Great suggestion! However in this case, Antónia de São José was the mother 
of Manoel Jozé da Cunha (13 Feb 1843) - pai incognito ... :(

Thanks for the advice!

On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 8:46:29 AM UTC-7, rcapodc wrote:
>
> Eric, I'm answering you in both places! 
>
> try looking at the baptisms right before her (Antonia's) marriage. 
> Sometimes the baptism isn't found by the Priest (forgot to enter it in the 
> book!) and the woman getting married has to be rebaptised right before her 
> marriage. This happened in my greatgrandmom's case. In order to be married 
> in the Catholic Church you had to be baptised and somehow recording her 
> baptism may have been missed. 
>
>
>
> Rosemarie 
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> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,
> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 6:44 PM, Eric Souza <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> I've been searching for the birth record for my third 
>> great-grandmother, Antónia de São José, from Topo, São Jorge. She is the 
>> mother of my great-great-grandfather, Manoel Jozé da Cunha (13 Feb 1843) - 
>> Manoel's father is unknown, which unfortunately is where my direct paternal 
>> line ends.
>>
>> I've found records for four of Antónia's siblings:
>>
>> Maria da Cunha (20 May 1816)
>> Manoel da Cunha (5 Sep 1817)
>> Maria da Cunha (20 Nov 1822)
>> Manoel da Cunha (Nov 1825)
>>
>> Parents are Manoel Jozé da Cunha (28 Mar 1773) and Maria de São José.
>>
>> I've gone through a couple of times and haven't found her! Ugh! I 
>> especially looked through the gap between 1817 and 1822, but also looked a 
>> few years before and after.
>>
>> Does this name ring a bell for anyone?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> - Eric
>>
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