Ricardo, Back in the day, women (when they had surnames) would be Velha instead of Velho, Pacheca instead of Pacheco, Furtada instead of Furtado. But they never made a woman a Mella. I don't know the rhyme or reason for this.
I haven't standardized all the entries in my genealogy program (making all Velho/a as Velho, all Pacheco/a as Pacheco). I just typed what I saw and didn't think. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
