Silva family baptism record help

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Kim Welch

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Sep 16, 2025, 1:33:30 PM (5 days ago) Sep 16
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Cheri Mello

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Hi Murphy,

That's a lot of kids to go through and the links are not working (404 File Not Found).

If the kids are spaced apart correctly (no babies born 6 months apart or something that is impossible) and the parents are Antonio da Silva (Requinho) and Roza Jacinta, and some of the godparents match, then you have the right kids.

Requinho is an alcunha (nickname) meaning "little one." So it will appear sometimes in the records depending on if that particular scribe/priest wanted to include it or not.
Cheri Mello
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Bill Seidler

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Sep 16, 2025, 4:54:46 PM (4 days ago) Sep 16
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I fixed the links and gave basic translations in red.  All six of their children (including your 2GGF) have the same godfather, José Jacinto da Costa who appears to be their mother's brother.  They are definitely siblings.  

 Maria 

Born 9 Nov 1846 to Antonio da Silva and Rosa Jacinta both natives of NS da Conceição; baptized on 22 of same month; Godfather was José da Costa ?, maternal uncle of the baptized.

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-conceicao-B-1842-1848/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1842-1848_item1/index.html?page=147

 Jacintha

Born 22 May 1849 to Antonio da Silva and Rosa Jacinta both natives of NS da Conceição; baptized on 12 Jun; godfather was José Jacinto da Costa, maternal uncle of the baptized

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-conceicao-B-1848-1853/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1848-1853_item1/index.html?page=41

 Jose

Born 13 Oct 1851 to Antonio da Silva and Rosa Jacinta both natives of NS da Conceição; baptized on 26 of the same month; godfather was José Jacinto da Costa, maternal uncle

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-conceicao-B-1848-1853/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1848-1853_item1/index.html?page=116

 Manoel 

Born 25 May 1854 to Antonio da Silva and Rosa Jacinta both natives of NS da Conceição; baptized on 4 Jun; godfather was José Jacinto da Costa

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1853-1859/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1853-1859_item1/index.html?page=18

 Anna

Born 10 May 1860 to Antonio da Silva and Rosa Jacinta both natives of NS da Conceição; baptized on 27 of the same month; godfather was José Jacinto da Costa

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-conceicao-B-1860-1860/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1860-1860_item1/index.html?page=17

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Kim Welch

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Mandi Buckner

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Are these in Terceira, Reguinho? or Sao Miguel?
Thank you.
Mandi J. Buckner 


Cheri Mello

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Mandi - Sao Miguel
Cheri Mello
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Mandi Buckner

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Bill Seidler

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Sep 17, 2025, 1:28:34 PM (4 days ago) Sep 17
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Thank you so much, I found 2 more 

Emilia Born on 2 Oct and baptized on 2 Nov 1862.  Same parents.  Paternal GP Jacinto da Silva and Jacinta Maxima.  Maternal GP Francisco da Costa ? and Clara de Jesus.  Godparents José da Costa ? (same as before?) and Damaria Candida.  Side note is just that a certificate of this record was made (I think in 1886)
Antonio Born on 10 Feb and baptized on 26 Feb 1865.  Same parents.  Same GPs except Maternal GM given as Jacinta Rosa instead of Jacinta Maxima.  Same godfather but this time godmother is his wife Damazia? Candida.  The first side note says he was issued a "cedula" (an ID document) in 1924.  The second note says he died in the Matriz parish of this concelho (Matriz da Estrela, Ribeira Grande).  The date of death looks to me like 8 Jun 1941.
Can you also tell me what the side notes say?

You are now late enough for the baptisms to give grandparents names.  Hopefully that works out with what you already have.  I am still not sure what that name is after "Costa" on the godfather and maternal grandfather.  It looks like Salia but I am not familiar with that.  I hope this helps.

You had an error in one of your links again.  If you are typing the links in, perhaps you should try copy/paste instead.
 
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Kim Welch

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Sep 18, 2025, 11:33:49 AM (3 days ago) Sep 18
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Can anyone please give me a complete translation on the Bento/Jacintha wedding? Any piece of information could fill a blank for me. Thank you 


Cheri Mello

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Sep 18, 2025, 11:44:16 AM (3 days ago) Sep 18
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Hi Kim,

You can learn to "read" the records too. Many of us had to learn to "read" as we are not native speakers.

The keywords to the documents are here on the Azores GenWeb. https://www.azoresgenweb.org/Research_Aids/finding_roots_9.html

At the bottom is a link that takes you to a line by line, full translation of different types of documents. They all follow a format. You are in the late 1800s which is a good period to learn!

They married 19 May 1890.
Bento is 51, widower or Margarida de Jesus who died in the Sao Pedro church of Ribeira Seca in Ribeira Grande. Bento is a native of the same, son of Joao Carreiro and Rosa de Jesus.
Jacinta da Conceicao is 40, single, native of this freguesia, dau. of Antonio da Silva and Roza Jacintha.
Cheri Mello
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Kim Welch

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Sep 18, 2025, 1:17:10 PM (3 days ago) Sep 18
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I can pick out names, dates and locations sometime, but when I can’t I will spend hours trying. I even try using google translate sometimes, but I still miss things with that. Nevertheless I appreciate all the help I can get, even if I’m just looking for confirmation of what I think I see or help finding what I know should be there. Thank you again 

Cheri Mello

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Sep 18, 2025, 1:18:14 PM (3 days ago) Sep 18
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KIm,

Ok, great! You are on your way to "reading" the records :)
Cheri Mello
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Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada

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