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...
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 ...
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...
The volume records burials of enslaved, freed (forro), and free individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante between 09 Jun 1871 and 12 Oct 1876. The opening and closing charters were signed by Municipal Judge Luis Mattoso in Niterói on 28 Jun 1871. A second opening charter wa...
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...
