LOWER RIGHT- does it say:
Thome, son of Manoel Teixeira and Josefa Goncalves. ...
(?). I was actually looking for their son, Manoel, and found Thome instead (I
think).
Hi Carmen,
"why is his last name soares when his father's is da costa".
His parents are Antonio da Costa and Umbelina Francisca. The parents of
Umbelina Francisca are Francisco Soares e Maria de Matos. O "Soares" is from
his maternal grandfather.The composed surname of the portugues people is,
Carmen, you need to go to Kathy Cardoza's website:
AzoresGenWeb (just google it) and read the articles about names, how to to
Portuguese Research, etc. The Portuguese are not like the Spaniards with
their naming, they could take whatever they wanted; sometimes the
godparent, sometimes the
Carmen,
Go to the Azores GenWeb and click on the words "Maps, Churches, and
Villages." Pick your island. Look at your freguesia. Start searching
adjacent freguesias. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
thank you jeremy
i was able to find siblings for jacinto soares
maria
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-VF-SAOMIGUEL-B-1775-1786/SMG-VF-SAOMIGUEL-B-1775-1786_item1/P277.html
thereza
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