I'm not sure if the title was passed down. I would think so. I come from a really long line of peasants, so I don't believe I have any Donas in my tree.
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Kathy Cardoza <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Cheri. So, it’s the “upper crust” of the Azores, then? LOL I > assume that would mean that the title is passed down to daughters? > > k > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Visit the Azores GenWeb Project: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~azrwgw/index.html > > Climb my Family Tree: > http://www.kathys-place.com/Kathy/index.php > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Jan 12, 2017, at 8:13 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Notes from Joao Ventura, the archivist: > Dona was a title for a lady of higher position or nobility > > > 1600s, title was real > > > 1700s titles was sometimes real > > > 1800s titles were less accurate > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:45 AM, Kathy Cardoza <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How is it that a woman is called “Dona”? Is it a title of respect, money, >> position? Is it inherited? I’ve never really known and thought it was time. >> :) >> >> Kathy >> > > -- > 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.
