The book, *A ilha das Flores: da redescobert a' actualidade *by Pimentel Gomes has a section on Naufragios (shipwrecks) around Flores and Corvo from 1536 - 1994
There is no mention of a 1759 event . Eric Edgar On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Dano <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be helpful if you posted the name of the ship that sunk on > 20-Oct-1759, and the general location of the shipwreck. If you don't have > that info you should realize that Azores has recorded over 900 shipwrecks > - so some records do exist, however you may need to consult one of the > regional libraries, such as Ponta Delgada, for that specialized information > (don't expect any treasure galleons, they were salvaged as soon as the > sank). > > As for the death record narrative, I've come across similar language, > usually on a spouse's birth (bapt) record, where it states that "the > marriage was dissolved due to the death of the spouse." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Saturday, August 23, 2014 7:15:54 PM UTC-4, 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. > -- 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.
