UPDATE Perhaps the marriage for* António de Medeiros Moura and Joanna Maria* (Estimated before sometime 1789, so 1170-1789 ?) could be in *Agua de Pau*, since in the Obituary of their son Francisco it says that his mother is a natural of Agua de Pau (instead of Nossa Senhora do Rosario, Lagoa). Another possibility is *Relva*, since their son *Francisco de Medeiros Moura* (sometimes documented as de Medeiros Pimentel) married *Vitoria de Jesus in Relva after 1818*. This is another record I am looking for.
I feel like I have been back and forth in the Santo António church book looking for this, and I also checked Nossa Senhora do Rosario with no luck. I could have missed it though. Does anyone have a searchable index for these freguesias please? Thank you in advance if anyone is able to help. Kind Regards, Lisa On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 10:53:55 AM UTC-5, Lisa S wrote: > > Hello, > > I have really been having some difficulty in finding some marriage records > in the Santo António além Capelas freguesia on the island of São Miguel, > and also the Lagoa area. From what I have seen so far in the Santo António > freguesia, the priest(s) was/were not always consistent with the names they > used to document the parishoners. I don't know if this means that in fact > the parishoners had long names, and that when they stated them to the > priest, the priest only wrote down some of them, or if the parishoners > sometimes just gave the priest portions of their names. > > The road blocks that I have hit in getting this section of my tree higher: > > *1. * > I cannot find the marriage record for the parents of Francisco de Medeiros > Maura. In the birth records of some of Francisco's children I have seen > his name documented sometimes as *Francisco de Medeiros Maura*, and > sometimes *Francisco de Medeiros Pimentel*. The names of his parents > (the grandparents) have stayed constant in those records that I have found, > and their names are *António de Medeiros Maura* and *Joanna Maria*, *António > is a natural of Santo António and Joanna Maria is a natural of Lagoa (Nossa > Senhora do Rosario),* but I have not been able to find their marriage > record. I have checked Santo António, but have not found it there. I have > also checked Nossa Senhora do Rosario, Lagoa, but did not find it there > either. It's possible that I could have missed it, or that Joanna Maria's > parents moved to a different freguesia after her birth, and that they were > then married in that new freguesia. > > The obituary for Joanna Maria > 30 September 1830 - 70 years old more or less > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SANTOANTONIO-O-1830-1860/SMG-PD-SANTOANTONIO-O-1830-1860_item1/P4.html > > The obituary for António de Medeiros Maura > 29 September 1831 - 80 years old more or less > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SANTOANTONIO-O-1830-1860/SMG-PD-SANTOANTONIO-O-1830-1860_item1/P45.html > > I believe their son Francisco was born 1 August 1789, so their marriage > would have happened before that date. I found 2 siblings born AFTER that > date in Santo António: João in 1793, and Margarida in 1794, but no one > before 1789, so perhaps his parents lived in a different freguesia before > moving to Santo António? > > 2. > I am also having difficulty finding the marriage record for *Francisco de > Viveiros do Rego* and *Joanna de Medeiros*. They are both naturals of > the Santo António além Capelas freguesia, so I believe the marriage should > have taken place there. I estimate the marriage to have taken place around > the year 1767. > > I have seen the name of Francisco de Viveiros do Rego documented sometimes > as Francisco de Viveiros, and sometimes as Francisco de Medeiros do Rego, I > am not sure if this was a mistake or not since his wife Joanna has the > surname de Medeiros. > He was born 9 February 1748. > > Joanna de Medeiros was born 20 January 1749. > > > Is anyone else researching these two families, or does someone happen to > have an index with this information in it? I would be very appreciative of > any help. > Thank you very much and kind regards, > Lisa > > > > > > > > -- 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.
