Born: c. 1709
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Died: April 29, 1779
Deathplace: Yauco, Puerto Rico
Occupation: Alférez reformado
Spouse: Isabel de Torres y Figueroa
Children
Christóbal Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Juana de la Cruz Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Josef Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Juan Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Francisco Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Pasqual Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Bernardo Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Sex: Male
Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda
Biography
Alferez reformado Don Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda was a member of the town militia in Yauco. He married Isabel de Torres y Figueroa and had seven children: Christóbal, Juana de la Cruz, Josef, Juan, Francisco, Pasqual, and Bernardo Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa. The last two would become Alcaldes of Yauco after their father's death. Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda died April 29, 1779 in Yauco around the age of 70.
Slaves
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Juliana
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Juana Josefa (born February 17, 1751 in Guadianilla)​
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Maria (baptized October 22, 1752, born in Guadianilla)
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Juan Manuel (born June 18, 1755 in Guadianilla)
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Author's Notes
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Through the marriage of his son Bernardo Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda, it can be determined that Miguel had a brother named Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda unless the Bernardo's wife was related closer to his mother's family.
Timeline
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c. 1709 - Born in Puerto Rico.
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c. 1744 - Married Isabel de Torres y Figueroa.
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1779 - Died in Yauco.
Sources
Death (1779): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKS-2C19