Thank you Nancy. I will certainly research the origins of this surname and hopefully gain a better understanding.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 11:26 PM Nancy Couto <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe the name Frias originated in Spain. If you do a Google search on > the surname, that's what you'll find. > > My maternal grandmother was a Frias from Rosario, Lagoa, São Miguel. > You'll find a lot of people with that surname in Lagoa. > > Nancy > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 8:04 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joseph Mendonca >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Joseph Mendonca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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