An ossuary is where the bones of the dead (from many people) are deposited. It solves the space problem for burial on the islands. Seven years after the original burial, bones are dug up and put into the church depository called an ossuary. If a family wanted to continue to pay for the burial site, they could keep the plot longer.
Debbie On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 4:53 PM Anthony Silver <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Cheri. > > whats an ossuary? > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Cheri Mello <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 14 January 2020 3:48 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree And Portuguese Ancestry > .. > > Hi Anthony, > > I'm not sure, but I think all the ports physically exist. They are just > configured differently. The on in Ponta Delgada can take cruise ships now. > > You won't find the graves for your 2 greats, unless someone in the family > has been paying the rent on them for all this time. Typically, the remains > are left 7 years and then the bones are dug up and placed in an ossuary. > Every freguesia now has a cemetery and that is where you will find > tombstones. But your relatives may not be there. > > Silva is either the number 1 or number 2 most common name in the Azores. > No, they are not all related, just like all Jones and Smiths are not all > related. > > Hope this helps, > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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_Gv5Jczj6OWrQ8BNBPN9fgGhKc7nyai2WhDjMRdd9a0gA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_Gv5Jczj6OWrQ8BNBPN9fgGhKc7nyai2WhDjMRdd9a0gA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/MEAPR01MB3414DA857D306AC35895F60597370%40MEAPR01MB3414.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/MEAPR01MB3414DA857D306AC35895F60597370%40MEAPR01MB3414.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAJ7050tbaKdxV8U-updoQVGiNkwGVBGMd0JhyOvzTEi9e94Yzw%40mail.gmail.com.
