Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Location where the deceased lived

2015-09-14 Thread Maria Lima
Bill, thank you so much- you have to be a good detective to find these clues. I appreciate it. Maria Elena > On Sep 13, 2015, at 11:35 PM, bsei2...@gmail.com wrote: > > ...moradora que em foi Valverde de idade de ... > > A map shows Valverde to be a lugar within this parish. > > It was

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Location where the deceased lived

2015-09-14 Thread Ângela Loura
Valverde starts in a secondary road near the church of Santo Antão. http://www.guiadacidade.pt/pt/poi-valverde-acores-18572 2015-09-14 5:35 GMT+01:00 : > ...moradora que em foi Valverde de idade de ... > > A map shows Valverde to be a lugar within this parish. > > It was

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Old book from 1813 online

2015-09-14 Thread linda
Hi Lillian, I'm sorry I wrote that Ashe "never visited the islands." That was a knee-jerk reaction and probably wrong. I should have said that Ashe is a very unreliable source. He was a fairly prolific writer, and some of his books are easily available now through google books and the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Topo marriage Help please fill in the blanks - translation

2015-09-14 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Thank you so much. I had decided it must be the birthdate of the groom and I did find it before I got your post. I do very much your responding to my questions and the help with the translation. It is good to know what the different words mean Marilyn T On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 11:22 PM,

[AZORES-Genealogy] carvalho Santos

2015-09-14 Thread George Pacheco
Hi, I found the Manuel Carvalho Santos and parents, The mother was an incognito the Fathers line continues. Thanks for the help for those who either suggest or helped look. São Pedro Ponta Delgada and santa Cruz lagoa -- again thank you George Pacheco www.georgepacheco.com -- For options, such

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage Record Capelo

2015-09-14 Thread Sean Andrade
Hi, I have another marriage record from Capelo I need help with on the bottom right. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FAL-HT-CAPELO-C-1736-1816/FAL-HT-CAPELO-C-1736-1816_item1/P102.html I believe the year is 1787, can someone confirm? I can make out Jose Dutra's parents

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Location where the deceased lived

2015-09-14 Thread Maria Lima
What a lovely place our ancestors lived. Yet I cannot Imagine back in 1727 or so what life was like for them. Thanks for the link. If we go there, I don't know if I can walk those steep hills. They had to deal with that and not on those nice roads. Wow. Maria Elena > On Sep 14, 2015,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Location where the deceased lived

2015-09-14 Thread linda
Wow! Great catch. Linda On Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 9:35:24 PM UTC-7, bsei...@gmail.com wrote: > ...moradora que em foi Valverde de idade de ... > > A map shows Valverde to be a lugar within this parish. > > It was difficult to figure out because the priest didn't know when to lift >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Old book from 1813 online

2015-09-14 Thread 'Lillian Palko' via Azores Genealogy
I googled Thomas Ashe and he was a scroundal of sorts, but for the life of me I believe he must have been on San Miguel based upon the detail of his writing.especially describing the ports, plant life, volcanic activity etc. Is anyone else sort of a half believer for part of his work? On