Maria, I would say as a general rule that Antonio is abbreviated often but Antao is not at all. I don't think in all of my research that I've ever see Antao abbreviated.
Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Maria Lima <maria.lima...@gmail.com> wrote: > Left page- 2nd one > > > Although the record is good, I'm not sure about the father's name. > Because I'm searching for ANTONIO Ferreira, I thought I found the right > couple. Then I read the godparents and there's Antao Ferreira whose > signature is on many of the Baptisms at that time. The priest records that > Antao, The Godfather witnessed with him. Just not sure the father is > abbreviation for Antonio or Antao . > > Can I get a second opinion, please? > > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG- > PD-GINETES-B-1678-1707/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1678-1707_item1/P105.html > > Maria Elena > > -- > 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.
