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Gravestone of Abraham Pereira d’Azevedo
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The first Jewish community was established in Kingston, Jamaica by refugees from Spain and Portugal after 1492. This tombstone in the cemetery of She‘are Shalom Synagogue marks the grave of Abraham…

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Kingston, Great Britain (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1722

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cemetery, Mourning, Economic life, Death

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Inscriptions
Tombstone with Latin inscription on top half and illustration below of axe chopping tree in half, surrounded by English words around perimeter of stone.
Testament (Jamaica)
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In the name of God Amen I Judith Baruh Alvares of the parish of Port Royal in the island of Jamaica widow being in an ill state of health but of sound mind and disposing memory thanks be to my eternal…

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Judith Baruh Alvares

Places:

Port Royal, British America and the British West Indies (Port Royal, Jamaica)

Date:

1732

Subjects:

Will & testament, Inheritance, Finance, Charity, Women

Categories:

Law, Wills, Testaments & Bequests, Firsthand Accounts
Testament (Jamaica)
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In the name of God, Amen. I Moses Cohen DeLara of the parish of Kingston in the Island of Jamaica aforesaid Merchant being sick in Body but of Sound memory and…

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Moses Cohen DeLara

Places:

Kingston, British America and the British West Indies (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1749

Subjects:

Will & testament, Inheritance, Finance, Family, Slavery

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Wills, Testaments & Bequests