Faial Island, Azores. The Azores were often referred to as the Western Islands of Portugal.
Sent from my iPhone > On 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.
