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
Scope & Content:
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 burials of enslaved and freed (forro) individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante between 27 Jul 1789 and 13 Nov 1780. It has no opening or closing charters. Entries were signed by Coadjutor José Correa de Azeredo and Coadjutor Francisco da Costa Pereira. T...
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...
This volume records marraiges of freed (forro) and free indivdiuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante-SG, between 14 Jun 1833 and 20 May 1863. It has no opening charter; the closing charter was signed by Vicar Manoel Luis dos Reis Cabral on 01 Mar 1833. The following clergy sig...
This volume contains burial records of freed (forro) and free individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante between 27 Jul 1772 and 28 Feb 1806. There is no opening charter; the closing charter is dated 28 Jun 1759 and was signed by Father Ignacio da Costa Antunes, who rubriced...
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...