Thank you Bill, I just wanted confirmation that Joam and João are the same name. You've been very helpful! -Donna
On Monday, March 25, 2019 at 12:13:48 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > I believe the baptism you found is the one you are looking for. I see it > as Jose, son of Joam Teixeira de Quadros and Maria do Rosario. He would > have turned 90 3 months before he died and the priest said 89 years old > more or less. > > Joam and João are the same name (Portuguese equivalent to John). Joam is > just an older spelling. It is always João today, but could have been Joam > through the about the mid-19th century. > > Bill Seidler > > On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 10:54:35 PM UTC-7, DonnaO wrote: >> >> Hi, Please help with info in the Obit of Jose Teixeria de Quadros >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-ROSAIS-O-1870-1879/SJR-VL-ROSAIS-O-1870-1879_item1/P44.html >> Top right, NO. 15. My question is: who is his father (??Joam, Joao, >> Joaquin??} >> >> This obit is for 3X great grandfather, Jose Teixeria de Quadros, aged 89, >> who died in 1875, widow of Maria de Sao Joao. Parents are ?? Teixeira de >> Quadros & Maria do Rosario. >> >> Need help reading the Obitos of Jose Teixeria de Quadros because marriage >> records are missing for his first marriage and no parents noted in his >> second marriage record, and the names Joam and Joao are so similiar. It may >> a handwriting question. >> Counting back from 1875, I have check Baptism records from 1784-1792 and >> found 1 that could be Jose Teixeria de Quadros’ parents, but the >> father’s name is Joam, instead I would expect the name to be Joao.( >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-ROSAIS-B-1784-1800/SJR-VL-ROSAIS-B-1784-1800_item1/P10.html >> ) >> >> In addition, Is there any other distinguishing information in the obit >> that might be important to note? >> >> Thank you in advance for your thoughts. -Donna >> > -- 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.
