Michelle, Maria is an extremely common given name. There may be 2 or 3 sisters within the same family all named Maria, so they need an additional name to distinguish one from the other, e.g. Maria Clara, Maria Josefa, Maria Teresa, etc. You can think of them as a first and middle name or as two first names, its totally up to you how you want to record them. The upper classes often added more names for baptism and confirmation. Now, that can get confusing.
I also found "do Coracao de Jesus" in Candelaria and Sao Mateus on Pico. Many women used religious names rather than familial surnames. It just makes our searching all the more fun. Gayle -----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com on behalf of Michelle Sent: Wed 6/23/2010 1:20 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] do Coracao de JESUS My cousin recently found some of our family at the NEPS site (Sao Roque, Pico) and my ggrandmother's name is shown as: Maria Antonia do Coracao de JESUS She was listed under Rosa but her husband was Anacleto Francisco da Rosa, so if "do Caracao de Jesus" is part of her first name then would Antonia be her surname? Thank you, Michelle -- 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." -- 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."
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