Evee, Jose Maria de Bettencourt, married and a Customs Officer was the godfather by proxy and his Procurator was Padre (Father) Manuel Polycarpo Pereira da Terra, Cura of this church with Dona Ignacia (Inacia) .....who was also represented via proxy by Sabina da Terra, single.
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Evee Silva Kiler <[email protected]> wrote: > This is the birth record for Inacia Herminia de Sousa...record number 14 > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-SR-SANTOAMARO-B-1860-1890/PIC-SR-SANTOAMARO-B-1860-1890_item1/P161.html > > The record is easy to read (very legible), but I'm having trouble > *translating* to get the gist of the godparents' role in all of this. > > I think I read this: > Parents: > Jacyntho Pedro Leite de Souza is from Povoacao and is a guard at the > customs department > Ana Theodora da Gloria is employed in domestic government > > Grandparents: > Paternal: > Joao Antonio de Medeiros > Florinda Theodora de Jesus > Maternal: > Antonio Jose das Neves > Marianna Josepha ca Conceicao > > Godparents: Here's where I'm having trouble understanding what these > people do: > > Jose Maria de Bettencourt is married and he seems to work at the customs > department...then something about being a representative/attorney for the > Padre Manuel Polycaspo Pereira da Terra > Dona Ignacia Machado Soares de'Bettencourt is married and is > representative/attorney for Sabina de Terra who is single. > > Can someone help me understand what I'm reading? > > Thank you!! > > > > -- > 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.
