Thanks Ângela,

As I research more of this branch I'll see if the spelling varies and if
their is a pattern depending on the time period.  Then I'll indicate it in
my notes.


On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 7:37 PM Ângela Loura <[email protected]> wrote:

> Long story short, the priests often wrote what they hard, which sometimes
> varies on ones pronnounciation.
>
> Margaret Vicente <[email protected]> escreveu no dia quinta,
> 20/12/2018 à(s) 23:55:
>
>> Joseph,
>> Feria is a surname under the Spanish influence, unless it evolves to
>> Faria it should be recorded as such
>>
>> The name Faria is derivated from a place in Portugal.  Farias is a
>> variation of Faria.
>>
>> Frias stands on its own and should not be taken as a variant of Faria.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 6:31 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Vacation has an accent on the "e" férias.  "Ferias" is the way it is
>>> spelled in some of the records. For example:
>>> Left page, top, 4th line down
>>>
>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869_item1/P161.html
>>>
>>> I've also seen it spelled "Frias".
>>>
>>> I think it is a different surname from "Faria" but I'm not 100% sure
>>> either.
>>>
>>> I just want to normalize the spelling of the name in my database.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think it's Frias. The Guill book has Frias. He doesn't have Ferias.
>>>> Doesn't that word mean vacation?
>>>> Cheri Mello
>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira
>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 2:47 PM GENEVA COOK-GERVAIS <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My distant family from Sao Miguel used the spelling De Faria , Faria
>>>>> and Farias. Don't know if that is the same family or not....….
>>>>>
>>>>> On December 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Joseph Mendonca <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am discovering ancestors with the surname of Ferias and sometimes I
>>>>> see it spelled Frias.  Can anyone tell me what the normalized modern
>>>>> spelling of this name is?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
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