Hi Sherri, Cheri's link she gave is REALLY GOOD for translating documents.
If you are having trouble trying to figure out the CCA website, this may help Navigating the CCA Website for genealogical records: Go to: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ Near the top, click on: * Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores - Conteúdos<http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/cca> * > Inventário Genealógico <http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig> A new window will open showing a map of the Azores islands and the municipalities of each island. *Click on Pesquisa de Registos Paroquiais* (Parish records) A new page will open with fly-out window that will allow you to make selections according to what you would like to research. Ilha = Island (Select one of the various Islands your researching) Concelho = Municipality Freguesia = Town (This area is oddly broken down by town or parish) For fregusia, you may have to use google to locate either the municipality or parish if you have a document that lists one, but not the other in a record you come across. For example, if you have a marriage record and it lists "José do Rego, natural do São Sebastião", the record means that José was a native (probably born) in the parish of Saint Sebastian on the island your researching. A quick google search of São Sebastião will tell you that the village you are looking for is Ginetes. Okay, moving on… Underneath the Ilha, Concelho and freguesia, you can select Todos = All (This will give you all records for te parish.city you select above. Baptismos = Baptisms Casamentos = marriages Indices = Indexes Legitimaçoes = When a parent of an illegitimate child is made legitimate by a previously unknown parent. This occurred mostly for legal reasons as an illegitimate child had no claim to a parents inheritance otherwise. Procurar = Search (After your selections press) On Saturday, October 26, 2013 7:32:05 PM UTC-4, Sheri wrote: > > I would like to trace back Mary Faria born fayal, St. Michael, Azores on > 9/25/1874. Her father's name was Jose and mother Maria Moniz. > I do know she had a brother named John M. Faria. She came to the U.S. > about 1890. > > -- 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.
