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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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 ).
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