Thank you so much, Linda. That helps me a lot! Sue
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 6:50:52 PM UTC-8, linda wrote: > > Hi Sue, > > I see "...os Divinos Sacrament.os Ig.r ser quase repentina sua morte..." > and with google translate's help, I interpret that as "the Divine > Sacraments of the Church [because] her death was nearly sudden". I can't > transliterate the second section that you asked about, but my impression is > it says something along the lines of: "she was accompanied by > [someone/representative] from the town, from the Reverendo Collegio of the > Matriz"--that is,someone from one of the lay brotherhoods whose members > participated in religious ceremonies went with her body as it was carried > to her grave. Perhaps someone with a better eye can confirm or correct > this. > > hope that helps, > > Linda > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 3:21:34 PM UTC-8, Sue Q wrote: >> >> I've got most of this but there are some words towards the end that I >> can't figure out: >> >> >> On the twenty-third day of the month of November of 1829 at the age of >> 80, more or less, died Maria Josefa, widow of Manuel de Bettencourt, >> resident on the Fontes Road, did not receive the divine sacraments *(I >> know what follows says something about her death but I can’t tell exactly >> what it says from the remainder of the 5th line to the middle of the 6th)* >> was buried in this church of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, *I’m missing what >> it says after this and up through the second to last line.* >> >> >> Maria Josefa, on the left page, top entry: >> >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-O-1826-1833/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-O-1826-1833_item1/P39.html >> >> >> Many thanks for any help you can provide. >> >> >> Sue >> >> >> -- 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.
