Pedro Miguel, Faial Confession Rolls

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Kathy Cardoza

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Jun 9, 2019, 5:56:43 PM6/9/19
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Hi Everyone

I wanted to let you all know of a new addition to the Azores GenWeb site. If you have ancestors from Pedro Miguel, Faial, then you will be interested in the newly posted Confession Rolls from there. They don’t cover all years, but many years between 1853 and 1908. If you’re not familiar with these gems of info, they are almost like a census. Each family is grouped together by address, showing head of household and all other family members living there. Their relationship to the head of household is also given as well as their age and often, their occupation. They are a wonderful resource to track a family and its members through the years. These files were generously shared by our member, Susan Vargas Murphy, and are available for your viewing and for download. Enjoy!


Kathy Cardoza
Coordinator, Azores GenWeb
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Rosemarie Capodicci

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Jun 9, 2019, 6:05:56 PM6/9/19
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Thanks, Kathy & Susan! I don't have anyone in this town but for others researching there, it's really great! See you in a couple of weeks! 

Rosemarie
Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,
Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily


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Comcast

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Jun 9, 2019, 9:31:56 PM6/9/19
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Thank you so much for sharing .  My mother's family was high and Faial is small so I bet I find someone !:)

Comcast

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Jun 9, 2019, 10:53:33 PM6/9/19
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Oh my I meant her family was "Hugh" NOT "high"!  Sorry.

Shakti

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Jul 6, 2019, 12:55:21 PM7/6/19
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This is a wonderful resource !  My family is from Pedro Miguel, and I'm excited to find so many of my relatives and families I've heard stories of, for many years. I'm blessed to still have my father at 95, Francisco Dutra DaSilveira,  his mind is still strong and even now, walks a mile a day.  The names he remembers are by the nicknames they used the most, which doesn't help. :) But having fun reading through these, verifying my family tree.  Do you know if there are more of these in other villages on Faial?  I visited in 2017 and was able to get information from my cousins there and planning for a trip in 2020.

Thank you for this great info !

Darlene 

Susan Murphy

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Jul 7, 2019, 4:19:57 AM7/7/19
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Dear Diane,

My dear father was able to spend his time copying these records when we visited in 1996! The parish priest allowed us to borrow them. I am so happy that they are finally available to others via my friend Kathy Andrade Cardoza’s posting on the Azores Gen Web!! It’s wonderful to hear that you are getting so much out of them!  

It’s a mystery about the other villages... I’ve heard rumors that there might be some. I know there are some for São Jorge.

Thanks for your post!
Susan   Vargas Murphy 
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