Dear Hermano That is remarkable translating!! I do appreciate it so much. I just couldn't get the date at all. I wasn't familiar with the name like Villa do Porto.
I went back and studied it again after I read your translation and tried to find the words Villa do Porto. I think the wedding took place at the Apostolo de Sao Pedro in Ponta Delgada. Since I got these names from the Sao Pedro Index, I'm pretty sure that's where the marriage was performed. But in the middle, right after it talks about the death of Antonio's mother, Francisca de Andrade, the priest writes something about the Isla de Santa Maria. Is that where the Vila do Porto comes in? Is that where it's Villa do Porto? Question: Is Andrade a last name? I noticed the witnesses were Manoel Perreira and Mathias de Mello. (After you gave me the Perreira name, then I recognized it.) This couple was only married 2 years when Maria died and he remarried. I found that the witness, Mathias de Mello in the first marriage, turned out to be the father of his next wife. Probably the people all knew each other very well in the village. (just trying to put some "flesh on the bones" of these ancestors) I looked to see if he had children with the first wife and perhaps that was the reason he remarried after 2 years. I also wondered if they were sisters. But the last name of the first wife was "Da Silva" and the second wife's father was Mathias De Mello. So, can I assume they were not sisters? Sorry I got so obsessed in this. I was intrigued with the death of the first wife and tried to read what it said about the burial of Sebastiana Perreira. That was very difficult. Thanks so much for making the time to help me out. Maria Elena On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Hermano C. Pires <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Maria > > I wasn't able to spent a heck of a lot of time on it, however here is what > I could make out > > !6 December 1754, Matriz, Vila do Porto, Island of Santa Maria. > Antonio de Mello son of Joao de Mello and Francisca de Andrade (deceased) > with Maria da Silva daughter Luis (?) da Silva and Sebastiana Pereira of S. > Pedro, Santa Maria. > Hope that helps. > Hermano > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:04:30 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jose de Mello X Francisca de Andrade > > > Dear Listers" > > I found the marriage certificate for Antonio de Mello and Maria da Silva in > 1778 (?) not sureof the year. > > Not sure of the name of parents of the couple. Is is Jose de Mello and > Francisca de Andrade? > > Can't figure out what the bride's information is. Is there anyone who can > read this? Help?? Please?? > > Can anyone suggest how I could clean up this copy to make it more > readable? I tried using the erasor on the computer but it's not working > like on the other's I've worked on. Maybe there's something else. > > Thank you to anyone who can add even a lfew words for me to understand > more about these ancestors. I've been staring at this all day and trying to > write over it and just don't know the words well enough to guess. > > Warm regards, > > > Maria Elena > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
