Repost for Tony Amarant, tony_amarant at hotmail.com Hello Mary Bordi, Thanks for your post which I find interesting. I have an Esperanca Rosa da SILVEIRA in my family tree however she was married to José Silveira de MATTOS on 14 April 1828, Manadas, São Jorge, Azores. http://culturacores. azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-MANADAS-C-1776- 1831/SJR-VL-MANADAS-C-1776-1831_item1/P149.html
As best I can see from the marriage record her parents are given as unknown (my translations skills are poor) so its a bit of a stab in the dark. I've had a look at the obito entry and with my poor skills and a poor quality image I can barely make out her name let alone anything else. Assuming however she was 80 at the time of her death her year of birth would be circa 1798. If the death and marriage records are the same Esperanca then she would have been 30 (or there abouts) at the time of the marriage. Interesting that age would be a close match as too the connection to Manadas. I know that my Esperanca and her husband José had a son João Silveira de MATTOS. He migrated to Australia (Sydney) at some stage changing his name to John Matts and marrying a Jane STEVENS 2 October 1868 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They had nine children. He died in Australia and to my knowledge never returned to the Azores. Getting back to the two Esperancas, if they are the same, could that her husband died before her possibly in Manadas, she moves to Rosais possibly to live with relatives if she has no further children (living).This additional detailed information may not have been known at the time of her death by those providing the information so hence why she may have been listed as single. Speculation i know. Your thoughts? Regards Tony -- 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.
