JB - My wife and I have extensive records for the two eastern parishes (Santa Bárbara & Santo Espírito) of Santa Maria, and therefore of no help to you. Fortunately "E" saw your posting long before I did, and her replies sound correct.
As Cheri has already told you, the baptism records on film are your only current hope of finding more information about your great grandfather & spouse. Their baptisms will be on one of the following film numbers: 1388405, 1388406, 1388407, 1388408, 1388409. A likely guess would be to start with #406. Baptism records extend from 1599-1892, so your search of about 1873 should be quite readable. Incidentally, for your records, the correct spelling is Vila do Porto. Good luck, Denis On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > JB, > > Passenger manifests emigrating (leaving) out of the Azores are called > Passaportes. Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island was a major port and many > leaving from Santa Maria usually went to the closest port, which would have > been Ponta Delgada. However, Ponta Delgada has gaps in their records. > There is a gap between 1883-1894, so you won't be able to find the first > emigration. But they do exist for 1907. And they are online at the Centro > de Conhecimento dos Acores (CCA): http://goo.gl/7anSJ > > That will give you Calisto & Filomena's parents' names. Unfortunately, > the parish records for Santa Maria are NOT online yet. You'll have to > order the film from your local Family History Center (FHC). Unless you > live anywhere near North Dartmouth, MA. They have all the film for all 9 > islands of the Azores there. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
