Thanks Cheri, I think that we have most of the children, and this would indicate that perhaps there are two Andre da Costa's. We have the following born to Andre de Costa and Maria Margarida 1769 - Joam, then a big gap to 1786 - Joam, 1792 - Antonio, and then 1797 - Francisco. We also have Andre de Costa and Maria dos Santos with Anne in 1789 and Manoel in 1791. Based on the marriage record that Terri references, they should also have a Francisco abt 1793. Because the ages of the children overlap, we believe that there are two Andre da Costas. Between Terri and I we have combed SP and SM multiple times. It has become a real roadblock.
On Jun 4, 11:02 pm, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Terri, > > It's probably the same guy. Have you collected all of Francisco's siblings > to see how the mom's name, Maria changes? It's a pain (and time consuming), > but check the late 1700s and early 1800s for every child born to an Andre da > Costa and Maria Anybody. It then becomes very apparent if there are 2 Andre > da Costas running around. > > I don't feel that our ancestors knew their birth dates that well during that > time period, especially if they were the hard working laborer. Food and > shelter were more important! > > Cher -- 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."
