Not everything we read is quite the way we think especially almost 200 years ago, with a different culture and most especially when we don't keep it all in context.
The birth record reads the Father appeared before the Priest on April 28th 1798 to say the baptized was his daughter and that he was unable to "perfilha-la" recognize her because he was already married and he wanted to make it right (para descargo da sua consciencia). In this case he was making honourable restitution to his daughter and her Mother and he did it the day before her wedding day, which of itself shows the 'drama' behind the scenes. He may have had to do that under "new pressures" like the groom's family. He also was a witness at hi daughter's wedding. So it all ties in nicely. Cheers. On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Hermano C. Pires <[email protected]> wrote: > That is what I make out! Most ike confess and own up to his sin. > :)) > Hermano > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:00:31 -0800 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting record NS Estrela 1798 > To: [email protected] > > > The "discharge his conscience".... clear his conscience, get it off his > chest? Kinda along those lines? > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.
