Chelly, I don't know how "whaler" was spelled (or misspelled) back then, but today it's "baleeiro." He was a whaler.
As to Maria, it says they are from the parish Senhora da Graça, "logar" of Faial...If she was from the island of Faial, they would have said "ilha de Faial". Lugar (modern spelling) is the place. So technically, they are from the parish of Nossa Senhora da Graça, in the freguesia (village) of Faial da Terra. The priest was saving space and ink by dropping certain words, I guess. A listing of Sao Miguel churches and their towns is here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/maps-churches-and-villages/sao-miguel.html Francisco's baptism....the word you are looking for when the parents are married is "recebidos." The literal translation is "received." Line 11 from the BOTTOM says, "natives, received, parishioners, and living in the something of this freguesia. So they are from Porto Formoso. You're going to have to look for a Jose Anybody (and look real hard at the Joao too so you aren't misreading) married to a Roza Anybody. If that doesn't work, start collecting Francisco's siblings working back in time. When you go about 4 years with no kids, go back to kid 1 and start looking for the marriage the day before. Unless you see that the first couple of kids were born out of wedlock, then you'll find the marriage sandwiched between a couple of kids. You're doing quite well if you are getting the names and dates already! You'll be able to help others soon! Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Chelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you! That's good to know! > Specifically looking into Francisco's marriage record. His occupation > looks like, balieiro. I've tried several different spellings and nothing > translates. The same phrase also appears next to their first witness. > > The first line at top of the second page of their marriage record, does > that state the wife, Maria, and wife's family were from the island of Faial? > > On Francisco's baptism record, does it state where his parents are living > or marriage location specifically? I am looking for the place his parents > where married so I can locate their marriage record. I know he was baptized > in Ribeira Grande Porto Formoso but I have looked through years of marriage > records with no sign of the names of his parents. > > I'm very green at this, I greatly apologize. I'm sure these are > really silly and annoying questions! > Many thanks! > > Chelly > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 11:50:46 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > >> Chelly, >> What are you able to read and what do you need help with? >> >> There's a list of key words and the format here: https://goo.gl/n5vTbh >> They are difficult for everyone in the beginning. Yours are a dream >> compared to the handwriting of the priest that I had to start with! >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> > -- > 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. > -- 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.
