JR and I are both scratching our heads on this record We need some other native speakers to take a look at this record and the wording and perhaps explain what the writer was trying to say.
A few facts about it are Antonio da Silva Canario and Helena Rosa married in 1854 and have 3 children at the time of this record (the birth of Emilia) Antonio is 66 years old and Helena is about 42. Antonio is named as having died in the Hospital in Ribeira Grande in 1876 when Helena remarries. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-RIBEIRINHA-B-187 1-1879/SMG-RG-RIBEIRINHA-B-1871-1879_item1/P87.html Emilia on the right side The part in question is the priest writes " filha legitima digo fila natural Antonio da Silva campaneo e de Helena Rosa" then there is a few lines before he writes "nita paterna" I can make out part of the line I think is says that they are both married and residing in the freguesia but I do not completely understand it all. In subsequent records Emilia she is named as father unknown. My feeling is that Emilia is the results of an adulterous affair and Antonio denied he was the father Helena denied having an affair. The priest could not determine who was telling the truth. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, NH Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores -- 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.
