Hi Linda, Found him at Geneall:
Luís António da Costa Morisson b: Angra do Heroísmo, Sé, 03.02.1765 d: Ponta Delgada, S. Sebastião, 20.06.1827 Father: Louis Antoine Morisson Mother: Antónia Jacinta (b. 27.10.1727) (marriage: Ponta Delgada, Matriz de S. Sebastião, 12.09.1768) PGF: Louis Caignaut PGM: Jeanne Morisson 2015-11-02 6:25 GMT+00:00 linda <menesesli...@gmail.com>: > > hi all, > > Can anyone provide information on this name/family? > > Luis Antonio da Costa Morisson signed as a witness to the marriage of one > of my 4xGGP's on Terceira in 1813, and I'm very curious as to what the > connection could possibly have been. > > I know there were English and American merchants and their families in the > islands during this period, but the references I've checked (Familias > Faialenses and the book by Francis M. Rogers) don't include the name. If > anyone can suggest other potential leads, I'd appreciate it too. > > Here is the record, in case any one is curious to see it: > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-SANTABARBARA-C-1813-1828/TER-AH-SANTABARBARA-C-1813-1828_item1/P4.html > > right side (Antonio Machado Fagundes and Victoria Angelica) > > The marriage took place in Santa Barbara, where much of my family was > situated. All three of the witnesses were from Angra and do not appear to > be relatives-- all unusual for the time and place in what I've seen in the > other marriage records for my family there. > > thanks in advance for any help with this little mystery, > > Linda > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
