There is no connection between the Brilhante's of Ponta Garca and Faja de Baixo that I am aware of. In Ponta Garca, it simply a nickname that was adopted by the Medeiros line circa 1800's. It is probably the same with the Medeiros of Faja de Baixo.
JR On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:43:17 AM UTC-5, Aaron Pereira wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I'm having trouble identifying the surname of mother of the bride, Maria > de ? Initially, I thought it was Machado, but de Machado doesn't sound > right. I also thought de Mello, but it looks a little too long for > that. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. > > This is a marriage between Manoel de Medeiros and Umbelina Joanna, top > left of page. > > > http://goo.gl/1mAKhJ > > > > Marriage of Manoel de Medeiros and Umbelina Joanna. Manoel;s parents are > Joao de Medeiros and Francisco da Piedade. > > Umbelina’s parents are Joao de Medeiros and Maria de ? > > Manoel de Medeiros is a Brilhante from Ponta Garca and I’m trying to > connect him to my Medeiros Brilhante’s in Faja de Baixo. I have all of > Manoel and Umbelina’s children, but none list the grandparents. > > > > > > > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
