Saudade064, I didn't know that the Azores had the poor asylums. I know about the American ones. What does it say for "poor asylum" on the document in the Portuguese language?
Thanks, Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 12:23 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > I was able to get a death certificate for my great-grandfather who came to > California but went back to Faial, his island of birth sometime in the > 1930s. In the translation of the record, I discovered he died in a place > called "Poor's Asylum" in 1948, which was located in Matriz, Faial. I > cannot find anything online about this place. I'd like to know it's history > and see what it looked like. I'm wondering if it was part of a church? > Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this place! > > -- > 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.
