Coming in a little on this, however and reference to the margin notes. In 1860 there was a call to Arms as the Civil War broke out. These certificates were proof of marriage. The dates in between 1860-1865 will also be reflected in every man/boy that were of age birth records. Proof of age.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2017, at 8:48 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It would be speculation on my part as to why they needed a certificate but > the first thing that comes to mind is they needed for a governmental purpose > such as a passport or perhaps to inherit property. > Rick > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Joanne Mercier > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Help: Margin notes on Marriage of > Manuel (Luiz) de Costa and Maria do Carmo 1856 Lagoa > > Thanks, Rick - any idea why the priest would notate when certificates were > issued? Or why? Just curious... > > > On July 6, 2017 at 9:40:22 PM, Richard Francis Pimentel > ([email protected]) wrote: > > The top one is a certificate issued on 31 Mar 1862 and the second one is also > a certificate issued on 28 Feb 1864. > > Rick > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Joanne Mercier > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Help: Margin notes on Marriage of > Manuel (Luiz) de Costa and Maria do Carmo 1856 Lagoa > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-C-1853-1860/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-C-1853-1860_item1/P77.html > > I was finally able to find the documentation on my great great grandparents > marriage but there are two margin notes that I’m having difficulty reading. > The upper is dated 31 March 1862 and the lower is 1864 - everything else is > blurry to me. If anyone can help me decipher this hard-to-read handwriting > I’d really appreciate it. > > Thanks! > Joanne Grota Mercier > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.

