Manita asked: <<What determined what went into this book? THE book? Is it the original settlers?>>
Easy part first: No, there is no list of "original settlers" running around for the Azores. As for the indices that some are posting about (a previous thread is mentioning Canto's Achada marriage index)...... Ernesto do Canto made an index for some events from some freguesias for some families from Sao Miguel. The ones he considered important or what was important or related to him. He did this in the latter half of the 1800s. His indices were not filmed or digitized (to my knowledge) and can be accessed by going to the archives in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel. Rodrigo Rodrigues knew Canto. He lived until the 1950s, I believe. He did go through some of these indices and added more people or made corrections. Gaspar Frutoso (I may be spelling his last name wrong) was a priest and historian and lived in the 1500s, I believe. He wrote the Saudades da Terra series and documented many families on many islands. The documentation is poor and many are listed without any dates. I am going to attach an image that Paul Gomes asked for from the Achada index. 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.
