Maria Benedita Fernandes Jinkings

Brief Life History of Maria Benedita

When Maria Benedita Fernandes Jinkings was born on 3 April 1888, in Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil, her father, Cap. Edmundo Antonio da Costa Jinkings, was 26 and her mother, Ubaldina da Maternidade Fernandes, was 19. She married Firmo Peixoto Leite in 1915, in Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 1 May 1960, in her hometown, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Firmo Peixoto Leite
1886–1962
Maria Benedita Fernandes Jinkings
1888–1960
Marriage: 1915
Edmundo Jinkings Leite
1915–1968
José Jinkings Leite
1916–1997
Firmo Peixoto Leite Junior
1920–2005
Pureza Jinkings Leite
1922–2006
Terezinha de Jesus Jinkings Leite
1929–2005
Juarez Jinkings Leite
1930–2006
Benedita de Jesus Jinkings Leite
1931–2023
Edmar Jinkings Leite
1933–2016

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  • Maria Jinkings Leite, “Brasil, Pará, Registro Civil, 1815-1995”

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Luis, Fernando, Jorge, Mario, Francisco, Orlando, Ana, Abilio, Americo. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim, Henrique, Ilidio, Paulo, Agostinho, Amadeu, Manoel, Aderito, Lourenco, Marcio, Serafim.

Portuguese and Galician: patronymic from the personal name Fernando . This is one of the most common surnames in Portugal. It is also found in Goa and elsewhere on the west coast of India, having been taken there by Portuguese colonists.

Spanish: variant or altered form of Fernández (see Fernandez ).

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

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