Unknown Parents...Dead End?

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LCardozaDalton

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Jul 1, 2019, 12:36:58 PM7/1/19
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Hello! It has been a family mystery why my 3rd Great Grandmother's parents were.  We knew she was "adopted" because her parents were not married.  It was our understanding that she was raised by her father's side of the family.  I'm fairly confident that this may be her baptism record: 
I'm also fairly certain that this is her marriage record: 

I will be visiting the Azores this summer.  I don't read or write Portuguese.  Do you have any advice as to how I might track down more clues?  I've been told that some of the churches still remember certain families from long ago...
Thank you,
Leana

Cheri Mello

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Jul 1, 2019, 12:46:21 PM7/1/19
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Leana,

Genealogy is concerned with 3 things: A name, a date, and a place. You have not provided any name. You just keep referring to 3 great grandma which does not help the reading audience help you.

No, the churches do not remember families from long ago. If you are Catholic, you see how the priests change at your local church. Same thing there. The priest at the church where my ancestors immigrated from on Sao Miguel....He's from Brazil. And he's younger. So he won't be remembering anyone from my family. Maybe someone in the village who is 80 or 90 today might remember some of my family. Maybe they were 6, 7, 8, when someone died in the 1930s. If you are asking for someone to remember a person born in 1850s or 1860s, it's quite unlikely.
Good luck!
Cheri Mello
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Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada


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robertjm

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Jul 3, 2019, 2:19:03 PM7/3/19
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Hi Leana,

Have you done any DNA testing yet? In cases where you’ve got a “pai incógnito “ this might help you to bridge the gap by finding someone who is related.

The trick will then be trying to piece together a paper trail, if that’s even possible.

I’m on my smartphone so can’t look at the links you provided. But, since there are usually multiple people on a page you should provide us with their name, as Cheri pointed out earlier.

Good luck!

I’ve got a g-g-g-grandfather who is Pai Incognito that I’ve been trying to get by. DNA tests suggest I’m related to Anthony Sizer. But, there’s no paper trail to follow. :-(

Robert

Ângela Loura

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Jul 3, 2019, 3:06:46 PM7/3/19
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DNA could help you.

My great grandfather was a 'filho de pai incognito'. we confirmed who the father was. Now, his father was also a 'filho de pai incognito'. Rumours were passed through the generations about who the father might be, so i am trying to find living descendants of this person to crosscheck with DNA. 



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