Those pages are sure fragmented... The handwriting is fairly clear (compared to the early torn records in my parishes). I suppose you figured out that the priest is Francisco Cardoso Silveira. I always wonder when the priest has the same surname as my family if they were related. And how one would know. :)
Sorry I'm no help but I always like looking at records from this end of the island. Mary On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 4:12 PM 'Jeremy G. B-C: Researching Sao Jorge' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.

