I have found my 3rd great grandfather's obito in Maia, Ribeira Grande, 1884. It is image #7, #17 for Felicianno de Mello:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-O-1880-1889/SMG-RG-MAIA-O-1880-1889_item1/P98.html I need help with the phrase after his name. It starts veterano _______ de linha. Second word looks like "catropa". I know that he was a soldier in a battalion on the island from records from the 1830s, so I assume that this is what it refers to. Thanks for your help! -- 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.

