No Couto Bonito's in my files. I have some form Ribeira Quente, Maia and Lomba da Maia. There are others in many villages.
JR On Monday, November 25, 2019 at 12:37:00 PM UTC-5, NancyC wrote: > > Dear Ana and JR, > > It is my understanding also that Bonito started out a nickname. My > father’s baptism record lists him as Eduardo Couto Bonito, and my > grandfather is listed on his marriage record as João do Couto Bonito. My > family dropped the Bonito when they came to the U.S. I would be interested > to know if either of you have Couto Bonitos in your files, especially from > Arrifes, Relva, or São José. > > Nancy > > P.S. I believe there is also a family called Couto Feio, which suggests > that the nickname has nothing to do with fish. > > > > On Nov 25, 2019, at 10:12 AM, JR <jmr...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > If I may, who was Manuel Lourenco Bonito married to? I have some Bonitos > in my files and would like to see if they are related. Bonito means pretty > and fine, but it is also a fish, a kind of tuna. And may be the source of > the nickname, as many people were fishermen. > > JR > > On Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 11:48:48 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Hi Ana, >> >> The Azores government digitized what was available to them. For the >> island of Sao Miguel, that was up to 1905. After 1905, you have to use the >> Civil Registry for Ribeira Grande. If you are still a Portuguese citizen, >> you may be able to order the records online, provided you have a name and >> an exact date. I had to get a new computer and I no longer have the URL. >> Someone here on this list will have it. >> >> The Azores government digitized from 1905 going back to the beginning of >> the records. Every freguesia is different with their start dates. Use >> Tombo.pt to see how far back your freguesia goes and what was digitized. >> What you see on the Azores government site (the CCA) by going through >> Tombo.pt is all that exists. >> Good luck, >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 8:43 PM Ana Bonito <abfv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Cheri thanks for reply, was looking for 1800 onward to 1940s. >>> I have exhausted both sites and have binders printed of indexes from >>> tombo and genweb. >>> Any other sites to recommend? >>> >>> -- >>> 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 azo...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/a3460c58-b196-40db-93d7-ffd5e7a3b534%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 azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/94bc6cd8-4256-4e7d-bffe-3d6423756044%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/94bc6cd8-4256-4e7d-bffe-3d6423756044%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b6b4f623-6610-48ee-91de-14b510592f7b%40googlegroups.com.
