Second Death Period (1696/early 1700s – 1860) (a guideline)
* Date of death * Place of death * If received sacraments * Name of deceased, age more or less * Marital status; if married, to whom * If left a will * Sometimes, description of grave (#) * Before 1830/1840, deceased were buried inside the church; after this period, every church had a cemetery Try the one on the lower right side, for Maria Faustina, widow of Manuel Silveira, from the Santa Catarina church in Calheta, on the island of Sao Jorge. http://goo.gl/WBTRE -- 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."
