Esmeralda Machado de Azevedo was born on 27 November 1897, in São Francisco dos Casais, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil as the daughter of Joaquim dos Santos Azevedo and Quintina Machado de Jesus. She had at least 1 son with Manoel Severo Tortilho. She died on 20 August 1995, in her hometown, at the age of 97, and was buried in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Do you know Esmeralda Machado de? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Mario, Fernando, Carlos, Alberto, Luis, Adelino, Alvarino, Alvaro, Anselmo, Claudio. Portuguese Joao, Paulo, Agostinho, Joaquim, Aderito, Albano, Damiao, Duarte, Guilherme, Henrique, Ligia, Marcio.
Portuguese: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was by a clump of holly bushes (see Acevedo ). Compare Asevedo .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Portuguese 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.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.