First Generation  

1. Jaki RAI was born circa 1770. Another name for Jaki is Joachim NORONHA.

General Notes: "Hyder Ali conquered Canara in 1763 and died in 1782 . His son and successor Tipu Sultan carried the Christians of Canara in captivity to Seringapatam in 1784. At this time Jaki Rai our known ancestor was about 14 years old - hardly an age for a settler to come from Goa . It is therefore obvious that his parents were with him at the time of the persecution. The original settler who came from the village of Raya in Goa should therefore have been Jaki Rai's father. We have no means to find out his name and when he actually came to Yekkar. At the time of the captivity Jaki escaped capture by fleeing into safety, the thickly wooded valley of Yekkar afforded facilities for hiding. This is confirmed by Magdeline the widow of the late Joseph Noronha. She was still living in 1944, aged 88. She had heard of this escape from her husband and from the late Deigo Noronha. Undoubtedly this is correct as there are no tradition in the family that any of their ancestors were carried into captivity".

Source: http://thenoronhas.wordpress.com/category/jaki-raai/ by Vivian Noronha

Jaki married _________.

His children were:

+ 2    i. Sebastian NORONHA was born circa 1791.

+ 3    ii. Michael NORONHA was born in 1806 and died in 1860 at age 54.

+ 4    iii. Joseph NORONHA was born circa 1812.

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