I know the translation is something like "to make a will" and has to do with the verb "fazer," I believe. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 3:40 PM Gustavo Martins <[email protected]> wrote: > As a native speaker I read: “Fes testamento”, which is an orthography > mistake, commonly seen. The correct way would be “fez testamento” > > > Gustavo Martins > > > > > > Envoyé de mon iPhone > > Le 16 févr. 2019 à 20:33, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> a écrit : > > Typically, the death records state if they was a will or not (in the 2nd > and 3rd time periods). So we have to do with what happened historically in > the Azores, not what is happening right now in our lifetimes. > > This looks like "foi testamento" to me (for there "was a will.") > [image: image.png] > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 2:19 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> I see February 8, 1815. Jose Rodrigues Coelho was married to Benedita do >> Esperito Santo. He was 75 years old, farmer (I think). I don't see anything >> about a will and have never seen it in my searches but I haven't been doing >> this very long. My personal experience growing up in Sao Miguel is that >> there is not need for a will because the law says that whatever someone >> owns, when s/he dies, is divided in half. Half goes to the wife and the >> other half is divided between the kids, if any. Normally, nothing gets >> distributed until the last person dies. >> >> On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 at 17:03, Sandra Valine Dauer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-ALTARES-O-1814-1840/TER-AH-ALTARES-O-1814-1840_item1/P6.html >>> 3rd record on the right please confirm death date: 8th or 18th, age 70? >>> or Burial? Will? Thank you >>> >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >>> <#m_3966334921310967341_m_-1227230069603800862_m_-1962055066957025400_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>> -- >>> 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.

