It’s funny Manuel, when I first began my research (back in 1989!) I thought Joam was an abbreviation for Joaquim! I didn’t realize my error until I noticed that the priest was writing the island of Sao Jorge as Sam Jorge! Another thing that is crazy is the priest in certain time periods will write Jorge as George and Jose as Joseph.
Rosemarie From: Manuel Sousa Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] João Has anyone seen the name João written as Joam? -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
