Philip, No. Sorry, I haven't. In fact, Costa has been the most difficult for me to research, although I believe my family came from Sao Miguel. Good luck, in your searching! Sorry, I couldn't be of more assistance. -Trevor Costa In a message dated 12/31/2008 7:57:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
My grandfather's last name was Costa and he was from the Pico but his ancestor was a man named Manuel Silveira Dutra da Costa from Fayal (faial). Is this something you may have seen while checking your Costa. Thank You Philip Perry ( Pereira ) ____________________________________ From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:38:20 -0500 Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Question on Azorean Naming, In New England To: [email protected] Group, I was told that my great grandmother's last name was da Cambra, and it turns out my great grandfather's middle name was Camara. Is this a coincidence, or did Azorean men in America sometimes take their wife's last name for their middle name? I understand that while actually on the Azores Islands, women would choose a religious name to follow their given name, and that men would have a given name and choose an ancestor's last name. I also know that USUALLY the men acquired middle names that were nicknames, so that is why I am a little perplexed. In America, did the men take their wives' last names as middle names? Thank you. -Trevor Costa ____________________________________ New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making _headlines_ (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) . **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
