José) d'Azevedo's death
certificate. His father, my gggrandfather, Manuel Antonio de Azevedo, was "pai
incognito" at Venceláo's birth and Maria Mendonça was the declared mother.
But Vencelão's death certificate says he is the legitimate son of Manuel
Antonio de Azevedo and Rita Victorina.
Two questions, could there have been two women Rita Maria Mendonça and Rita
Victorina, or could the two actually be one woman? Rita M. Mendonça has a
birth certificate. Where would the name Victorina have come from if both are
just one woman?
Although I have found no record (yet)of Manuel Antonio de Azevedo and Rita ever
having married, they had seven kids together, one being Vencelão. Both Ritas
had same kids with Manuel. So, either Manuel had two "wives", with one
adopting the others children or at some point they (one Rita only and Manuel
the first) married, making Venceláo a legitimate son of the 2 at encelão's
death (or at least as recognized so by the church in his death certificate).
Any ideas or theories of what was really going on with these ancestors? Manuel
Antonio--my gggrandad--was the godparent of several of Vencelão's children, so
there was an ongoing relationship throughout their lives, but a strange
reluctance to admit paternity until much later?
Thanks for insights
Guida
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