Francis Joseph was born in 1833, some where in the Azores. His Father was carpenter named Antonio. We don’t know the name of his Mother. Francis left the Azores as a young boy and spent some years on whaling ships before “jumping ship” in New Zealand. He was then 34 years old and spent the next 50 years living here. He never became a naturalised citizen of New Zealand. In 1883, at the age of 50 years he married an English woman in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand and they had 3 children. Francis died there in August 1917 aged 84 years. We do not know which island he came from and if anyone in the room has any connection or knowledge of him or his family I’d be very grateful to hear from you. He is my Gt Grandfather. My Uncle who knows less than I do told me that about 30 years ago a lady from America came looking for our family. Perhaps we have some American relatives? Thanks, Tony
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