Da. Petrona de Rivera y Santiago, de Aponte

Brief Life History of Petrona

When Da. Petrona de Rivera y Santiago, de Aponte was born about 1699, in Coamo, Puerto Rico, her father, Antonio Rivera Adorno Colon, was 35 and her mother, Ana Maria Rivera Colón Santiago, was 31. She married D. Juan Manuel de Aponte y Díaz, Capitán about 1712, in Coamo, Puerto Rico. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 28 January 1763, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

D. Juan Manuel de Aponte y Díaz, Capitán
1690–1767
Da. Petrona de Rivera y Santiago, de Aponte
about 1699–1763
Marriage: about 1712
Da. Lucía de Aponte y Rivera, de Colón
1713–1799
Juan de Aponte de Rivera
1717–
Bernardino de Aponte y de Rivera
1718–1786
Jose de Aponte de Rivera
1722–
Paula de Aponte y de Rivera
1722–1765

Sources (2)

  • Defunción Petronila Rivera 1763 San Juan, Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-K838-5G?cc=1807092&wc=QZYD-229%3A149110901%2C149110902%2C1589504183
  • Stark, David, “The Genealogy and Family History of the de Aponte's in Eighteenth-Century San Blas Yllesca de Coamo, Puerto Rico, Reino de España.” Revista de Genealogía Española en Puerto Rico. 2:2 (2001): 60-7

World Events (1)

1736

Coffee introduced to Puerto Rico from Hispaniola.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.

Indian: variant of Dey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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