Hi Debbie, Primeiro is masculine and primeira is feminine. D' is a contraction for "de" meaning of. Este means this. So the phrase is "first of this," many times followed by nome (name). When a family has multiple Marias, you will see them letting you know if it's Maria #1, 2, or 3. They could all be alive. The boys, however, weren't multiples. So if you see a Manuel, first of the name, then see a Manuel, 2nd of the name, the 1st one has died. Yes, someone on this list has found 2 Manuels, both married and had kids. However, I'd say that was pretty rare. So generally, the first boy has died. Cheri
On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 8:17 AM Jesse Mendonca <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I keep coming upon the term, primeira d’este, on baptismal records. It’s > right after filho/a legitimo/a de... > > ...sometimes it says 2nd or 3rd. > > What is that referring to? I’m hoping it means firstborn, etc. > > Thank you, > Debbie Shepherd 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/755de450-787a-43f1-b801-a0d0c1c1d22e%40googlegroups.com > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_HE9%2Bgra2g6NPgdzk%2BDC9nrViEa-Z3KwTioiQx-gVNM%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
