Here is the record for Antónia, being the daughter of Manuel Jose da Cunha and Maria de Sao Jose ... translation done about a year ago from João Ventura:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1815-1828/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1815-1828_item1/P34.html *Em os sete dias do mez d’Abril do anno de mil oitocentos e dezasete, na prezença de mim, Antonio Ignacio da Silveira, cura da Matriz de Nossa do Rozario desta Villa Nova do topo, Ilha de São Jorge, compareceo Manoel José da Cunha, cazado com Maria de São Joze, e por elle foi dito que estando espozado com a dita sua mulher, delle dera esta à luz em os nove dias do mez d’Agosto do anno de mil oitocentos e doze, hua filha, por nome Antonia. E porque no termo do baptismo desta se não declarou quem era seo pay, agora cumprindo os deveres de sua consciência, faz a prezente declaração, em que reconhece por sua filha a dita Antonia e por verdade do que assima, perante mim e testemunhas Antonio Borges d’Azevedo e Estevão Pereira Vieira, todos moradores nesta Villa. Era ut supra.* *Manoel Joze da Cunha* *Antonio Borges de Azevedo * *Estevam Pereira Vieira* *O cura Antonio Ignacio da Silveira* *Translation:* *On 7 April 1817, in Topo, São Jorge Island, appeared before the priest, Manuel José da cunha, married to Maria de São Jorge and he declared that while he was engaged to his wife, she gave birth to a daughter, by the name of Antónia, born on August 9, 1812, in Topo, São Jorge Island, who was registered as daughter of unknown father, and actually is his daughter, to relieve his conscience. **Witnesses were António Borges de Azevedo and Estevão Pereira Vieira, all living in Topo, São Jorge Island.* On Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 12:29:46 AM UTC-7, Eric Souza wrote: > > I'd resigned myself to having a dead end in my direct paternal line, *BUT* > ... did the new marriage index just help open this up? > > I looked up *Antónia de São José*, who was the mother of my great-great > grandfather, *Manuel Jose da Cunha* (13 FEB 1843). Here is Manuel's *birth > record* > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1840-1848/SJR-CH-TOPO-B-1840-1848_item1/P77.html> > and > translation from João Ventura: > > > *Manuel, son of unknown father and Antónia de São José, maternal grandson > of Manuel José da Cunha and his wife Maria de São José, all native of Topo, > São Jorge Island, was born on 13 February 1843 and was baptized on the > 16th, in Topo, São Jorge Island. Godfather was Manuel José, son of the > maternal grandparents. * > > > I looked for Antonia's name in the new marriage index, and found a hit ... > > *This is a marriage record for Antónia de São José > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-C-1828-1853/SJR-CH-TOPO-C-1828-1853_item1/P115.html>*, > > daughter of Maria de São José. It looks like on 2 Dec 1843, she married *Joze > Silveira Luis*, filho de pai não sabido e de Anna Francisca. > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-TOPO-C-1828-1853/SJR-CH-TOPO-C-1828-1853_item1/P115.html > > This record seems to say that Antónia's mother was Maria de São José and > pai não sabido, but I have records showing Manuel Jose da Cunha as her > father - including in Manuel's birth record, shared above. > > *There is a lot in this marriage record that I am not understanding, and I > am hoping someone with more skills than I have can help me out ...* > > I tried using Google Translate, for the first part ... not making much > sense, and I fear it's the fault of my inexperienced eyes on the document. > > *Joze Silveira Luis, filho de pai nao sabido e de Anna Francisca, e > Antonia de Sao Jose, filla de Maria de Sao Jose e de pai nao sabido, las > quan nacer am a contra hente em as doze dias do mes de Abril do anno de mil > oito centos e veinte, e fai baptizado em as quatorze de af do lito e anno, > e a contrahente em as veinte cinco dias do mes de Fevereiro do anno de mil > oito centos e de oito e fai baptizada em as dois dias do mes de Marzo do > anno de mesmo anno natura e freguses desta matriz des nova senhora do > Rosario da Villa Nova do Topo* > > *Joze Silveira Luis, son of an unknown father and Anna Francisca, and > Antonia de Sao Jose, filla de Maria de Sao Jose and father not known, when > born against. On the twelfth day of the month of April of the year one > thousand eight hundred and twenty, and shall be baptized on the fourteenth > day of the month and the year, and the counterpart on the twenty-fifth day > of February of the year one thousand eight hundred and Of eight and fai > baptized in the two days of the month of March of the year of the same year > natura and freguses of this matrix of the new lady of the Rosary of the New > Villa of Topo* > > > If this is true, then I have likely extended my paternal line to include > Joze Silveira Luis, filho de pai não sabido e de Anna Francisca (at this > point, another pai não sabido, but at least it's another generation?) > > THANK YOU to all of the researchers who put together this amazing > resource!! > > - Eric > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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