I am working with a DNA match and I'm perplexed. Her great grandparents were Jacintho Botelho Feleja and Maria da Gloria Leocadio (aka Leocadio da Ponte, Pacheco Leocadio). I'm very familiar with the Leocadio as I connect with them on the Mello Castanho side and know one of the descendants.
The Botelho Feleja are giving me fits. I can't get passed Jacintho Botelho Feleja to who his possible ancestors might be. I have found a smattering of Botelho Feleja's in Maia starting in the 1890s. Before that, nothing. Jacintho was probably born around 1905-1910. There is a link to Braga and Castanho, so those might be my connections. Is it an alcunha or were the Botelho Feleja's from somewhere else? The records are not conclusive. I found Alexandrinha, bp 20 Nov 1904, to Jose Botelho Fleja and Julia Assumpcao Farrinha. The record says he was from Porto Formoso and she from Maia. He was son of Manoel Botelho Fleja and Rosa de Braga. Daughter, Angelina was bp. 13 Apr 1900, to Jose Botelho Feleja and Julia d'Assumpcao. He from Porto Formoso and she from Maia. He is listed here as son of Manoel Botelho and Rosa de Braga and she daughter of Manoel d'Araujo and Rosa Assumpcao (she may also be a Braga) Then, I find Antonio, bp 27 Jan 1900, son of Francisco Raposo Filena and Maria Julia Castanho. It says they were from Maia. Maria Julia's parents were Antonio Botelho Folleja and Maria Castanho. Antonio & Maria's daughter was Francisca da Conceicao, also said to be born in Maia. She married Jose Carvalho, one son, Jose, b. 11 Jan 1900. Francisca's parents are listed as Antonio Botelho Felisha and Maria Castanha. There was a marriage between a Antonio Feleja, filho naturel of Maria da Conceicao of Porto Formoso to Melania da Souza, dau of Antonio Pacheco and Maria Julia, 4 Feb 1901, Maia. I feel like Manoel Botelho Feleja who married Maria Castanho and Manoel Botelho Feleja who married Rosa de Braga are related, but I don't know how. I did on search on the archivo website for Feleja and found an Inventario for Maria da Gloria Leocadio as recipient and then it says Tribunal Camarca de Ribeira Grande, Jacintho Botelho Feleja. The file is dated 5 Mar 1945 to 16 Mar 1845. These are my match's ancestors. If anyone is researching this family, perhaps you have the missing bit of information I am looking for that pieces it all together. As they are connected to Braga maybe JR or someone else has them in their info. Thanks! -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
