LOL. I am not a magician! Unfortunatelly this document is useless to pursue genealogy research, unless you are searching to the descendents of someone. Now I wonder if this applicant fathered a child? Three generations of priests in a family would be something!
João Ventura Terceira ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] unknown father (applications to priesthood) Wow Joao, that's great info. Maybe we'll find out something on all of the pai incognito's out there! Rosemarie > Dear Listers, > > Some of you know that I am studying all the existing applications to > priesthood for the Azores (17th, 18th and 19th centuries). > > Today I found a very interesting case that I want to share with you. A > youngman wants to become a priest. He is 21 years old (he was born in 1714 > and the application is from 1735, in Terceira Island). He was born to > unknown parents, but once it was not possible for him to become a priest > without proving that his parents were catholic, there is a mention to his > father: a priest from Sé and a single woman. To make this more > interesting, the mother was born to unknown parents, who were also > unvealed: a priest and a single woman. > > > This record proves something that I have been suspecting for a long time: > most unknown fathers/parents were known, but were not recorded officially, > unless they legitimized the children. > > > João Ventura > Terceira > > P.S. - Always check you spam/bulk/trash folder before delete it: many > emails go there from people you know, even from this list! > > -- > 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." -- 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."
