Thanks, Eric.
I thought it looked Hebrew.
That might explain why I haven't ever seen it, because we are not looking at anything but Catholic records.
But not all of your examples seem Jewish. I suppose it could be a given name by anyone, since anyone can pick any name they fancy.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with Fayal family
From: "luiznoia ." <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, February 24, 2014 10:31 pm
To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]>
Apparently found on Faial. I've seen it in Madeira and Brazilian records, Australian shiplists from Portugal and Spain, and in California. It is a form of Abraham. It is seen as a given name in some Portuguese and Jewish families. Most search engines confuse it with Abreu.examples:QUANDO AS ILHAS SE TORNAVAMDEMASIADO PEQUENASas dificuldades empresariais de Abraão Bensaúdena ilha de S. Miguel (1818 a 1868)Ainda que Abraão Bensaúde se tivesse sempre dedicado à actividade mercantil, desde o seu desembarque na ilha de S. Miguel, uma das maisantigas referências aos negócios de Abraão Bensaúde remonta a 1827, sendo relativa a uma “escritura de ajuste de contas e obrigação de divida etransacção” da quantia de 700 £ (sob o câmbio de 4$880 rs) com um comerciante hebraico radicado em Ponta Delgada.Data: 29-01-1955Paróquia / Conservatória: C.R.C. Porto MonizMARIDO: Manuel Abrão RamosUK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960NAME: Private Edward B AbraoDEPARTURE: New York, New York, United StatesARRIVAL: 28 Aug 1918 - Liverpool, EnglandJose Rosa Abrao DOD 3 Jul 1950 Portuguese Union of CaliforniaNAME: Mary AbraoSPOUSE: John AbraoBIRTH: abt 1919 - AzoresRESIDENCE: 1935 - AzoresRESIDENCE: New Bedford, Bristol, MassachusettsEric--On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:I never heard of the name ABRAO. Is it found anywhere in the Azores?-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help with Fayal familyFrom: "luiznoia ." <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, February 24, 2014 3:26 pm
To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]>
Doug,I thought of that, as my wife's Abreu family has numerous spellings on records, but the Ancestry trees I found confirmed the Abrao spelling. The trees are fairly extensive but poorly cited.Eric
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