Very good work Mel !!. I have one record that does say mancebo with a note attached. There are small periods in Achada which are unreadable, perhaps Miguel mancebo married in one of those, or somewhere else. That obito does say Jan 15- 1762. The search goes on....
On Saturday, June 7, 2014 1:40:33 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote: > > > John, Eliseu, and Aaron, >> > Last night I worked in the baptismals for 1751-1770. I started at 1756 as > I lucked out by clicking on the exact page that had a do Monte on it. I > then went forward a few years. This is what I observed: > > There were two distinct way the records were noted. One couple listed as > Miguel do Monte and Thereza Furtada, the Thereza was always noted as being > from Fayal (NS Graca) or some variation of that. The other couple which > was listed as Miguel do Monte Mancebo and Thereza Furtada, both individuals > were always listed as being from Achada. > > I remember asking George Pacheco years ago about this term "Mancebo" and > he said it means the younger, similar to how Americans use Junior. > > I noticed that the couple without Mancebo had no baptismal records after > 1758. All the other entries were for Miguel do Monte Mancebo. I decided > this must mean the older couple was no longer able to have kids and > possibly one of them died. So off to the Obitos I went where I found the > answer to the mystery of the two Miguel do Monte and Thereza Furtada's. > > You will find Thereze Furtada's death record (img 25, bottom left) at this > link: > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781_item1/P25.html > > Thereza died at the age of 50 on 15 January (?) 1662. She is listed as > the wife of Miguel do Monte. > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781_item1/P25.html > > Then, Miguel do Monte's death record is image 29, left hand side of the > page: > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781/SMG-ND-ACHADA-O-1753-1781_item1/P29.html > > Miguel is listed as widow of Thereza Furtada. He is 72 years old. He > died 16 Jul 1764...so he even outlived wife #3! > > I'll go back later this weekend and sort out the rest of the children. I > found these listed as by Miguel do Monte Mancebo: > Maria b. 4 may 1756 (img 39) > Manoel and Izabel (twins), b 9 May 1759 (img 59) > Antonio, b. 25 Jan 1762 (img 64) > > These by Miguel do Monte, the elder: > Izidorio b. 4 Mar 1755 (img 30) > Barbara b. 23 Jul 1758 (img 55) > (This was the last child that I found for them) > > Mel > > -- 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.
