Hi Lee, you have done a lot of work on your cousin's family. Is this from the Silva or De Mello line?
Anyway, my wife says this is a title "Alferes" which is low ranking military officer. My dictionary translates it a 2nd Lieutenant and google translates it as ensign. Bill Seidler On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:53:03 AM UTC-7, Lee wrote: > I need help/clarification on the marriage below: (left page, bottom/top of > right page) > > Mel de Bettencourt de Avlia > married > Maria de Jesus de Bettencourt > > I am having a problem with Maria's fathers name. I can clearly see Manuel > de Conde Sodre. > > What is the word directly befor name? Is this a name or a title? > > Also, the record looks like it says they are all of "this parish"; but I'm > positive that I'm rading that correctly? > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798_item1/P48.html > > Thank you in advance for any help, etc. > > Lee Estep, Charleston, West Virginia > > > -- 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.
