[Research Journal #6, Entry #11] I needed to figure out just how old Felicianno and his siblings were. I went back to the marriage records starting with Felicianno and Rosa’s marriage in 1840. I didn’t hit a sibling until 1837 when I found Francisca da Conceicao de Mello marrying Elias Pacheco. I kept going. Each…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Seu Juris
[Research Journal #6, Entry #10] As you may recall, I found an interesting note in the baptismal records. In a couple of entries where Felicianno was listed as a godparent, his name was followed by the term “seu juris”. I asked other Portuguese genealogists what this term meant. Seu juris roughly “I swear” or “I…
Rounding up Felicianno’s Siblings
[Research Journal #6, Entry #9] I was making any head way with Felicianno so I decided to search for his siblings. I started with the marriage records. I was surprised to find only one siblings married in the 1840s. Jacinto Jose de Mello married Francisca Emilia Paiva on 9 Jan 1841. As the baptismal records…
Rosa’s Baptismal Record Found
[Journal #6, Entry #8] As I mentioned before their was a rule about when people marry. I used that rule to search for Felicianno and Rosa’s baptismal records. As they were married in 1840, I thought I’d start my search around 1825. I found Rosa with relative ease. She was baptised 7 Mar 1824 in…
Felcianno and Rosa Get Married
[Research Journal #6, Entry #7 ]I didn’t find any more children for Felicianno and Rosa prior to 1841. It was time to look for their marriage record. I began with 1841 and worked my way backwards. I was very lucky in that I only had to go back a year. Felicianno and Rosa were married…