Marek, I see him on the 1880 in Hawkinsville, and on the 1870 in Yreka as Joseph Francis with wife Amelia, daughter Mary and son Joseph.Says he was born in the Western Islands in 1832.
Have you shook out all the local history sources for Siskyiou county yet? Eric Edgar On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Marek Delacroix <[email protected]>wrote: > Brick Wall Family Member: > My great great grandfather was Joseph Francis Brio, more likely, Jose > Francisco, last name could be spelled Brejo. I have also seen his last name > as Braio. He was born on Flores, Azore Islands 1835. Came to America in > 1854, was granted citizenship papers in Boston, Mass on April 24, 1854. He > married a woman named Amelia, nothing else known about her. I have heard > her maiden name could have been Brio, and Joseph's surname could have been > Francis. They ended-up in Yreka, Siskiyou County CA. Both are buried at St. > Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Yreka, CA. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > Also...I was reading the census from Yreka, Siskiyou county, CA. And it > states someone was born in Ireland...help appreciated!! > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
