Amelia Augusta de Mello

Amélia, legitima daughter of Manuel da Silva and Margarida Júlia, both native of São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, paternal granddaughter of José da Silva and Maria Ricarda and maternal of Francisco da Costa, deceased, and Maria de Jesus, was born on 23 June 1853 and was baptized on 14 August, in São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island. Godparents were Ernesto Borges, single, and D. Maria Teresa, single, represented by her brother Francisco Borges, all living in São José, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island. Witnesses were Manuel Joaquim Alves, single, and João Alves, married, both living in São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island.

On 12 February 1874, in São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Manuel de Jesus de Melo Jr., 23, single, stonemason, native of São Vicente Ferreira, São Miguel Island, legitimate son of Manuel de Jesus de Melo, stonemason, native of São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, and Maria de Jesus, housewife, native of Fenais da Luz, São Miguel, married to Amélia Augusta, 20, single, housewife, native of São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, where both live, legitimate daughter of Manuel da Silva, absent, and Miquelina de Jesus, deceased, both native of São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island. They were dispensed in the 4th degree of consanguinity. Witnesses were Jacinto Pereira Rodrigues, married, who works at the docks, and José da Silva, married, stonemason, both living in São Pedro, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island. Only the bride can write.