My maternal grandfather was placed on the road on Sao Miguel 1868 Dec 8. I have been to the roda. I would appreciate knowing what information she has about the Roda Gordon Soares
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2019, at 3:28 PM, Linda Jardin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Eloise Cadinha is my cousin. I have spoken with her regarding this subject > as we have an exposta whom was left at the Matriz Sao Sebastiao. She has > written articles regarding the abandonment of babies. Some of these may still > be available on the internet. I do have copies if anyone is interested. I > also have direct contact with Eloise. She is a lovely lady and sharp as a > tack! > > From: 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 2:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Expostos left at the roda of the churches > > The towns and cities had Foundling homes, usually convents, but not all > churches in the cities and towns were foundling homes. In the villages, as > can be seen in baptismal records, the foundlings were left either at > somebody's door or in a place where they would likely be found. Eloise > Cadinha studied this situation extensively and I have her notes. > > John Miranda Raposo > > On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 3:35:49 PM EDT, Cheri Mello > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I seem to remember Joao Ventura, the archivist, stating that many babies were > given up at the Matriz churches more so than the smaller parish church. The > information is on the Azores GenWeb (I'm pretty sure). I'll look when I get > home. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 12:32 PM Maria Sousa <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know this question comes up often and I am familiar with the "roda" and the > "oxpostos". My question is, did every church have the "roda" system or was > it just certain churches? Maybe even each frequesia had a "matrix" church > which had the roda? Does anyone happen to know? > > It was very heartbreaking looking for my ancestor in Sao Sebastiao Church in > Ponta Delegada and the amount of expostos that I read was astounding. So > much so that each exposto was given a number. My ancestor happened to be a > number in the 600s. I noticed the number on her marriage certificate and > then was able to match the same number to her birth certificate. Still a > deadend for me, but so heartbreaking to think of the hundreds of people who > were going to this church to hand over a child. I can't image what was going > on in the 1860 to 1890 in that area, that so many were just giving up their > children. > > Would love to hear your thoughts. > > Maria Sousa > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAE_yQQVb-5ceuWZAwFr8Cty7bf8p%2B8FWAicc64aWcoANXJ2z9A%40mail.gmail.com. > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FL4cXTqmhqg4FJ6ZzXgVSq04dLBtaZZBKCwPWpDgN4yA%40mail.gmail.com. > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/375168660.1799035.1570050766683%40mail.yahoo.com. > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/0585C5DE2150594390CFB84053F8E0E50154F729%40ORD2MBX03C.mex05.mlsrvr.com. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/706F7FCA-E703-4A97-B6DE-C266C5F81667%40gmail.com.
