Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Santo Espirito marriage 1711

Loura or Louro? Louro means blond. Em Segunda-feira, 25 de Julho de 2016 11:26, Ângela Loura escreveu: Hi, I tried to pause my research on Antonio, but i'm really upset about this and can't stop thinking about it. The records of that period are ruined, so even

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Are Agada and Agueda the same name?

Yes, Agada, Agueda and Aguida are the same name, equivalent of English Agatha, and all obsolete, current form in Portuguese is Agata (sometimes Agatha).  Em Terça-feira, 5 de Julho de 2016 11:35, Marie Borba Volbeda escreveu: Nancy Jean: In 1922 my great aunt

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Matheus Vaz de Azevedo son of Francisco Vaz de Azevedo and Maria Gomes Evangelho

Hi Decio: 1. Francisco Vaz de Azevedo. Franciscocasou-se com Maria Gomes Evangelho.  Elestiveram os seguintes filhos    2 M    i.  MateusVaz de Azevedo nasceu em Angra do Heroísmo (São Bento), ilha Terceira. Mateus casou-se com IsabelLucas, filha de André Afonso e Isabel

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Francisco Pacheco Evangelho & Maria da Fonseca 1645 Santa Cruz (V. da Praia), Terceira

I'm descendant of Antonio da Fonseca Saraiva and Catarina Escoto. Joao S.LopesRio de Janeiro, Brazil  Em Quarta-feira, 30 de Setembro de 2015 6:19, 'Philippe GARNIER' via Azores Genealogy escreveu: Dear Doreen I am going out for a few day. After back home,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese name for Henry?

Henrique. Em Quarta-feira, 10 de Junho de 2015 15:57, bsei2...@gmail.com bsei2...@gmail.com escreveu: I believe it is Henrique. Bill Seidler On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 11:36:53 AM UTC-7, Mary Pimentel Wheeler wrote: I have an old family pic with an ancestor named Henry Souza

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with odd word?/name? in Rabo de Peixe marriage record

In modern Portuguese, chapado, from chapa plate Em Domingo, 26 de Abril de 2015 15:48, Lee shorts...@suddenlink.net escreveu: Margaret, Your idea to do more research worked/helped.  I just found the death record of Francisca Tavres, mother of Francisco Gomez Xapado.  Per her

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Boaventura Record (1900)

Yes, Ventura (male) and Boaventura were interchangeable. Ventura (female) was a different name. Em Segunda-feira, 13 de Abril de 2015 22:08, herb herbandj...@verizon.net escreveu: Thank you Manuel for your feedback. Greatly appreciated. The name I was hoping for was Cordeiro. Herb 

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ribeira Grande, S. Miguel island

GráficoAhnentafel para  Raimundo Machado     PrimeiraGeração     1. Raimundo Machado nasceu1 em 19 maio 1708 em Lajes, ilhaTerceira. Raimundocasou-se com2 Maria Moreira, filha deManuel Pacheco Baganha e Maria Moreira, em 30 janeiro 1729 em Ribeira Grande(Conceição), ilha de São

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How would one pronounce Bixaxe in Portuguese

Vichak? Em Terça-feira, 10 de Junho de 2014 0:50, E Sharp bellema...@gmail.com escreveu: This name is written on one of my family records in Portugal as Bixaxe.  The name is originally Croatian.  How would it be pronounced in Portuguese.  Like Baicich?  I am trying to find a death record

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FW: What surname is getz an abbreviation for

Could be glz = Gonçalves? or g.te = Gularte (Goulart) ? Em Quinta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2014 14:20, Dano dpai...@gmail.com escreveu: Erica, too bad I didn't see this correction before I attempted to decipher the record on the opposite page - no matter... Getz is apparently a surname,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FW: What surname is getz an abbreviation for

I think it's glz with a long tilde through L = gonçalves. JS Lopes Em Quinta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2014 19:21, Erica Botelho audiosource...@qwestoffice.net escreveu: Thank you to everyone that replied to this request. With information provided from listers with Canto’s index and RR’s book,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Guimar Gomes' origin and marital status and question on godparents

filha familias, from Latin filia familias, meaning a daughter that live in her parents' house, single daughter. JS Lopes Em Segunda-feira, 19 de Maio de 2014 0:14, Maria Lima maria.lima...@gmail.com escreveu: I appreciate all the help with this record which was very confusing to me and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: use of dona

Until about 1800s, usually the donas were wives or daughters of men of high social ranking. Gradually dona was becoming just a way of showing respect, like Mistress. JS Lopes Em Terça-feira, 29 de Abril de 2014 14:53, Dano dpai...@gmail.com escreveu: Doug,  I just wanted to clarify my