Hi Sean and Gayle, Here's my take,
Manuel son of incognito parents (exposto) exposed/left at the home of Jose da Silva parishioner of this Parochial Church of Nossa Senhora da Candelaria of Pico, on the 16th day of the month of of January of 1797. The Exposed brought a note that said he had been baptised and because I didn't read it and authenticate it, he was conditionally baptised by Reverend Joao Inacio de Macedo with our permission in this same Church on the 20th day of the said month and year. Godparents were Francisco da Sylveira (Silveira) Peixoto son of Luisa Francisca and Ana Thomazia (Tomasia) wife of Antonio da Silva, parishioner of this same Parish as it were other below signed witnesses On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 1:22 AM, 'Gayle Machado' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Sean, > > I'm using my iPhone so it's a bit small. But, from what I see it does say > he was left at the home of Jose Silva and to be taken cared of for a period > of seven years. The date is 16 Jan 1797. The godparents are Francisco > Silveira Peixoto, son of Luisa Francisca, and Anna Thomasina, wife of > Antonio Silva. The other name I believe was the priest. Maybe someone with > a larger screen can complete the text for you. > > Gayle > > > On May 22, 2017, at 9:43 PM, Sean Andrade <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thank you you the information! > > Cheri, I read through John's postings and found it very helpful, I even > noticed Exposto in his obit. > > Gayle, I took your advice and searched for his birth record. I believe I > may have found it: > > Top Left: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_ > digital/PIC-MD-CANDELARIA-B-1793-1812/PIC-MD-CANDELARIA-B- > 1793-1812_item1/P80.html > > I believe it says he was left at the house of Jose da Silva? > > I am having a difficult time trying to read what it says and I can't > understand most of it. I see there are quite a few names but I can't figure > out their relationships with everyone else > > On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 8:00:50 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> People can abandon their baby today. In my county and state, a baby can >> be left at a hospital or fire station, no questions asked. Back then, in >> the Azores, they left the baby at the church. Sometimes, they left the baby >> at someone's door step, but a lot of the time, it was the church. >> >> The reason is probably the same then as it is now. The mother was unwed. >> She cannot provide for the child (she's too young, she has no means to >> support the baby) or perhaps her parents made her give the baby up. >> >> If your ancestor's parents came forward it would be noted in his baptism >> margin or in a book of legitimizations. If it's not there, then his parents >> never claimed him. The city paid a family to raise him for 7 years. At that >> point, he could chose to remain with the family or make his own way. Many >> of these children did not live. >> >> John Raposo wrote about this a few months ago. You can find his post here >> https://goo.gl/OyLyJT or you can search the forum/web board archive for >> "exposto roda" (without the quotes) and you will find a lot about this >> subject. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.
