Dear Nancy, "Dona" just means "Mrs" or "Miss". Beijos. Natalia.
--- En date de : Jeu 19.2.09, nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com> a écrit : De: nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com> Objet: [AZORES-Genealogy] titles À: "azores group" <azores@googlegroups.com> Date: Jeudi 19 Février 2009, 23h55 #yiv490351162 .hmmessage P { margin:0px;padding:0px;} #yiv490351162 { font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Greetings Group, While reading so many records from Sao Jorge I've noticed that occassionally women have the title "Dona". I'm curious what it signifies. It isn't simply the name Dona but a title of some sort. Thank you, Nancy Jean Baptiste researching: Pico for da Castro, Cardoza, Pixotto, Furtado Sao Jorge for Baptista, Veterino, Bettencourt, Silveira, Teixeira, Pereira, Enos, Lemos Santa Maria for Cabral Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. Learn Now --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---