Death of Enslaved and Freed Blacks in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Book 1 of Defunciones

July 22, 2016 0 By Anna Bayala

Going through Gurabo’s San Jose parish books, I documented from Book 1 of Defunciones the following slaves or freed people. I hope it will help someone researching their ancestors in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Book 1 covers from 1822 to 1840.  I didn’t capture the folios (page) on these but it does provide you with dates. You will be able to locate the record in the books easily using the date.

Date of Death
Age
Person’s Name
Place of Birth
Parents’ name
Slave Owner
4 Jul 1822
3 years old
Laureano
Gurabo
Juan Martin & Joaquina
Jose Morales
7 Jul 1826
60 years old
Maria Josefa
African Coast
Catalina Donis
26 Oct 1826
1 ½ years old
Dionisio
Gurabo
Maria
Antonio Carrion
1 Feb 1827
60 years old
Juan
Congo
Antonio de Castro
14 Feb 1827
40 years old
Maria
Curacao
Manuel de Castro
6 Mar 1827
30 years old
Manuel
St. Croix
Pedro Ximenez
16 Dec 1829
30 years old
Juana Rodriguez and married to Santiago
Gurabo
Juan Rodriguez & Ignacia Arroyo
Maria Diaz
2 May 1833
60 years old
Andres de Rivera (free) widow of Josefa Delgado
Africa
28 Oct 1835
60 years old
Juan Jose Castro (free)
Tortola (British West Indies)
14 Jun 1839
1 month 8 days
Juan Francisco
Gurabo
Catalina
Antonio Castro

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