When Francisco José de Arruda was born about 1805, in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, his father, Amaro José de Arruda, was 45 and his mother, Ana Maria da Conceição, was 23. He married Maria José do Espírito Santo on 5 October 1820, in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 23 April 1845, in his hometown, at the age of 41.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Luis, Hermano, Mario, Altino, Eduardo, Elvira, Jaime, Manual, Alexandrina. Portuguese Duarte, Joao, Guilherme, Joaquim, Armanda, Catarina, Paulo, Serafim.
Portuguese: habitational name, probably in most cases from Arruda dos Vinhos, a place north of Lisbon, which takes its name from the plant arruda ‘rue’ (from Latin rūta).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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