It was what today is the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, like Cheri said. In this case, here's the convent where it was: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_de_S%C3%A3o_Francisco_(Horta)
Cheri Mello <[email protected]> escreveu no dia quinta, 2/05/2019 à(s) 21:14: > Today, the are the Casa de Misericórdia. > Do an Internet search for: "Asilo de Mendicidade" Horta > If you are using Google, you can use the "Translate this page" link to > help you read. > Good luck, > 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 1:11 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If I have it right, it says "Asilo de Mendicidade, da freguesia de >> Matriz". >> >> On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 1:42:34 PM UTC-6, Cheri Mello wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> > -- > 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.
