Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Occupation of Alferes

2014-04-01 Thread rcapodc
Mary Elena, my definition from my Portuguese books for Alferes is 2nd Lieutenant. Rosemarie From: Maria Lima Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 9:00 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Occupation of Alferes Thank you Manoel. There was a lot of names there. I looked up

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Occupation of Alferes

2014-04-01 Thread pico
That's just how Portuguese grammar works.It's always "o capitao" and "o sargento" etc.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message It is curious that the priest wrote "THE ALFERES". As if the person were the