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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Great-Grandma Rosalia's Baptism Record

My maternal grandmother, Sarah Vasques Madeira, was born in Brazil. Sarah's mother, and my great-grandmother, Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques, was also born in Brazil.

Rosalia was born on 4 September 1857 in Rio Grande, Rio Grand do Sul, Brazil to her parents Mathias Rodrigues Vasques and Margarida De Farias Vasques. I was able to find Rosalia's baptism record on FamilySearch.1



The really wonderful thing about this and other Brazilian baptism records in this record set on FamilySearch is this - not only do these records list the parents of the infant being baptized, they also list the infant's maternal and paternal grandparents as well. How awesome is that? If I didn't already have that information, I would be able to go back another generation on my family tree.

If you have Brazilian ancestry, I encourage you to check out these wonderful records by clicking HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Jana
 
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1 "Brasil Batismos, 1688-1935," index, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 May 2015), Rosalia Vasques, 04 Sep 1857; citing reference p 184; FHL microfilm 1284647.↩
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4 comments:

  1. WendyMay 14, 2015 at 3:34 AM

    What a helpful feature.

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    1. Jana Iverson LastMay 14, 2015 at 4:14 PM

      Very true Wendy. I love this feature in these records. So helpful! Too bad ALL vital records worldwide don't include grandparents as well. Wouldn't that be awesome? Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. AnonymousMay 15, 2015 at 1:32 AM

    The Czech records also list the infant's maternal and paternal grandparents. It was so helpful to me as I knew nothing about my Czech ancestors. It is so wonderful being able to go back another generation which otherwise would be very difficult.

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    1. Jana Iverson LastMay 23, 2015 at 5:50 PM

      Hi,

      That's wonderful about Czech records. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing this information.

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