António Nunes da Fonseca

Brief Life History of António Nunes da

When António Nunes da Fonseca was born on 21 September 1756, in Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal, his father, Manuel da Fonseca, was 32 and his mother, Maria Nunes, was 42. He married Maria Lourença on 29 June 1791, in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 24 May 1824, in Vila Nova de Oliveirinha, Tábua, Coimbra, Portugal, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

António Nunes da Fonseca
1756–1824
Maria Lourença
1772–
Marriage: 29 June 1791
Manuel da Fonseca
1793–1858
Bento José da Fonseca
1795–
Jose da Fonseca
1797–
Maria da Fonseca
1799–
Mariana da Fonseca
1801–
Maria Lourenca Nunes da Fonseca
1804–
Rita Nunes da Fonseca
1806–1882
Francisca Nunes da Fonseca
1808–1872
Bernardo Nunes da Fonseca
1811–1884

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    World Events (1)

    1822

    Brazil declares independence.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Pedro, Jesus, Jorge, Rafael, Raul, Fernando. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim, Agostinho, Amadeu, Henrique, Ilidio, Ligia, Manoel, Margarida, Paulo, Sebastiao.

    Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from any of several places called for a spring that dried up during the summer months, from fonte seca ‘dry well’.

    Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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