David P, David said: <<On a related note, I have a few "expostas" in my ancestry and none of them are named Maria. Is that intentional? Was the name Maria reserved for "legitimate" children? >>
Maybe. I never thought about it. I just went right now to Sao Miguel Arcanjo church (the Matriz - they seem to have more expostos) in Vila Franca on Sao Miguel island and I checked the baptism index for Maria. I looked at the end of the Marias, the beginning of the Marias, Marias born to parents whose name start with P (for Pais incognitos), Marias born to parents whose name start with I (for Incognitos). I didn't see any. I don't know if they weren't indexed or maybe it's one of those rules, like you observed. Next time I'm searching the records, I'm going to remember that and see if it pans out (at least on Sao Miguel where I do most of my research). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
