Got it, Rosemarie and now it makes sense. Thanks.
On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Margaret, it just makes me very upset with these different programs, > they assume that everyone is just like us in the USA!! We went over this > with Personal Ancestry File (PAF) and they finally addressed the issue in > LegacyFamily Tree. They should accept what we enter and not 'generalize' > and change things as they see fit but I don't believe that is going to > happen! They just went ahead a tacked on the husbands surname as a given, > it is *not* the way I entered it into their program! > > Rosemarie > [email protected] > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Margaret Vicente < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Rosemarie, >> >> I don't think it should be generalized like that. No, not all Azorean >> women assumed their husband's name. That didnt' happen until some time >> after the 1900's....time lines should be paid careful attention to. >> >> Women did not take on their husbands surname's on until recent >> times...around or after the 1900's. My own Grandmothers did not take on my >> Grandfather's surname on both sides. Slowly after that they were either >> given to carry on with their parents name or given an heavenly one. When >> the Franciscan's friars of the 3rd order tookover the islands they began to >> make women invisible by instilling in them that to be be holy they had too >> give themselves up and in order to do this they give up their individuality >> and name rights and become Mary and become Mary of the Angels etc. Most of >> the rich and spunky women were able and smart enough to carry on with their >> family names for they brought huge dowries along with them and they alone >> decided who amongst them was to inherit it. >> >> These programs use the terminology of "nee" born or maiden name which is >> correct for those who may have adopted their husbands name. >> >> Something very important to note also was that even in the 1950's and >> after that a woman who wanted to assume their husband's surname after >> marriage had to request it, register it and pay for it so to legalize it. >> And, this is noted in every record of birth. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Just thought I would let the list know about how MyHeritage website >>> lists their names in genealogy trees. I was told by a teacher of genealogy >>> to enter my tree in all of the sites that have this available: MyHeritage, >>> PastTimes, FamilySearch and Ancestry as they all have different search >>> parameters and data bases to search (and they all have free access except >>> Ancestry). I decided to start putting my tree into MyHeritage. Now, it's >>> okay *except* that they list the females by their married name with the >>> maiden name in parenthesis. This is bad for the Azores because most, as we >>> know, do use a married name! This is okay in the US but not okay with our >>> Portuguese names nor my Italian side! I've emailed them but I don't believe >>> that it will make any difference, just wanted you to know this quirk in >>> case you are planning on entering some of your names into these 'other' >>> genealogy sites! >>> >>> Rosemarie >>> [email protected] >>> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >>> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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