Hi Cheri, Both lived into adulthood. One went by his middle name Pete. Is there a record of people middle names somewhere? On Oct 23, 2012 6:59 PM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Eddie M, > > No, usually if one finds two males with the same name, then the first one > died before the 2nd one was born. I said usually. I think there are > probably a couple of people on this list who may have males with the same > name who both lived to adulthood, but I'd say that was the exception. > > However, females were a different story. A family can have multiple > Marias that live to adulthood. One probably went by Maria and the others > probably went by their middle (usually religious) middle name. > > So the name rule is that there is no hard and fast rule, just generalities. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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." -- 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."
