Erica, while there* were *slaves in the Azores, it wasn't widespread (which doesn't erase the fact). Sao Miguel was more involved in the* "slave trade"*than actually owning slaves for plantation work, for example. It had been designated as the "clearing house" for the slave trade. The people of Sao Miguel, however, feared a "slave revolt," as had happened in other places - so they quickly shipped off slaves to Brazil, Sao Tome, Principe, and, other places - but, not to Asia, where the pirates controlled the seas. The few that remained in the Azores did household, and domestic work - and, of those, most all were soon freed by their owners.
On Friday, May 9, 2014 12:31:27 AM UTC-4, audiosourceinc wrote: > > His marriage was in Sao Sebastiao, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel in the 1740’s. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Antonio Faria > *Sent:* Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:13 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Slavery in Azores > > > > Hi Erica, > > Where exactly in the Azores was your husbands ancestor from? > > Antonio > > > On Thursday, May 8, 2014 8:31:43 PM UTC-7, audiosourceinc wrote: > > I recently found out that my husband’s 7th great-grandfather was listed > as a black slave in his marriage record according to Canto’s index. I am > very interested in finding out what life was like for slaves in Azores in > the early 1700’s. I am hoping people in this group can suggest some books > or websites that are informative on this subject. > > > > I don’t expect that I will find much information on his ancestor directly, > but I am hoping to gather some information about what his life might have > been like, how he might have gained his freedom in order to be married, and > how his bride might have been treated during their marriage and after he > passed away (they were only married for 6 years before he died). > > > > Thank you in advance for your ideas. > > Erica Botelho > > -- > 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
