Tag Archives: Azores

Azorean Historical Timeline: 1432-1684

♦ May 17, 2013 ♦ Leave Your Comment

1432 Goncalo Velho discovers the island of Santa Maria 1439 First known letter to document the existence of the Azores Islands (mentioning only seven islands not nine) 1439 First settlers come from the Algarve and other regions of Portugal 1443-44 The Portuguese discover the Island of Sao Miguel. Portuguese colonists inhabit the island. 1444 Volcanic …

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Maria (Sousa Sampaio) Barbosa da Silva’s Individual Summary

♦ March 30, 2013 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Maria is my 10th great grandmother.  I don’t have any dates for her.  She was probably born around 1550 on Sao Miguel Island, Azores. Name:    Maria SOUSA DE SAMPAIO-2625 Sex:    Female Father:    Jorge CORREIA-2651 (    -    ) Mother:    Isabel Pacheco da SILVEIRA-2633 (    -    ) Individual Facts Marriages/Children 1. Heitor BARBOSA DA SILVA-2623 (    -1629) …

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Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco’s Individual Summary

♦ March 28, 2013 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Alexandrina is my Great Great Aunt.  She married into my Pacheco family.  She was born in Ginetes, Sao Miguel Island, Azores sometime around 1866.  She migrated with her parents to Kauai, HI in 1882.  She married Antonio Pacheco in 1889 in Kealia.  They settled down in Kilauea, where Antonio worked on the sugar plantation.  In …

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