Cheri, Thanks for the info. I will look again at the Sao Pedro marriage records and then will look at the surrounding parishes. Also, I re- sent you the scan. This time it is only about 1.2 mb or so. Hope that works.
David On Dec 21, 10:22 am, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > David, > > It says that the parents are of the Sao Pedro parish in Angra. I would look > for their marriage there (marriages for S. Pedro start 1598-1662 film > 1518968; 1663 - 1879 film 1519129). They are living in place that does look > like Pedrogal so this might be a lugar in that area. You can think of a > lugar as a real estate term, kind of like a neighborhood. I think the > literal translation means "place." Those who research Terceira should know > more about these little lugar/neighborhoods. > > I think Terra Cha belonged to another parish back in the 1600s. However, > since I'm not a Terceira researcher, I wouldn't know which parish. I > checked my notes and I don't have any info on what the parent freguesia was > from Terra Cha. Hopefully, the Terceira researchers will know. > > I'm putting this back on the list with for the Terceira researchers. Rescan > the record and save it smaller so the Terceira researchers can see this > Pedrogal word (it's took over 2 minutes to download on a DSL, so I'm pretty > sure it's too big for the Google Group). And the Terceira researchers can > post where Terra Cha came from and I can put that info in my book. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
