Alexandrina do Assuncao is the mom. Neither grandparents are known, so Alexandrina herself was an exposto, foundling, orphaned.
There's no way to verify the family stories from this document. You may be able to use DNA if you could obtain samples from all the descendants mentioned in your stories. The margin on page 2 says Raulino was married to Maria d'Andrade Melo and he died in this freguesia on 1? May 1931? 1937? Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 3:44 PM, George Sousa <[email protected]> wrote: > Researching one of my ancestors Raulino Jose de Souza (b. 1889 Santo > Espirito, Santa Maria). I've located his baptismal record (see the > following Centro de Conhecimento links): > > First page: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_ > digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1885-1889/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1885-1889_ > item1/P128.html > and second page: > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA- > VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1885-1889/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1885- > 1889_item1/P129.html > > > I believe this is what the document states: > > > "No. 35 Raulino > > > Aos oito dias do mes de Setembro do anno de mil oito centos oitenta e nove > nesta Egreja parochial da Nossa Senhora da Purificação, logar de Santo > Espirito, Concelho da Vila do Porto, Diocese de Angra batizei solemente um > individio do sexo masculino, a quem dei o nomo de Raulino, e que nasceu > nesta freguesia as oito horas da manha dia vinte nove de Julho do dito > anno, filho natural de Alexhandrina da Assunção empregada no service > domestic, solteira natural, parochiana e moradora no termo da Calheta desta > freguesia neta [I think this should read neto] paterna e materna d’avos > ocultos. Foi padrinho Pedro Jose Coelho, casado ?, e madrinha Maria de > Braga solteira empregada no service domestico, os quaes todos sei seram os > peroprios. E para constar lavrei em duplicado este asunto que depois de ser > lido e conferido perante os padrinhos commigo o não assignou por não saber > escrever nem ler" > > > From my read of this it appears that Raulino's grandparents are not known. > His mother's name is given as Alexhandrina da Assunção. Is there a clue > in the name? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > A couple of additional notes from family stories. Raulino's baptismal > godmother (Maria de Braga) is said to have been Alexandrina's aunt. > Raulino's father is said to have been named Raulino Jose de Sousa. The > family story is that Raulino's father was a cattle merchant from Sao Miguel. > > > Again any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > thanks, > > > George > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
