Meant to agree with Island of Faial which was part of the Western Islands Group
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Margaret Vicente <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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.
