Btaz262, Can you scan the original baptism from Joao Pedro Tavares and attach it to the email? You have a name, date, and place in the Azores! That is fantastic! There are people that spend their whole lives looking for the freguesia (village) over there. You are quite lucky.
Once you send the original baptism and research back a little further (early 1800s), you'll probably start connecting with people on this list. Generally, it takes about 200 years back to find another researcher who is also researching your line. Note that I said generally. We do have a few lucky ones that find this list and hit pay dirt. You'll also need to learn to bumble your way through "reading" the Portuguese records. Many of us on this list are not native speakers. We have learned to "read" them and extract the info we need with the help of each other as well as our native speakers on this list. You can see some baptisms, marriages, and deaths and their line by line translation on the Azores GenWeb: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo_Part_3a.html#reading Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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."
