Second Generation  

6. Diego FERNANDES (Angelo Antonio Nicholas¹) was born in 1715 in Divarde, Goa, India, died in 1782 at age 67, and was buried in Upper Church, Kallianpur, Karnataka, India.

General Notes: Diego Fernandes was the third son of Angelo Antonio Fernandes. Initially he worked in Government Service in the Survey and Revenue Department of South Salcette. Diego Fernandes fled from Goa in 1739 due to the Marattha invasion (along with many other Catholic families). They moved to South Canara and settled down in Kallianpur in the then Barkur Taluk in 1740.

- Source: An article in the Mangalore March 2000 issue: Some Thoughts On The Diego Fernandes Prabhu Family History by Fernandes, Austin, V.J. [The author has given his thoughts on the book written by one of his ancestors, Fernandes, Albert E.D.]

Here, (in South Kanara) he found employment under a wealthy Hindu merchant. He visited Goa many times, but was dissuaded from returning to his old homeland by periodic outbreaks of famine. Gradually, he rebuilt family fortunes, acquiring land and siring five children, from whom many of the prominent Mangalorean Catholic families of today claim descent.

- Source: Sarasvati's children, Alan Machado Prabhu, p. 81

Diego married Maria ALBUQUERQUE, daughter of Francis John ALBUQUERQUE. Maria was born in 1720 in Divarde, Goa, India, died in 1783 at age 63, and was buried in Upper Church, Kallianpur, Karnataka, India.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 9    i. Boniface Lawrence FERNANDES was born on Aug 15, 1735 in Thonse, Udipi, Karnataka, India and died on Aug 25, 1828 at age 93.

   10    ii. Joanna FERNANDES .

General Notes: Joanna died in infancy.

   11    iii. Fr. Ignatius FERNANDES was buried in Upper Church, Kallianpur, Karnataka, India.

General Notes: Fr. Ignatius died at the age of 61 years. He is buried in the upper church at Kallianpur.

   12    iv. Fr. Salvadore FERNANDES .

+ 13    v. Regina FERNANDES .

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