Maria, Here is a list in Portuguese of shipwrecks in Azorean waters since 1522, I don't see one listed for 1759. Doesn't look like the shipwreck occurred in the Azores.
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Lista_de_naufr%C3%A1gios_ocorridos_nos_mares_dos_A%C3%A7ores Antonio On Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:15:54 PM UTC-7, GS1138 wrote: > > The death record for my 6th great grandfather documents him and seven > other men who on 20 October 1759, died in a shipwreck. I been trying to > find information on shipwrecks in the Azores and haven't found anything. > Does anyone know of any book or sites on this subject? > > Also, on his birth record his mother is documented as a "free woman." I > have never seen this this phrase used in any other records. I was > wondering if anyone else has seen this term used. > > I've attached both records in a word documents as well as the > transcription and summary translation. > > Maria > -- 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.
