Just a little background on birth records. Although official
recording in California became mandatory in July 1905, it appears that
many people did not adhere to the policy until the late 1920s and
early 1930s.
At that time, many women were still giving birth at home, which might
attribute to the
Eric
I have her baptism record which shows her birth date as 25 July 1872 in the
church of Saint Peter in Santa Cruz.
Al Sequeira
In a message dated 11/30/2010 5:24:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
noblankt...@gmail.com writes:
Al,
I've seen many records where a priest was listed as a p
Eric
I have her baptism record which shows her birth date as 25 July 1872 in the
church of Saint Peter in Santa Cruz.
Al Sequeira
In a message dated 11/30/2010 5:24:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
noblankt...@gmail.com writes:
Al,
I've seen many records where a priest was listed as a p
Al,
I've seen many records where a priest was listed as a padrinho. Since both
Manuel Lourenco Matias and Mariana de Jesus were born with *pai
incognito*there may have been a lack of male relatives.
Since a purpose of a padrinho is to direct spiritual growth, having a
priest would ensure that.
Celeste,
Thanks for the info on Menlo Park, for archives of San Francisco
Archdiocese. I am traveling to CA in March and will do some research there.
Ally
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My Mother was born in 1928, in Benicia, CA. She did not have a birth
certificate either, until she filed for Social Security. She also had to have
two relatives write a letter of identity for her.
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Btazz,
Ooo! I forgot Sao Miguel is coming online. Thanks for looking Marcio!
Btazz, I'll do this line by line for you. Even though you had it
translated, you'll have to learn how to do these.
Keywords: Dates (numbers and months), names (they usually jump out at you) -
the name of the baby, Joa
Hi Eric
I can't establish a connection to Jose Maria da Silveira so I was wondering
if in those days people would have a friend as godfather and or godmother?
Al Sequeira
In a message dated 11/28/2010 5:18:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
noblankt...@gmail.com writes:
Al,
I agree with N
Hi,
You can see the original record here, as # 52
http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/biblioteca_digital/SMLAGAPB1870-1879/SMLAGAPB1870-1879_item1/P191.html
Paternal grandson of Pedro Tavares and Miquelina de JesusMaternal grandson of
João de Mello Bizarro and Tomasia da Encarnação
Marcio Borba
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