Mary Conceicao is really Maria da Conceição, meaning Mary of the Conception. It is a religious middle name.
After immigration, some women did start to use their father's surname as a maiden name. And some didn't. So you are going to have to check both ways. I don't know when the informant box appeared on birth certificates. So Velma may not have provided the information. If her husband did, he may have been providing his best guess. Cheri -- 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.
