Hi Linda, Found him at Geneall:
Luís António da Costa Morisson b: Angra do Heroísmo, Sé, 03.02.1765 d: Ponta Delgada, S. Sebastião, 20.06.1827 Father: Louis Antoine Morisson Mother: Antónia Jacinta (b. 27.10.1727) (marriage: Ponta Delgada, Matriz de S. Sebastião, 12.09.1768) PGF: Louis Caignaut PGM: Jeanne Morisson 2015-11-02 6:25 GMT+00:00 linda <[email protected]>: > > hi all, > > Can anyone provide information on this name/family? > > Luis Antonio da Costa Morisson signed as a witness to the marriage of one > of my 4xGGP's on Terceira in 1813, and I'm very curious as to what the > connection could possibly have been. > > I know there were English and American merchants and their families in the > islands during this period, but the references I've checked (Familias > Faialenses and the book by Francis M. Rogers) don't include the name. If > anyone can suggest other potential leads, I'd appreciate it too. > > Here is the record, in case any one is curious to see it: > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-SANTABARBARA-C-1813-1828/TER-AH-SANTABARBARA-C-1813-1828_item1/P4.html > > right side (Antonio Machado Fagundes and Victoria Angelica) > > The marriage took place in Santa Barbara, where much of my family was > situated. All three of the witnesses were from Angra and do not appear to > be relatives-- all unusual for the time and place in what I've seen in the > other marriage records for my family there. > > thanks in advance for any help with this little mystery, > > Linda > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
