Yes Cheri, that inventory I ordered had a wealth of family information. It had his children and their ages, his wife, his parents and step-mother, his grandparents, death certificate, birth certificate, addresses, etc.
I have kept all of the email correspondence regarding that order for future reference. Being my first time I wasn't sure how to proceed. It was great to find out that they would scan the documents and email them! On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to know that there's some content there. The librarian made it sound > like a catalog only - like an index. She said if I wanted information, to > use the CCA. I guess because I was doing genealogy she thought perhaps I > wasn't interested in other content. Cheri > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 10:06 AM, Hana Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you for sharing the links. There are also ebooks and journals that >> are interesting to read in Google Books and Internet Archives. I came >> across a Volumes 4, 8, and 12 of Arquivos Açorianos in Google Books. They >> are interesting and help me to understand the place and lives of my >> ancestors. Even if one doesn’t read Portuguese, with a dictionary and Bing >> translator one can slowly figure it out. Here is the link to Volume 8 of >> Arquivos Açorianos: >> >> https://books.google.com/books?id=yIkDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA494&dq= >> arquivos+açorianos&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW0-22mrjcAhUTNX0KH >> VsxCmgQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=arquivos%20açorianos&f=false >> <https://books.google.com/books?id=yIkDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA494&dq=arquivos+a%C3%A7orianos&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW0-22mrjcAhUTNX0KHVsxCmgQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=arquivos%20a%C3%A7orianos&f=false> >> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 5:41 AM Joe Matias <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:38 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Joe Mendonca, I did not know that the Ponta Delgada archives would scan >>>> for you. Good to know. >>>> >>>> Joe Matias, the Archeevo site is the Archives Catalog. Any type of card >>>> catalog doesn't provide detailed information. Catalogs, by nature, are just >>>> a type of index. Maybe you missed my post on the Archives Catalog. Here it >>>> is for your reference: https://groups.google.com/foru >>>> m/#!topic/azores/NVx8qfbhNZM >>>> >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 3:21 PM, Joe Matias <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok,good to know.I have been on the archeevo site but did not get >>>>> detailed info,but still very useful. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:39 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Altino, >>>>>> That link does not have the inventories or wills and it does not >>>>>> contain the images of them. They were very explicit about NOT putting the >>>>>> inventories/wills online. They stated to me that the inventories/wills >>>>>> are >>>>>> for viewing only, as they are very private. Too bad they can't make a cut >>>>>> off date. Someone who died in the mid-1800s and had descendants won't >>>>>> really be invading their privacy, as all the descendants are also >>>>>> deceased. >>>>>> <sigh> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 2:31 PM, 'Altino Demelo' via Azores Genealogy >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Joe, you can research from home here : >>>>>>> http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspx >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can also research on the Tombo website. Maybe someone else can >>>>>>> provide that link. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altino >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 23, 2018, at 4:33 PM, Joe Matias <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do you have to be in Ponta Delgada in order to view all the pages of >>>>>>> your search,or is there a way of doing so through the internet at home? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:19 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> While I was in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island, I made extensive >>>>>>>> use of the inventories or wills. I was able to find them on the >>>>>>>> Archives >>>>>>>> Catalog at http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt/ I don't know how to >>>>>>>> find them for other islands. I don't think the other archives entered >>>>>>>> them >>>>>>>> or perhaps the inventories or wills are not housed at the other >>>>>>>> archives. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The inventories and wills varied a lot and from time period to time >>>>>>>> period. The more recent ones were better, as they were more organized >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> followed a format. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> They started with a cover page, naming the deceased and who was in >>>>>>>> charge of their inventory. Some had maybe 7 pieces of paper (so >>>>>>>> potentially >>>>>>>> 14 pages of information). Some had 144 pieces of paper (288 pages of >>>>>>>> information). The more "recent" ones (1920s forward) had a copy of the >>>>>>>> death certificate with the cause of death listed. Or the best that >>>>>>>> medicine >>>>>>>> knew for that time period. They named children, grandchildren, >>>>>>>> great-grandchildren if they had any. If you can read the births and >>>>>>>> marriages, then you already know the words of "filhos" and "netos." >>>>>>>> "Bisnetos" are the great-grandchildren. Some listed relatives on the >>>>>>>> paternal side "pelo lado paterno" or the maternal side "pelo lada >>>>>>>> materna," >>>>>>>> Anytime I saw the word "familia" I scanned the page. Some listed what I >>>>>>>> believe were people they owed. Some listed what they owned, as in the >>>>>>>> furnishings and whatnot. My 2 great-grandmother's had a declaration >>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>> her husband. I don't know what it says yet. I'm waiting on my cousin to >>>>>>>> tell me. And there was a lot of legal stuff in there too. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The earliest will/inventory that I looked at was from 1807. Some >>>>>>>> exist from the 1700s. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not every ancestor will have an inventory or will. You didn't need >>>>>>>> to own property to have an will or inventory. As I said, it appeared >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> one guy owed a lot of people a lot of money. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> They allowed me to take pictures with my camera (found out I need a >>>>>>>> different pair of reading glasses to take pictures). They said that the >>>>>>>> inventories are NEVER to be posted anywhere on the Internet. That means >>>>>>>> Ancestry.com, Geni.com, My Heritage, FamilySearch.org, your own >>>>>>>> personal page, etc. They consider the inventories private Yes, I >>>>>>>> understand >>>>>>>> that if the person died in 1807, no one alive today was mentioned in >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> will. But they have their rules. I said it was going to be left on my >>>>>>>> computer so I could consult it. I would extract only genealogy >>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>> from the documents, but would never post an image of any them. So for >>>>>>>> those >>>>>>>> utilizing the inventories/wills, do NOT post them ANYWHERE on the >>>>>>>> Internet >>>>>>>> or you mess it up for future genealogists. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hopefully the other archives will get their inventories/wills up on >>>>>>>> the Archives Catalog. >>>>>>>> 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 [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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. > -- Joseph Mendonca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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