There was a Gil family from the Azores who emigrated to Lawrence, MA in the 1950's. I remember the daughter being Maria Gil, and a son Frank Gil. Don't know which island they were from. You might want to check the US census in 1950.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 7, 2017, at 9:59 AM, Shirley Allegre <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have seen GIL in Terceira, Azores. > Shirley in CA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cheri Mello > To: Azores Genealogy > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 10:56 PM > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name Abbreviation on Marriage Record > > I've seen Gil somewhere, but I couldn't tell you where (probably this list). > I don't think it's very common. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 10:50 PM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Awesome! >> Thank you so much Cheri! I really appreciate the clarification. Figures >> that my record should be an oddball. ;-) my luck! >> I'm amazed it really was Gil! I'd never seen that and due to its shortness >> I had assumed it was an abreviation. Is Gil a fairly rare last name? >> >> Jeremy >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
