Hi all, Then again, this is all mooted by the revelations in another thread that this is the wrong island...
It doesn't invalidate the fact that if she was raised by an aunt, then it would be possible to at least deduce some of her ancestors. But for that, it all starts with finding out who this aunt was. João On Friday, October 25, 2013 10:39:56 AM UTC+2, João Ventura wrote: > > Cheri, > > Sorry to correct you on this, but if she was raised by her aunt, her > parents can't be that unknown... > > Anyway, the baptism for this Leonor states the following: > > Date of baptism: 15-11-1863 > Date of birth: 2-11-1863 > Name: Leonor > Father: Manuel Silveira (Maneca?) > Mother: Claudina Augusta > Paternal grandparents: João Pacheco & Maria Josefa > Maternal grandparents: Claudio Joaquim & Joaquina Claudina > Godparents: Francisco José (Correa?) & Maria Josefa > > It does say that the parents are not married, which would make sense if > they later gave her to a relative to raise her. And that they are all > residents and baptized in São Sebastião. > > Linda, you need to find some data on this aunt of hers. What was her name? > Was she married? To who? Did she have children? When did she die? Without > that, even if this is the right Leonor you'll never be sure. > > Regards, > > João C. Ventura > > On Friday, October 25, 2013 12:09:39 AM UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> This record is not for a Leonor whose parents are unknown. They state >> her parents, so it's the wrong one. >> 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.
