Gordon, that is so sad. I’d love the info too. Linda, I will try to find her articles and share them.
Thanks. On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 4:17 PM Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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