Joaquim was the son of José Lourenço Azevedo and his wife, Teresa Maria. Joaquim was married to Rosalia Garcia Duarte on December 4, 1869 in the Azores. Joaquim and Rosalia had the following children: Maria Azevedo, Dr. Jose Leal de Azevedo, Mary Porsia 'Molly' Brown, Rosalia De Gloria, King L. Azevedo, Dr. Manuel Leal Azevedo, Eleonor Arthur, Helen Mary Silva, Dr. John Anthony Azevedo, Magdelyn Arthur.
"Joaquin Leal Azevedo was born in the Azores on May 14, 1832, and settled in California in 1852 after working his way to Boston with his cousin Manuel J. Azevedo, and then to San Francisco via Cape Horn. He spent most of his early life in farming, both in the Azores and in California. After landing in San Francisco, he and his cousin Manuel formed a partnership, and then came to Sacramento County where they were able to accumulate a small fortune in a couple of years through mining, and invested their profits in land at Freeport, Clarksburg, and Grand Island in the Delta. They later disposed of most of the property in small tracts, but retaining land in the Freeport area where they farmed for a number of years, at one time transporting their produce by horse and wagon to Carson City and other mining towns. In 1869, Joaquim went back to the Azores, there married Rosalia Garcia Duarte, daughter of Manuel Leal Mendes and Josephine Azevedo, and returned in 1888 to farm in the Freeport area. Rosalia was born August 12, 1852. In partnership with his cousin Manuel, in 1887 the two purchased the Old Eagle Winery, located at 21st and R Streets, later moving to 18th Street between O and P. They retired from the business when national prohibition went into effect. Joaquim died June 18, 1924, at age 91, survived by his widow, five daughters and four sons, three of whom were physicians: Dr. Joseph L. and John A. Azevedo, who practiced in Oakland; Dr. Manuel L. Azevedo of Sacramento; and King L. Azevedo, Mrs. John K. Brown, Mrs. Thomas A. Arthur, Mrs. Nell Arthur, Mrs. John J. De Gloria, and Mrs. Joseph Silva, ."
- Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'Alessandro, Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area, Second Edition, Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society, 2003
"Joaquin Leal Azevedo was born in the Azores on May 14, 1832, and settled in California in 1852 after working his way to Boston with his cousin Manuel J. Azevedo, and then to San Francisco via Cape Horn. He spent most of his early life in farming, both in the Azores and in California. After landing in San Francisco, he and his cousin Manuel formed a partnership, and then came to Sacramento County where they were able to accumulate a small fortune in a couple of years through mining, and invested their profits in land at Freeport, Clarksburg, and Grand Island in the Delta. They later disposed of most of the property in small tracts, but retaining land in the Freeport area where they farmed for a number of years, at one time transporting their produce by horse and wagon to Carson City and other mining towns. In 1869, Joaquim went back to the Azores, there married Rosalia Garcia Duarte, daughter of Manuel Leal Mendes and Josephine Azevedo, and returned in 1888 to farm in the Freeport area. Rosalia was born August 12, 1852. In partnership with his cousin Manuel, in 1887 the two purchased the Old Eagle Winery, located at 21st and R Streets, later moving to 18th Street between O and P. They retired from the business when national prohibition went into effect. Joaquim died June 18, 1924, at age 91, survived by his widow, five daughters and four sons, three of whom were physicians: Dr. Joseph L. and John A. Azevedo, who practiced in Oakland; Dr. Manuel L. Azevedo of Sacramento; and King L. Azevedo, Mrs. John K. Brown, Mrs. Thomas A. Arthur, Mrs. Nell Arthur, Mrs. John J. De Gloria, and Mrs. Joseph Silva, ."
- Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'Alessandro, Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area, Second Edition, Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society, 2003
Joaquim was the son of José Lourenço Azevedo and his wife, Teresa Maria. Joaquim was married to Rosalia Garcia Duarte on December 4, 1869 in the Azores. Joaquim and Rosalia had the following children: Maria Azevedo, Dr. Jose Leal de Azevedo, Mary Porsia 'Molly' Brown, Rosalia De Gloria, King L. Azevedo, Dr. Manuel Leal Azevedo, Eleonor Arthur, Helen Mary Silva, Dr. John Anthony Azevedo, Magdelyn Arthur.
"Joaquin Leal Azevedo was born in the Azores on May 14, 1832, and settled in California in 1852 after working his way to Boston with his cousin Manuel J. Azevedo, and then to San Francisco via Cape Horn. He spent most of his early life in farming, both in the Azores and in California. After landing in San Francisco, he and his cousin Manuel formed a partnership, and then came to Sacramento County where they were able to accumulate a small fortune in a couple of years through mining, and invested their profits in land at Freeport, Clarksburg, and Grand Island in the Delta. They later disposed of most of the property in small tracts, but retaining land in the Freeport area where they farmed for a number of years, at one time transporting their produce by horse and wagon to Carson City and other mining towns. In 1869, Joaquim went back to the Azores, there married Rosalia Garcia Duarte, daughter of Manuel Leal Mendes and Josephine Azevedo, and returned in 1888 to farm in the Freeport area. Rosalia was born August 12, 1852. In partnership with his cousin Manuel, in 1887 the two purchased the Old Eagle Winery, located at 21st and R Streets, later moving to 18th Street between O and P. They retired from the business when national prohibition went into effect. Joaquim died June 18, 1924, at age 91, survived by his widow, five daughters and four sons, three of whom were physicians: Dr. Joseph L. and John A. Azevedo, who practiced in Oakland; Dr. Manuel L. Azevedo of Sacramento; and King L. Azevedo, Mrs. John K. Brown, Mrs. Thomas A. Arthur, Mrs. Nell Arthur, Mrs. John J. De Gloria, and Mrs. Joseph Silva, ."
- Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'Alessandro, Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area, Second Edition, Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society, 2003
"Joaquin Leal Azevedo was born in the Azores on May 14, 1832, and settled in California in 1852 after working his way to Boston with his cousin Manuel J. Azevedo, and then to San Francisco via Cape Horn. He spent most of his early life in farming, both in the Azores and in California. After landing in San Francisco, he and his cousin Manuel formed a partnership, and then came to Sacramento County where they were able to accumulate a small fortune in a couple of years through mining, and invested their profits in land at Freeport, Clarksburg, and Grand Island in the Delta. They later disposed of most of the property in small tracts, but retaining land in the Freeport area where they farmed for a number of years, at one time transporting their produce by horse and wagon to Carson City and other mining towns. In 1869, Joaquim went back to the Azores, there married Rosalia Garcia Duarte, daughter of Manuel Leal Mendes and Josephine Azevedo, and returned in 1888 to farm in the Freeport area. Rosalia was born August 12, 1852. In partnership with his cousin Manuel, in 1887 the two purchased the Old Eagle Winery, located at 21st and R Streets, later moving to 18th Street between O and P. They retired from the business when national prohibition went into effect. Joaquim died June 18, 1924, at age 91, survived by his widow, five daughters and four sons, three of whom were physicians: Dr. Joseph L. and John A. Azevedo, who practiced in Oakland; Dr. Manuel L. Azevedo of Sacramento; and King L. Azevedo, Mrs. John K. Brown, Mrs. Thomas A. Arthur, Mrs. Nell Arthur, Mrs. John J. De Gloria, and Mrs. Joseph Silva, ."
- Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'Alessandro, Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area, Second Edition, Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society, 2003
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