Yes, and yes, it was. Some times up to 4 and 5 Marias If you look at the 17 year old Maria, record # 52 year 1890, on the top right page, 6th line down, it reads...."secunda de nome", second of the name. This confirms she is the 2nd Maria of this family thus far.
Elaine, You mentioned Maria's Dad arrived in the USA same year, May 6th? What documentation do you have to prove this? Francisca's passport # 675 states she is 52 years and a widow. On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Elaine Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > So they had two daughters named Maria? Was that common? > > If I'm reading this right, she was born on the April 2nd, 1887. > > Thank you for finding this other record, it was making my scratch my head! > Thanks to Cheri as well for posting my Maria's record. > > Elaine > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
