[AZORES-Genealogy] Church Posting of the Banns

2011-09-11 Thread Carol Warnock
Hello Group-- I am researching my mother's paternal line (Madruga) from Freguesia of Lajes do Pico on the island of Pico. My question is, since I was not brought up Roman Catholic, would there be any microfilm record anywhere on the reading or posting of the banns? The church was Santa

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Church Posting of the Banns

2011-09-11 Thread rcapodc
Carol, In my experience on the Island of Sao Jorge, the priests wrote the posting of the banns in the margin of the woman's baptismal record. This is during the 1800's and later. I haven't seen it in the earlier records. I don't know if there was any special book where anymore info was recorded.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Borba and Rocha in Terceira azores

2011-09-11 Thread tr6
Hi everyone...I am doing some background on my Grandparents and their familiesone Antone Luiz Martin Borba born 1878 and Pedro Rocha born 1885..They both came to the United states about 1900. The Borba's show up in some of the books of the time for the Bulls that they raised. The Rocha side of the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Church Posting of the Banns

2011-09-11 Thread Edward Rodrigues
In case anyone wants to know The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the banns or bans are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an impending marriage between two specified persons. It is commonly associated with the Church... On Sep 11, 2011, at 7:42 PM,