Canada means small lane or narrow street, not the country Canada. So they were living in laneway of Joao Borges. Most of our ancestors lived in such laneways.
JR On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11:36:29 PM UTC-4, IslandRoutes wrote: > > I'd appreciate if someone could take a peek at this one and let me know > what this means. On this page no. 3 (right hand side bottom) > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1870-1879/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1870-1879_item1/P234.html > > It says "moradores na Canada de Joao Borges". I assume it's telling me > someone (the parents?) were living in Canada. But, what are they telling > me about telling me about Joao Borges? I don't see his name elsewhere on > the record. > > The entire line appears to be saying they were parishioners that were > living in Canada with? Joao Borges? (If so, why are they being so > specific...LOL) > > My Portuguese is limited to records and every now and then a phrase throws > me off. > > Thanks for the assistance! > Mel > -- 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.
