Christian, I should have placed a question mark beside the place named (Cam.o) Camacho? I'm not certain this is the right place. Perhaps someone from Graciosa can correct it.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Margaret Vicente <[email protected] > wrote: > Christian, > > I'll gladly help but I'm not clear on what you're looking for. > > Based on the emails content it is not clear to me who you are trying to > trace. In any case I found Manuel's birth record which matches the > marriage record link you posted. And, it tells all about Antonio Machado. > > To shed some understanding on the term ausente: > > It was because they usually went elsewhere to find work It could be on > the same island or across the 9 islands. > > One observation is that around this period there was a lot of movement > within the islands. My own GGGF from Graciosa with his S. Jorge bride to > be, went to S. Miguel along with hundreds of other man from the Western > islands (Pico, S. Jorge, Faial) in a government action to "occupy" the > island S. Miguel and mark presence there due to unrest and the civil war, > or to defend interests. Some took their wives, some didn't. > > Also if the person was absent/away outside of the islands the priest would > name i.e. America, Brasil, etc. > > Are you looking for Manuel and his father Antonio's line? Is this the > right couple? bottom right. > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA- > SC-GUADALUPE-B-1791-1803/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1791-1803_item1/P167.html > > It reads: > Manuel son of Antonio Machado, who is natural from N. Senhora (Our Lady) > das Neves of Norte Grande island of S. Jorge and Rosa Maria married and > natural in this Parish church of our Ladty of Guadalupe, residing in > Camacho. Paternal Grandpaents Matheus (Mateus) Nunes and his wife Luisa > Machado, both deceased, and Maternal Grandparents Manuel Jose and his wife > Maria do Rosario, both deceased. Born on the 5th day of the month of May > of 1800 and baptised in this same church on the the 10th of the said month > and year by the Reverend Priest Joao Ignacio (Inacio) de Bettencourt, Cuir > of the said church. Godparents Manuel Jose Medina and his wife D. Julianna > (Juliana) residents of the same Camacho and to acknowledge i wrote this > record and signed it with the witnesses the baptising Reverend Priest of > this same church Francisco Jose de Bettencourt and the present witnesses. > era est supra. > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:01 PM, Christian Day <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> p.s. I know many are at the conference so no rush, but if anyone is >> feeling inclined and can help me translate this marriage certificate to >> figure out who Antonio is and how old Manuel and Maria are on it, I would >> most greatly appreciate it! :) >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC- >> SAOMATEUS-C-1808-1825/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-C-1808-1825_item1/P74.html >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
