Anyone researching Botelho Feleja in either Maia or Porto Formoso ca 1900?

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IslandRoutes

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Feb 17, 2018, 2:20:41 PM2/17/18
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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!

Júlio

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Feb 19, 2018, 11:36:25 AM2/19/18
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António Botelho Feleja casado com Maria Castanho na Maia a 1-7-1850 é Irmão de Manuel Botelho Feleja casado com Rosa de Braga a 9-3-1844 na Maia
eram ambos filhos de José Botelho Casado com Maria Eugénia casados a 13-01-1814 no porto Formoso http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-PORTOFORMOSO-C-1737-1820/SMG-RG-PORTOFORMOSO-C-1737-1820_item1/P213.html

1. José Gil Botelho [108438],1 filho de João Gil Botelho [28685] 1 e Maria de São José Sousa [30205],1 nasceu em 1792, e faleceu a 15-3-1878 em Porto Formoso com 86 anos de idade.

Notas gerais: deixou 8 filhos

José casou com Maria Eugénia Pacheco [94835] 1 [MRIN: 47019], filha de Manuel Pacheco Barbosa [8584] 1 e Luzia Inácia [88009],1 a 13-1-1814 em Porto Formoso. Maria nasceu em 1795, e faleceu a 2-5-1867 em Porto Formoso com 72 anos de idade.

Notas sobre o casamento: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-PORTOFORMOSO-C-1737-1820/SMG-RG-PORTOFORMOSO-C-1737-1820_item1/P213.html

Filhos deste casamento:

   2 F    i. Rosa de Jesus Botelho [87992] .1

Rosa casou com José Teixeira Briló [87974] 1 [MRIN: 39721], filho de Francisco Pacheco Teixeira [8036] 1 e Francisca Rosa De Jesus Do Monte [88006],1 a 8-1-1855 em Porto Formoso.

   3 M    ii. António Botelho Feleja [108430] nasceu em Porto Formoso.

António casou com Maria Julia da Conceição Castanho [108408] [MRIN: 47004], filha de José Botelho da Rocha [108440] e Maria Jacinta de Melo [108441], a 1-7-1850 em maia. Maria nasceu em maia.

   4 F    iii. Jacinta Rosa De Jesus Pacheco [13655] 1 nasceu a 24-7-1814 em Porto Formoso.

Jacinta casou com Francisco Pedro Lopes Junior [64434] 1 [MRIN: 516], filho de Francisco Pedro Lopes [1756] 1 e Quitéria De Jesus Pacheco [51091],1 a 14-9-1839 em Porto Formoso. Francisco nasceu a 7-1-1821 em Porto Formoso, e faleceu a 20-9-1885 em Porto Formoso com 64 anos de idade.

   5 F    iv. Inácia Rosa Botelho [35760] nasceu a 7-4-1816 em Porto Formoso.

Inácia casou com João De Medeiros [35759] [MRIN: 18833], filho de Manuel De Medeiros [35756] 1 e Francisca De Jesus [35755],1 a 9-2-1836 em Porto Formoso. João nasceu a 30-3-1817 em Porto Formoso.

   6 F    v. Eufrásia Rosa Botelho [12461] 1 nasceu cerca de 1826 em Porto Formoso. Eufrásia também usou o nome Rosa Eufrazia.

Eufrásia casou com João Caetano de Farias [94029] 2 [MRIN: 41662], filho de Manuel Caetano De Faria [57769] 1 e Francisca Da Estrela Moniz [57784],1 a 25-1-1841 em maia. João nasceu em 1822 em Porto Formoso.3

   7 F    vi. Maria Joaquina Rosa Botelho [16722] 1 nasceu em Porto Formoso.

Maria casou com Antão Cabral [58880] 1 [MRIN: 9184], filho de António Cabral [1954] 1 e Victória Maria Moniz [2641],1 a 4-4-1849 em Porto Formoso. Antão nasceu em São José,ponta delgada.

   8 M    vii. Manuel Botelho Feleja [1822] .1

Manuel casou com Rosa Da Conceição Braga [1820] 1 [MRIN: 1096], filha de José Carreiro De Braga [78392] 4 e Francisca Da Esperança Jacob [78659],4 a 9-3-1844 em maia. Rosa nasceu em 1820 em maia, e faleceu a 17-2-1902 em Porto Formoso com 82 anos de idade.

   9 F    viii. Madalena Rosa [42985] nasceu cerca de 1830.

Madalena casou com Caetano De Aguiar [42984] [MRIN: 22261], filho de Manuel Pacheco De Aguiar [35740] e Maria Inácia [35735], cerca de 1850 em Porto Formoso. Caetano nasceu cerca de 1830 em maia.

Madalena a seguir casou com Desconhecido [34700] [MRIN: 18335].

   10 F    ix. Francisca De Jesus Botelho [35753] nasceu em 1837 em Porto Formoso.

Francisca casou com António Pacheco De Aguiar [35741] [MRIN: 18823], filho de Manuel Pacheco De Aguiar [35740] e Maria Inácia [35735], a 6-7-1887 em Porto Formoso. António nasceu em 1825 em maia. Não tiveram filhos.

IslandRoutes

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Feb 20, 2018, 2:09:25 PM2/20/18
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Julio, 
Thank you for this information!  So the Botelho Feleja line leads back to Porto Formoso.  This is an important clue.  It means either I am related to this DNA match on my Porto Formoso line sometime in the 1700s or it's through the Leocadio da Ponte line.  

Thanks!

Diane Goncalves St. Martin

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Feb 26, 2018, 12:17:47 PM2/26/18
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Jose Gil Botelho is my 4x great grandfather, my whole family on both sides are from Porto Formoso

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Oct 25, 2019, 12:19:11 AM10/25/19
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Diane,
Are you still interested in sharing information on this line?  Last week, I picked this up again.  I realized that the Gil Botelho of Porto Formoso is a cousin of my Botelho da Rocha of Maia.  The Botelho part originates in Porto Formoso in the 1700s.  I think the Botelho Feleja/Faleja come from your Gil Botelho, but I can't find the link.

Hope to hear from you as it's driving me nuts trying to find the missing link in either Porto Formoso or Maia ca 1820.

Thanks,
Mel

Tammy Jesso

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Oct 28, 2019, 11:20:25 PM10/28/19
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There is an index for Maia, let me know if that might help you.

Tammy Medeiros-Jesso

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I am certainly interested in the index for Maia.

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Nov 2, 2019, 3:41:10 AM11/2/19
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Tammy,
Is this the marriage index? I do have access to that. Thanks!

I do think I've found the missing link between the Botelho da Rocha of Maia and the Botelho Gil and Botelho Feleja of Porto Formoso.  If anyone is interested in these lines, let me know.  They are all connēcted to the same root in Porto Formoso.
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