In the 1867 baptism of Maria, I think the Maternal grandfather's name looks to me like Antonio Jose Baliel. I had never seen this name "Baliel" before, but on Ancestry it does show some immigrant passengers from Faial to Boston in the early 1800s so the name did exist in the Azores. The other two records though the name looks more like "Blair", a common name but not a Portuguese name so I'm not sure what to make of that. I do agree with Linda though that they are likely the same person.
Another thing I found interesting is that the last two baptisms were on the same day, but the priest only said "ja defunctos" for the last. I found Maria Joesfa in Nov 1872 http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-VELAS-O-1871-1880/SJR-VL-VELAS-O-1871-1880_item1/P23.html; It says she is the widow of what looks like Antonio Jose Blair (or Blaer), just like on the 1873 baptisms. I found Antonio Jose's in December 1870 here: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-VELAS-O-1860-1870/SJR-VL-VELAS-O-1860-1870_item1/P163.html and the name appears to be Blair or Blaer here also. The priest may have made a mistake on the 1873 baptism by writing Marianna Luiza instead of Marianna Josefa; or Marianna Luiza started using the name Josefa instead of Luiza. Bill Seidler -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
