When José Joaquín Nazario de Figueroa y de la Seda was born about 1710, in Spain, his father, Juan Nazario de Figueroa, was 46 and his mother, Ana de la Seda, was 42. He married Juana Antonia Martín de Quiñones y Ortiz de la Renta about 1720, in Puerto Rico. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 August 1799, in Puerto Rico, at the age of 90.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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