Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Sao Jorge family names

2012-01-21 Thread Robin Lebo
To all, Talked to my mom about the name issue. She said that Ava Arminda said they changed their names on purpose. This may not be for every family, but this is what she was told. They were really poor in the Azores, so when they came to America they felt rich and they wanted rich names so

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread danandmaria
na referida paroquiain the refered parish - Original Message - From: Richard Francis Pimentel rfrancispimen...@comcast.net To: Azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:23:55 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning. Hi All, I am attaching a clip

[AZORES-Genealogy] Flores - Who are the children of Manuel Bernardo DE ALMEIDA and Teresa Candida Georgina ALVARES

2012-01-21 Thread anitawanita
Hello, Eric E Edgar kindly sent me the following family tree. I am still at a loss as to the children of Manuel and Teresa (see generation 2) - apart from my GG Grandfather 'Jose' (born 1841). Does anyone have any tips? Thanks Anita Descendants of Capitao Domingos Jose de Avelar Generation

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread aryasantos
Hi Richard,Let us see if I can be of some help.To the best of my understanding it says:  ... Eugenia baptizado na refferida Priocal (ou Pariocal)or in English:  ... Eugenia baptized at the said ( or reffered) ParishIf you could send the whole record, maybe it could shed some morelight into

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread Margaret Vicente
Rick, In accordance to the American linguistics journal: PiOxah is a semantic word and it means to wash and could also be the instrument which washes, like soap or a washing board. washes. Veffer is also semantic surname. Veffer+ida. Could indicate a type or brand Margaret On Fri, Jan 20,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread Manoel Cesar
Batizado na referida Prioral Prioral: the same as Priorado, Priory in english. Manoel Cesar Furtado 2012/1/21 Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com: Hi Richard, It drives me crazy when you do the snips.  I can't compare his handwriting to something else :( Is this a marriage?  If I back up to

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Priory could mean another church. This record is from Santissimo Salvador so Priory could mean NS Estrela which is the mother church (Martz) or any other church under NS Estrela. So translated it would be baptized in the above referred Priory? Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with meaning.

2012-01-21 Thread Manoel Cesar
Though Prior is commonly a monastic superior, I've seen it applied to priests of a mother church. Your translation seems correct to me. Manoel César Furtado 2012/1/21 Richard Francis Pimentel rfrancispimen...@comcast.net: Priory could mean another church. This record is from Santissimo