Who was Maria Silveira?

Maria Silveira (1691–1747) was born in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal and died in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Maria Silveira 1691–1747

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Born 26 DEC 1691 · Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal

Died 24 JAN 1747 · Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal

Father Pedro Cardozo

Mother Margarida Rosa Da Silveira

Spouse Manuel Furtado

Siblings Ana Cardoso, Antonio Cardoso, Francisco Cardoso, Joao Da Silveira Cardoso

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Immediate Family

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Pedro Cardozo

Margarida Rosa Da Silveira

Spouse(s)

Manuel Furtado

Children

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Biography

Maria Silveira was born in 1691 in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal, the child of pedro cardozo and margarida rosa da silveira. Maria Silveira married manuel furtado. Maria Silveira passed away in 1747 in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal.

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Birth of Maria Silveira in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal

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Death of Maria Silveira in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal

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: Maria Silveira (1691–1747) was born in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal and died in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, Portugal. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (C) based on cross-tree validation.
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