Well, Bill and you are correct. I searched forward and found another child. See Barbara, left page.
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716_item1/P196.html Margaret On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 2:18 PM, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Bill has it right. To me it's a large stylized 'M' that is partly > overwritten by a letter from the line above. Then by 'a' and an elongated > R, then 'ia' that spells Maria. Also, in my view, when you have many, or > even a few, other pieces of corroborating evidence, such as other records, > and no other possible matches, etc, this evidence has to trump whatever we > think. The marriage that Bill cited is very strong, so *absent other > possibilities*, this has to be right. To verify, find someone named > Cecilia married to person of same name in same time period, and you will > have your answer. > > JR > > > On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 12:41:28 PM UTC-4, Eric Souza wrote: >> >> Thanks Rosemarie - this wasn't my original post, just thought I could >> help with the image ... but yes, could be! Wouldn't it be funny to find a >> connection like that ... >> >> On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 9:28:02 AM UTC-7, rcapodc wrote: >>> >>> Eric, I think that you are going to need to find another baptism for >>> this couple's children to make sure. I still think it's Secilia or some >>> version of it but there is something else after that, de___Machado. I can't >>> really make it out but it could be de Souza?, that fits the space. >>> >>> Rosemarie >>> [email protected] >>> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >>> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Eric Souza <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I edited the levels a bit in Photoshop ... does this help? Edited image >>>> attached ... >>>> >>>> - Eric >>>> >>>> On Friday, August 18, 2017 at 8:44:19 PM UTC-7, Sme wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What is the name of the mother in this one. Bottom right. >>>>> >>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH- >>>>> RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716/SJR-CH-RIBEIRASECA-B-1698-1716_item1/P183.html >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.

