Yes Bill C, you found it. Yay! It starts of with the 4 May 1899 (her baptism date), names the church in Pico da Pedra called Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, in the council of Ribeira Grande in the Diocese of Angra (all of the Azores is the Diocese of Angra), she was born at 10 a.m. on the 25 of April of the current year, 2nd of the name (so there's another Maria born before her) of Jose Cabral do Rego, (can't read his occupation), native of Sao Vicente, council of Ponta Delgada of this Diocese (so go look there for his baptism), and Julia da Conceicao, occupation domestic (housewife), native of the freguesia of Divino do Espirito Santo of this council (so look there for her birth), received (means married) in the freguesia of the Apostle of Sao Pedro of the council of Ponta Delgada (so go look there for their marriage), parishioners of this freguesia, living on Rua do Ra_____, granddaughter paternal of Francisco Cabral do Rego and of Roza de Jesus and maternal of Jose Soares and Francisca d'Almeida. For godfather Manuel do Couto, fisherman, and godmother Ermelinda d'Almeida. The rest is blah blah church stuff.
Margin note 1: Married with Manuel Alves Pacheco in the Registo Civil of the freguesia of Pico da Pedra in this council on the day 8 Oct 1917 (the world does day month year - America is weird), record # 124 of 1917. Dated 12 May 1968 signature (date note was made). Margin note 2: The marriage record above #1 was dissolved by the death of the spouse marital died on the day 4 something of obits # 349. Dated 12 May 1968. I'm going to guess the husband died 4 May 1968. Strategy: I'd find Maria #1. Then the rest of the siblings. You'll get used to the priest's handwriting. Just pick out what you can and ask for what you can't read. You can get it with a little practice. Once you get the siblings, Then go chasing after the dad, Jose Cabral do Rego, and his siblings. Or go after the mom, Julia da Conceicao, and her siblings. Make sure you have a good genealogy program to put this into. Some are free. Legacy Family Tree: www.legacyfamilytree.com Their Standard Edition is free. RootsMagic: www.rootsmagic.com/essentials Their Essentials is free. Pick the one that suits you best. If you like it, you can purchase the full version which has more features. Good luck, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
