[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Devotional names

2015-01-08 Thread bsei2816
Thank you all for your responses and examples that make it clear that there is no rule for second marriages for me to deposit into my knowledge bank. Margaret: The possibilities you offer make a lot of sense. Thanks for your insight. JR: I have made contact with N. Teixeira before and this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Devotional names

2015-01-08 Thread Cheri Mello
Bill S, Actually, there is no rule for first marriages either. So the rule of there is no rule still applies. Maddening. Anyways, I remembered that Kathy Cardoza, Web master of the Azores GenWeb, wrote a brief article on naming practices: http://goo.gl/Vwt3UL Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Devotional names

2015-01-08 Thread A Faria
One my wife's side of the family she has an ancestor that was born out of wedlock the childs mother instead of choosing a surname chose a devotional name Do Menino Jesus de Praga. Which roughly translates to (of the child Jesus from Prague). Here is a depiction of one.