Cheri, I agree Faial in all probability. It also says Western Islands which points that way as well.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2018, at 1:11 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > It looks like a misspelling of Faial. Could be the island of Faial, or Faial > da Terra on Sao Miguel island. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > >> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 4:01 AM, Brett Moffitt <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am researching my g-g-grandfather who I believe was born in the Azores. >> The image below contains the place of birth from a variety of documents. I >> believe he was illiterate so the place names may have been written as heard >> by an English-speaker. >> >> >> >> He went by the name of Joseph Le Swezer and then later by Joseph Soizer >> Brown. I suspect his name was actually Joseph De Souza as someone of that >> name arrived in Australia at the place and time that fits with my ancestor. >> This person boarded his ship (the 'Water Lily') in St Michael, Azores in >> 1853. >> >> >> >> Can anyone please assist with confirming the place name below? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
