Maria, The correct translation for Alferes, in this case, is 2nd Lieutenant.
Manoel Em terça-feira, 1 de abril de 2014 13h00min40s UTC-3, Maria escreveu: > > Thank you Manoel. > > There was a lot of names there. I looked up the occupation or title > "Alferes" And it said Ensign. It is curious that the priest wrote "THE > ALFERES". As if the person were the only one like a judge or maybe the > keeper of a Lighthouse that served as an ensign . > > I wonder what that occupation or title that be in the context of the > culture at the time? > > Maria Elena > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:07 AM, mances <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > Maria, > > The father is Francisco José de Resendes. > > The godfather is Bernardo José do Rego son of the alferes "Antonio do Rego > Sousa Coutinho", deceased, and Dona "Inacia Rosa". > > Manoel > > Em terça-feira, 1 de abril de 2014 00h41min49s UTC-3, Maria escreveu: >> >> Is the father Francisco Jose de Resendes( I'm guessing ) >> >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1765-1779/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1765-1779_item1/P48.html >> >> >> Also the padrinhos puzzled me because it said the godfather was the son >> of - I could not decipher the name: Bernardo Joze de Rego, son of Mathias >> (???) Antonio Do Rego (?)(causes?cant read it. Souza - and it looks >> like it talks about the padrinho being baptized .. Then does it say his >> wife is Donna Ignacia ? rosa? >> >> I wonder why it gave relationships of godparents. >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1765-1779/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1765-1779_item1/P48.html >> >> >> Maria Elena > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
