Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Bettencourt

[momma Goodwin]

My maiden name is DeBettencourt and I have come to realize it's actually de 
Bettencourt through my years of research. I have seen many spellings on records 
like Cheri mentioned but keep the the original spelling and make a note of the 
other spellings in the tree records.
I wonder if there is any connection here to my ancestors.
Kelly
Researching Graciosa and Terceira

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Bettencourt

[Ângela Loura]

Hi Pat,

Pretty much what Rosemarie said.
Today most (if not all) famillies use the spelling Bettencourt.
The ways you find it spelled throughout the years in the census or the
church records usually can be justified with the fact that priests often
wrote the names like they heard it. You will find Bettencourt, Betencourt,
Bitancur, etc...


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2017-11-17 21:29 GMT+00:00 Cheri Mello :

> Pat, wait for a native speaker to answer you. Double consonants were
> dropped in many names and Bettencourt may be Betencourt today.
>
> Cheri Mello
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> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Bettencourt

[Cheri Mello]

Pat, wait for a native speaker to answer you. Double consonants were
dropped in many names and Bettencourt may be Betencourt today.

Cheri Mello
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Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Bettencourt

[Rosemarie Capodicci]

Pat, that's great but verify all! Bettencourt is spelled this way. Just
remember that most of our people were illiterate and didn't know how to
spell, the Census taker didn't have a clue how to spell the name and the
priests of the Azores spelled and abbreviated at will! I have tons of
Bettencourts and probably have *at least* 8 or 9 different spellings and
abbreviations!

Rosemarie
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Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores,
Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 12:05 PM,  wrote:

> I just found the whole family on MyHeritage and FamilySearch. And yes
> Manuel and Marie were from the Azores, different islands.
>
> On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10:34:46 AM UTC-7, pat_...@byu.edu wrote:
>>
>> I have 2 questions:
>>
>> 1st - I just want to know the correct spelling of Bettencourt - I've
>> found a 1900 census record that has Bettencort. Are they both correct
>> spellings, or is Bettencourt the most common spelling? Is Bettencort of
>> varied spelling or just plain wrong?
>>
>> 2nd - I am looking for a Manuel T. Bettencourt (born May 1866) and his
>> wife Maria Lourenca de Silva Fagundes (born January 1865). I do not know
>> where they were born, the census record just has Portugal. They immigrated
>> in 1886. 2 of their daughters (Marie and Ana) married 2 of my grandfather's
>> uncles (Antone and Francisco or Frank). So there is no DNA connection on my
>> end. I am very interest to know if they were from the Azores. I personally
>> knew Marie, Ana, and another sister Alvina. Plus I am good friends with
>> Alvina's grandson, and he told me at our class reunion last summer that he
>> would like to research his genealogy.
>>
>> If any one has any information could you please pass it along.
>>
>> Thanks so much!!
>> Pat Frade
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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