Fascinating article... Thanks for posting. I'm going to share it with my Dad bc we couldn't figure out the logic behind some of our family names.
Sent from my rotary phone On May 5, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Suzanne, > > That's just her middle name. That's what women did in that time period. > > For an explanation on women's names, see this article that Kathy Cardoza and > I wrote on the Azores Genweb: > http://goo.gl/qKLwT > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
