Inacio, my ggggg....grandfather, an attorney in the late 1500's on Sao Miguel, was among those who were sent to Lisbon to stand trial for practicing Jewish customs. He was convicted and sentenced. His mother was known to be a "new Christian". Consequently, Jewish practices were not passed down in my family.....I'm sure out of great fear. It was an answer to prayer that we even found out about him......thanks to George Pacheco's research of the Inquisitional records of the Azores.
Thank you for offering your help to the list regarding the Jewish genealogy on the Azores. Kind regards, Beth Barcellos Bell -- 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."
