Sorry! I mean Hi Leonor-- not Monica!
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 7:33:50 PM UTC-8, linda wrote: > > Hi Monica, > > I suggest you make a timeline for the events. Perhaps you should add > annotations as to who the priest (source) is that is making the records. > The priests' records are only as accurate as their sources. Sometimes they > had personal knowledge of the participants-- sometimes not. It will help > refresh your memory later, if needed. > > For what it's worth, you may only have two sets of potential parents for > Monica. Manuel da Costa Elisa and Maria de Jesus might be the same couple > as Manuel da Costa (Homem) and Maria Julia. > > Did you notice that Monica's baptismal godmother is also named "Maria > Julia"? > > I don't know if you will get a definitive answer to your question, but you > can collect information on the families and try to make some (speculative) > connections. > > I have a similar case for one of my ancestors. She was baptised as "pai > incognito", but in her later children's records, a maternal grandfather's > name starts to appear. It may be her natural father, or it may be the > priest making an assumption about her mother's husband. I can only guess > which it might be. In another case, one of my great-grandmothers later > children's baptismal records start to show grandparents for a different > woman with a similar name. I assume the priest was confusing the two > women. > > best of luck, > > Linda > > > On Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 6:08:00 PM UTC-8, [email protected] > wrote: >> >> Hello everyone. I am looking for some help in identifying if Monica de >> Jesus was a foundling. Below are the records I have found. As you will see, >> Monica's lists 3 different couples as her parents. We do know for a fact >> that Vitorino only had one wife. My question is if there is any known >> reason as to why this would happen. >> >> Monica's baptismal record showing her as an "exposta" >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1870-1879/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1870-1879_item1/P409.html >> >> Monica's and Vitorino's marriage record showing Monica's parents as >> "incognitos" >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-C-1890-1899/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-C-1890-1899_item1/P300.html >> >> To here I think everything adds up. This is where it starts to get >> confusing. >> >> The first 2 of Monica's and Vitorino's children list the maternal >> grandparents as "incognitos" >> >> However, the third and fourth child lists the maternal grandparents as >> Maria Julia and Manuel da Costa (Homem) >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1897-1899/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1897-1899_item1/P270.html >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1900-1905/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1900-1905_item1/P379.html >> >> The fifth child list the mother as Maria do Rosario Monica - This record >> lists the maternal grandparents as Manuel da Costa Elisa and Maria de Jesus >> - (Maria bottom of the page) >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911_item1/P86.html >> >> The 6th child, Catharina, shows the mother as Monica Boniface and the >> maternal grandparents as Joao Bonifacio and Maria Machado >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911_item1/P304.html >> >> The 7th child, Diamantina, shows the mother as Maria do Rosario Monica >> and the maternal grandparents as Joao Bonifacio and Maria Machado >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1906-1911_item1/P567.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.
