One day I discovered my 2nd great grandparents, Jose Ferreira de Ormonde and Catarina Rosa of Altares lost three daughters in one week. First was the baby, Maria (2/4/1844-5/5/1844) then Isabel (11/21/1839- 5/14/1844) and Maria Candida (4/30/1841-5/14/1844) on the same day. I always have trouble reading the obit records but I got so upset I could not continue to do research. I can not imagine how they could bear the loss. I share this information with several relatives. We thought the same thing …maybe a disease … but then it could have been an accident where the older girls survive for several days. It is too sad to think about. I just offer up prayers for them and what they had to go through. I often wondered if it would be in the annual records of Terceira. Since I can not read the books (written by Francisco Ferreira Drummond) I can not even check to see. Wish I could speak and read Portuguese. I do not think the records says what they died of.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Cheri Mello Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2019 10:31 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] July 1900 disaster Santa Maria? Hope no one reads this while drinking their morning coffee or having a meal. Sanitation (or lack thereof) could be a cause. I was researching a non-Portuguese line in Kentucky in the 1850s. And they had death records! First the 2 or 3 year old dies. Two weeks later, mom dies and the 8 year old dies only 2 days after the mom. Cause of death: Flux. Old term for dysentery. I had to look that one up too. Really bad diarrhea. I could only imagine the mom, who washed the diapers and other clothes, then went to cook or peel potatoes or something. Or even kissed or touched the other child with infected hands. Wiped his nose. Anything. Hand washing wasn't a thing back then. And I'm guessing it was the same all over the world. I saw a PBS show where a doctor was trying to figure out all these people dying in one location and then a random person several miles away. Who it turned out was in the core area (lack of sanitation) and picked up the illness. The stuff we didn't know back then. Simple hand washing to prevent a lot of illness. Terribly sad. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 10:14 AM Richard Francis Pimentel <[email protected]> wrote: I would agree with what others have suggested in that some sort of illness was going around. Remember this is the time before immunizations and drugs which we have today. So when we get something today it is no big deal. I have come across many records where several members of the same family would die within a short period of time. Young children seem to be the most vulnerable to an illness. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, NH From: 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 7:51 PM To: genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] July 1900 disaster Santa Maria? I’m doing obits right now and I have two siblings, one 11 months and the other 15 days old that died 9 days apart in July of 1900. (July 20 and 29th) So sad. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of some disaster that occurred around that time on Santa Maria island? Sickness, earthquake, ?? Sam (Mazatlán, MX) Virus-free. www.avast.com -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
