Hi Denis and Tish, Thank you for responding to my email. I have been utilizing research sites such as familysearch.org and haven't been able to locate my ancestors that are listed:
Francisca Claudiana do Rego Coutinho (Year of birth: 1824, Year of Death: 1925 - both in Santa Maria) Married to: Antonio Coelho Andrade (Year of Birth: 1828, Married: 1857, Year of Death: 1925) Found on Jose de Encarnacao Fontes Baptism Registry (Paroquia de Assuncao - Vila do Porto), No. 26, April 8, 1863 Possibly his grandparents: Manuel Jacintha de Fontes Lucia Ignacia (I'm not quite sure that this is the correct spelling) Isabel Monteiro Married to: Manuel Soares Coutinho Thank again for responding to my email and for any suggestions, recommendations, and help. I do appreciate it! Have a great evening. Fatima On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Denis Meals <[email protected]> wrote: > Fatima: > Short answer: while the surnames are familiar, we do not have information > on any of your specifically mentioned ancestors. > Now what we do have: > > Our research has centered on the two eastern parishes, the freguesias of > Santa Bárbara and Santo Espírito. The surnames Coutinho, Coelho, Andrade, > Fontes are found in these two freguesias. To help with a possible > connection, do you have any dates for your mentioned ancestors (baptisms, > marriage, deaths)? > > Specific names on which we have some information: > 1. Ventura Soares COUTINHO, resident of Santana, [ north of Vila do Porto] > freguesia of Nossa Senhora da Assunção > 2. José Ignacio Coelho d'ANDRADE [also known as José Ignacio COUTHO] > 3. Manoel Joaquim de FONTES [several of this name, as well as de FONTES > with different given names] > > > Since you were born in Vila do Porto, are these ancestors likely from the > same area? If so, and if you have access to a Latter Day Saint Family > History Center, I can furnish you with the microfilm numbers you will have > to search. Are you familiar with the work of the Mormons in microfilming > the Church ledgers? It is from these that most of us doing Azores > genealogy rely upon. The films of Vila do Porto, five in number, contain > records from 1599-1892. There is no index available, but each ledger was > in chronological order, so if you have approximate dates, specific records > are not too difficult to find (reading them may be the more difficult > problem, given in some cases their physical condition, the use of Latin-old > Portuguese, etc.) > > Unfortunately records from the other freguesias (Santa Bárbara, Santo > Espírito, São Pedro) were not photographed beyond 1883. > > I hope this helps -- we shall be glad to stay in touch with you if you > desire, > Denis & Tish > > > -- > 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."
