Margarida Resendes and Félix de Resendes Carvalho are my 6X great grandparents. They were married on May 15, 1731 in Santo Espirito, Santa Maria ( http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-C-1731-1751/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-C-1731-1751_item1/P4.html).
According to this record: The groom’s parents are Manuel de Sousa de Matos and Margarida de Resendes. The bride’s parents are Matias de Fonte Chaves and Ana de Resendes. As far as I can tell this is consistent with RR’s work (Cap.º 34.º § Primeiro, N.º 7). However I’m wondering if the priest reversed the names of the parents of the bride and the groom. Here is why this may be a possibility. On August 8th 1708 Manuel de Sousa Matos and Margarida de Resends baptize a daughter with the name of Margrida ( http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1700-1710/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1700-1710_item1/P74.html). Is this "Margarida" Félix de Resendes Carvalho’s sister or wife? With so many Margarida’s in the mix it’s a possibility. If so then RR’s work is wrong. It’s also a possibility that Félix de Resendes Carvalho married a woman with the same name as his sister. For now I’m going with this. Some of you have attributed this baptismal record to the bride and you may want to revisit this. If this is a confusing to you as it is to me send me an email and I’ll give you what I got. If you want more continue reading… On June 19, 1766 Margarida de Resendes (widow of Félix de Resendes) dies at the age of “setenta… or at least that’s my read). See http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1759-1793/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1759-1793_item1/P75.html. If so, Margarida (the bride), would have been born around 1696 (not August 8, 1708). If so then my speculation that the priest reversed the names in the marriage record is probably wrong. I’m posting in part because some of you have this couple in your MyHeritage database and some have recorded August 8, 1708 as the birth date of Margarida the bride. This may be right but it may the birthdate of the bride’s sister-in-law (also Margarida). George -- 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.
