No worrie Cheri, I totally understand :) I've found myself a translator on Fivrr. I need the first couple done for me as I'm dyslexic and it'll help to have the English comparison texts moving forward.
And yes, thanks re the Azores GenWeb; I'm slowly working my way through the website :) Out of interest what is the favored genealogy here for you folks? I'm using ancestry.com Samantha On Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9:46:21 AM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Samantha, > > I don't have time to translate it for you, but if you go to the Azores > GenWeb you can find the info. The Azores GenWeb is a BIG deal and you > should bookmark it. > > Here's the direct link on the Azores GenWeb for translations: > https://goo.gl/P7hNxI > > It starts out with key words and explains everything. At the bottom is a > link that takes you to some examples. Print out the HANDWRITTEN baptism and > its translation. I believe I translated it line by line. It's the 3rd time > period, same one that you are researching. Then go back to your baptism and > utilize that list of key words. > > You don't need to translate every word. You just need to be able to > extract the names and dates to start. You can post those to the list and > others will review your work. This way, you won't burn out the translators. > They are more likely to help those who help themselves. > > Also, when posting the CCA image URL....if the record is numbered, say > it's record 27, bottom right. Helps save time. And once you get real good > at them, you may only want a few words. It helps to say it's the 10th line > down or the 5th line from the bottom. > Good luck, Cheri > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Samantha B <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thanks Cheri :) I went back and looked this up a minute after I posted >> this original question and worked it out. Any hey presto I found him :) >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-PV-FONTINHAS-B-1870-1879/TER-PV-FONTINHAS-B-1870-1879_item1/P84.html >> >> Unfortunately my Portuguese is non existent (though I'm already getting >> better at reading the cursive lol). However this is the Joaquim from the >> marriage entry and it does match the birth year of his grandfather. >> >> I would greatly appreciate any help in translating/understanding this >> record. :) >> >> Next is finding a passport to confirm that this Joaquim is, in fact, the >> same as my husband's grandfather who travelled in 1906 on the SS Brooklyn. >> >> >> On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 9:51:55 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: >>> >>> No that's not it. >>> >>> If you don't know how the Azores is organized, you are not utilizing the >>> how to article or the Azores Genweb. The maps section shows it to you, with >>> color coded maps. Pick the map section from the home page: >>> [image: Inline image 2] >>> >>> Or just go to Tombo.pt and type in the FREGUESIA. You will find out that >>> the church is NOT Nossa Senhora do Pilar nor is it in the council of Angra. >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:44 PM, Samantha B <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all (the newbie is back) >>>> >>>> I'm still on the hunt for my husband's grandfather Joaquim Benedicto. >>>> I'm specifically looking for a baptism record for him from about 1874. He >>>> (hopefully, it's him) "from Fontinhas of Terceira ... and is ... the >>>> legitimate son of Benedicto Antonio native of Altares and Maria Delfina >>>> native of Nossa Senhora da Piedade of Pico." >>>> >>>> My first question is, would I be looking through tombo.pt Acores -> >>>> Terceira -> Angra do Heroismo -> Nossa Senhora do Pilar? (If there were >>>> records which doesn't seem the case here.) >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Samantha >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
