Contains baptismal records of enslaved and free people dating from 1647-1906. Owner(s) of original material: Arquivo da Cúria Metropolitana de Niterói.
Registros Eclesiásticos da igreja de São Gonçalo do Amarante
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This collection is comprised of Portuguese manuscript documents from the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The volumes were produced during the colonial, Imperial, and Republican periods and consist of baptismal records (1647 - 1890), marriage records (173...
The volume records slave baptisms registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante, dating from 16 Jan 1725 to 06 Nov 1740. The opening charter, dated 28 December 1726, was signed by Lourenso de Valladarez (?). There is no closing charter. The following clergy signed the entries: Vicar Franci...
Only a part of this volume, which records the baptisms of enslaved individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante, has survived. There are no opening or closing charters. The first entry is dated 14 Apr 1710 and the final from 25 Jul 1712. The following clergy signed the entries...
The volume records baptisms of enslaved and free people registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante and comprises the period between 01 Jun 1791 and 07 Jan 1792. There are some records of baptisms realized in other parishes. There is no opening charter; the closing charter was dated 10 N...
This volume contains baptismal records of children born to enslaved mothers after the passage of Law 2.040 of 28 Sep 1871 (the "Free Womb" Law) and registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante between 21 May 1872 and 02 Jan 1901. The opening and closing charters are dated 01 May 1872 and ...
Batismos, Casamentos e Óbitos de Escravos e Livres, 1647-1721
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The volume records baptisms, marriages, and burials of enslaved and free people registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante, dating from 16 Dec 1647 to 26 Jun 1721. Folios 02 through 69 verso contain marriage records; folios 70 through 137 contain burial records and testaments; and folio...
This volume contains baptismal records of enslaved children born prior to the "Free Womb" Law of 28 Sep 1871, as well as to children born to enslaved mothers after the passage of the law and free people, recorded in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante. Entries date from 11 Jun 1871 to 15 Aug 1...
Óbitos, 1876-1884, e de batismos, 1885-1896, de forros e livres
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The volume records burials and baptisms of freed (forro) and free individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante, São Gonçalo-RJ. The burial records date from 06 Jul 1876 through 09 Jul 1884, while the baptismal records date from 04 Dec 1885 through 12 Jan 1896. Canon Vicar João...
