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 <[email protected] <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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. >>> 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 [email protected] <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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b6b4f623-6610-48ee-91de-14b510592f7b%40googlegroups.com.
