She's not my ancestor (not that I know of). She the mother of someone who married a sibling of one of my line and I was fixing the spelling and opened up this whole can of worms!
Just to think....this woman lived her life in an identity crisis! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Margaret Vicente < margaretvice...@gmail.com> wrote: > LOL, Cheri. In mine I usually record the 'original' name and follow RR's > lead which in this case is Felicidade, or Felicia, or Felicissima. > > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <rcap...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I have a great that is Cecilia and the priests spell it about 5 different >> ways at least! Change the 'c' to 's' and the 'i' to 'y' and you get the >> idea!! >> >> Rosemarie >> rcap...@gmail.com >> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >> >> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Haven't worked the far back yet. So far, on 5 kids she's Felicissima. >>> It's probably different priests recording it differently. This poor woman - >>> they don't have her name straight :( >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Margaret Vicente < >>> margaretvice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> He name is neither. At baptism she was named "Felicidade" >>>> >>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV- >>>> RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1821-1837/SMG-PV-RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1821-1837_i >>>> tem1/P54.html >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Margaret, >>>>> >>>>> In this case she looks like she's the same woman. >>>>> >>>>> Here's her marriage (left side) She's Felicia: >>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV- >>>>> RIBEIRAQUENTE-C-1833-1860/SMG-PV-RIBEIRAQUENTE-C-1833-1860_i >>>>> tem1/P52.html >>>>> >>>>> Here's kid #1, Francisco on the right. She's Felicissima: >>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV- >>>>> RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1849-1859/SMG-PV-RIBEIRAQUENTE-B-1849-1859_i >>>>> tem1/P8.html >>>>> >>>>> I'm going through all the baptisms now trying to figure out which is >>>>> her name and where the priest had too much vinho. I would *think* that >>>>> she'd be Felicissima and that the priest just wrote the shorter name. >>>>> Felicia is used more than Felicissima. >>>>> >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Margaret Vicente < >>>>> margaretvice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Cheri, >>>>>> >>>>>> Careful, Felicia is another form of the name but it does not mean it >>>>>> is modern spelling of Felicissima. I may be named Felicissima and my >>>>>> sister Felicia. Two (2) similar but different names. >>>>>> >>>>>> Spelling is Felicia. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> And the modern spelling for Felecia is Felicia? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was fixing the spellings in my database. After a while I don't >>>>>>> know if I'm reading in Portuguese or English anymore. Now that it's the >>>>>>> morning, Felicia looks right to me, but I think that's how it's spelled >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> English. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! Cheri >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 6:59 AM, Margaret Vicente < >>>>>>> margaretvice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Still double S >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> FeliSSima. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You're welcome.! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 1:13 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What is the modern spelling of Felicissima? Is it with a double S >>>>>>>>> (Felicissima) or a single S (Felicisima)? >>>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Margaret M Vicente >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Margaret M Vicente >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Margaret M Vicente >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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