To all, Talked to my mom about the name issue. She said that Ava Arminda said they changed their names on purpose. This may not be for every family, but this is what she was told. They were really poor in the Azores, so when they came to America they felt rich and they wanted rich names so they changed their names to be wealthy Americans. They were so very proud to be called Americans. They kept their heritage but the names were changed. When they went home to visit, the family in the village expected them to have a festa. The visitor showed their wealth by paying for the festa. We have pictures of an aunt paying for her festa. The celebration was a large one. This is a family story of what was expected. It may not have been that way with all families but it might explain some of the name issues. I do not understand it, but I don't know all the issues associated with it either. Hope this helps
Robin On Jan 20, 2012, at 21:41, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Repost for Larry, soccer4dad2000 at yahoo.com > > Marcio, > > What is difficult to understand is why my family would have this other > information. I dont know where they would get it but that said I see > what you are saying in regards to the documents you have found. I > still am waiting to communicate with manuel's granddaughter about him. > I do that some of the family names came from documents. Ive never > heard of Josefa or Goulart in our family. I am greatful that you have > provided us with this information. I will check with the family to see > if we can figure it out. So many have passed away it might be > difficult. > > Do you have any other information on: > " Francisco Inacio Goulart and Ana Isabel Vargas and Ana was daughter > of Joaquim Machado da Silveira and Maria Josefa." > > Much thanks, > > Larry > > -- > 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."
