Óbitos de Forros e Livres, 1845-1846

The volume records burials of freed and free people registered in the Church of Nossa Senhora do Amparo de Maricá, Maricá-RJ, dating from 15 May 1845 to 23 Nov 1846. There are no opening or closing charters. Commissioned Vicar José Faustino Goes de S. M signed the entries. In some entries, the cause of death is recorded, including "fevers," "hydropsy," "blows (pancadas)," "old age," and "chronic pneumonia." There are burial records of children abandoned in the Santa Casa de Misericórdia as well as of an "aggregates" to slave masters, including an "aggregate" of one Ensign (Alferes) Diogo. African ethnonyms mentioned: Benguella. Physical characteristics: The volume consists of 138 numbered, nonsequential folios. It has no cover and was stored in a box and has some holes caused by insects. Dimensions: 32cm x 22cm. Owner(s) of original material: Arquivo da Cúria Metropolitana de Niterói.