It's all good, lol. On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 22:36, linda <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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. > -- 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.
