I have a Boaventura/Ventura in my family tree and the records would alternate between the two spellings. I beleive they are both correct.
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:55:34 AM UTC-5, Paul wrote: > > After locating my 4x ggrandfagther's baptimso and casamento records I > turned my attention to his wife Barbara Jacintha. I believe I found her and > a sister's baptismo records. I have their parents recorded as Boaventura > Joze & Francisca Roza. On the records it lists the father as Ventura Jose. > According to Google translate Boaventura Joze is Bonaventure Joseph. Before > anyone mentions it, I know that the maternal grandfathers names are > different (it has been added to my 'to do' research list) and there are two > different spellings of the paternal grandfathers surname. On Barbara's > baptismo it looks like Braga, but on Rita's it's spelled Bragua. > > > Barbara's baptismo record (top left): > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_item1/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_JPG/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_0031.jpg > > Rita's(?) (bottom left): > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_item1/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_JPG/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1796-1802_0095.jpg > > Maybe Boaventura went by Ventura since 'Boa' translates to 'Good'. > > Paul G. > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
