Jeremy, I don't know if she meant that the name was changed to 'wedge' just that wedge is the translation for Cunha in my dictionary!
Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:08 AM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Okay! I will search wedge! That is the most bazaar name conversion I have > ever heard of!!! > > Thank you both. I am going to try to get a copy of that book.... > > > J > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:40 AM, Cheri Mello > <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > From "Portuguese Immigrants" by Carlos Almeida, "Anglicized California > Portuguese Family Names, page 274 > Wedge for Cunha (as Helen said). > > I'm sure Mr. Almeida's list is not comprehensive. As titled, he found only > anglicized names in California. None from New England, Canada, nor Hawaii, > etc. > > Others may have found different anglicizations (sp) in their research. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:03 AM, helen kerner <hker...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > >> >> Jeremy, >> >> Wedge >> >> helen cunha kerner >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* 'Gayle Machado' via Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> >> *To:* "azores@googlegroups.com" <azores@googlegroups.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 16, 2017 10:25 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Cunha Americanized >> >> Jeremy, >> >> I can't answer your question. I just wanted to mention that Machado often >> became Marshall. In my family, it went Machado to Marshall and back to >> Machado. >> >> Gayle Machado >> >> >> >> On Feb 16, 2017, at 9:27 PM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy < >> azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Does anyone have any ideas or knowledge as to how Cunha may have been >> changed in the U.S.? (like Machado often became Martin....) >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> Jeremy >> -- >> 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+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/azores >> <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+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/azores >> <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+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/azores >> <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. > -- 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.
