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 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...
This volume contains marriage records of free individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante. Entries date from 31 Jul 1787 through 01 Jul 1807. The opening and closing charters are not included; folios 1, 2, and 133-138 are also missing. The numeration of some folios was done i...
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...
This volume contains burial records of free individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante. Entries date from 23 Nov 1733 through 08 Sept 1735. There is no opening or closing charter. The volume also includes some testaments, which refer to slaves, land, and the manumission of s...
The volume records burials of enslaved individuals registered in the Church of São Gonçalo do Amarante, São Gonçalo-RJ, between 18 Jul 1778 and 26 Jul 1804. It has no opening or closing charters. Entries were signed by the following clergy: Vicar Bento José Caetano Barrozo Pereyra; Coadjutor Dom...
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...
