Cheri, I must tell you how much I have been enjoying these lessons! Thank you. JoElayne
________________________________ From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, April 20, 2011 1:13:33 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reading Portuguese Records: Lesson 3: Deaths, 3rd Period Key words for the death or obitos: faleceu/falleceu = died viuvo = widower; viuva = widow mais ou menos = more or less sepultado = buried cemiterio = cemetery afinidade = affinitygrau = degree Third Death Period (1860 – 1911) •Date and hour of death • Place of death • Whether received sacraments (confession, communion, extreme unction (sacrament of the dead). • If sacraments of confession and communion notreceived, cause of death is recorded. • If not of sound mind, could not receive confession orcommunion (also if could not swallow). * Name and age •Marital status • Parents names • Where lived • Native of which village • Whether left a will • Number of children (number of legitimate and illegitimate) Here is an original copy of a death, along with a typed transcription and a typed translation: http://goo.gl/pV4LI -- 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." -- 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."
