In many of the documents of burials for my ancestors I see the following: “she was buried in the church of Lajes and it will be paid 8 VINTENS for the grave”. Likewise. “He didn’t make a will and there will be 200 reis paid for the grave.” Also, In her will she determined she wanted 30 masses for her soul, 10 masses for her intention and half a ceremony. She was buried at the church and lit will be paid 8 ViNTENS ‘for the grave”. What is meant by “half-a ceremony? and what is meant by 10 masses for her INTENTION? Finally, “ He didn’t make a will and was buried in the church of Ladies. It will be paid 2 TOSTOES FOR HIS SOUL. Does anyone know the current values of a reis, vintner or tostoes?
Was it fact or fiction that anyone baptized as Maria (or a variation of Mary) or Joseph the baptism was free? Gordon -- 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.
