Mortality rates were high in general in the western world at the time. Even in the wealthy. Thomas Jefferson, for example, and his wife had 6 children in 10 years. Only 2 survived more than 6 years.
Cheers J > On Mar 11, 2017, at 5:33 PM, Diane George <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is one list from Wikipedia of natural disasters: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disasters_in_the_Azores#18th_century > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disasters_in_the_Azores#18th_century> > > Diane George > <> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Louie Avila > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2017 2:31 PM > To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Infant mortality rates 1700's - Azores > > > Is it just Sao Jorge or did all the islands of the Azores have high mortality > rates in the late 1700's? > It just aches my heart when looking through Obits and seeing so many for your > children (birth to 10 years old). > > I've been trying to Google it but having a hard time finding out why ... > > Louie > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <https://groups.google.com/group/azores>. > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <https://groups.google.com/group/azores>. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
