Hello! I would really appreciate if someone could take the time to see if there is anything I may be missing in the baptisms of this couples's younger children in Norte Pequeno. (#'s 4 and 5)
I have been trying to trace back the direct paternal line of my azorean ancestry, and have run into a serious brick wall. My ancestor Antonio Machado Cardoso was born in Calheta on Sao Jorge in 1745 to Joao Cardoso and Maria das Candeias. I am trying to find his grandparents names on either side. I would love to have the marriage record for Joao and Maria, but I believe it was in Norte Pequeno before the records start, as I have checked most villages in the area several times with no luck. The trouble is that there are so many gaps in the baptismal, marriage and death books that I can get only a very limited amount of information. I find the following children to Joao Cardoso and Maria das Candeias. 1) Antonio (born in CALHETA) 3 Apr 1745 http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1730-1746/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1730-1746_item1/P232.html *Top Left* 2) Anna (born in CALHETA) 29 Dec 1747 http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1746-1770/SJR-CH-CALHETA-B-1746-1770_item1/P27.html *Bottom Right* 3) Manuel (born in NORTE PEQUENO) 18 Apr 1756 http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796_item1/P11.html *Bottom Left* 4) ? (born in NORTE PEQUENO) Oct 1763? (not completely sure if its 63') http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796_item1/P24.html *Bottom Right* 5) ? (born in NORTE PEQUENO) 12 Jun 1765 http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796/SJR-CH-NORTEPEQUENO-B-1753-1796_item1/P32.html *Bottom Right* There is no question that there are any many more that I am missing, but because of the water damage in the church books - which at times reseble cornflakes/abstract art, I am unable. I can't even find marriage records for any of their children (regardless of name) other than my ancestor Antonio! I do know (per the daughter Anna's baptism) that the father - Joao Cardoso, was from Flamengos, Faial. His wife Maria was from Sao Jorge. I have gone through the records in Flamengos and think that Joao may have been the son of Bernardo Cardoso, but I need to prove this. ANY guidance, tips, or help reading the last few childrens baptisms would mean alot to me! The son Manuel born 1756 has alot of names mentioned in his baptism: even a few Cardoso's, but I cannot quite make out what their relationships are. Thank you! Jeremy G. BC -- 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.
