JR and Margaret, Thanks so much for the help! I have gotten better an translating but this one was a challenge.
I can see where I got confused on the godparents. Abbreviated names...Grrrr! Thanks, Mel On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:10:35 PM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote: > > I finally found my ancestor, Antonio Moniz's baptismal record, in 1753, > Maia. Unfortunately, it's so faded that it's hard to make out. > > Would someone give it a once over to see if I've got it right? I'd > appreciate it. It's image 0040, the one in the upper left hand corner. > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1751-1762/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1751-1762_item1/P40.html > > This is what I came up with:: > Antonio, son of Joze Muniz and Maria Benevides of Maia > born 23 Feb 1753; baptized 26 Feb 1753 > > The godparents are really sketchy: Andre(?) da Costa son of _________ > Costa Souza and Margarida da Souza, daughter of Manoel Moniz > > Thanks for the help! > Mel > -- 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.
