de Sola, Aaron (Benjamin)
| Birth Name | de Sola, Aaron (Benjamin) |
| Gramps ID | I0238 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | about 47 years, 10 months, 22 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | about 1700 | Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Death | 1747-11-23 |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | de Sola, David [I0239] | |
| Mother | Alverez, Anita (Hannah) [I0240] | |
| de Sola, Aaron (Benjamin) [I0238] | ||
| Sibling | de Sola, others (2) [I0288] |
Families
| Family of de Sola, Aaron (Benjamin) and Moreno, Abigail Henriquez [F0088] | ||
| Married | Wife | Moreno, Abigail Henriquez [I0534] |
| Children |
Narrative
Aaron de Sola was in Portugal as a Marano under an assumed name when his father was tortured by the Inquisition. His position became yet more perilous when two of his brothers, likewise living under assumed names, were ferreted out by the officers of the Inquisition as relapsed Jews, and after cruel sufferings met death at an auto da fe in Lisbon.
After some years of extreme danger Aaron succeeded in escaping from Portugal on a British ship in 1749. Landing in London, he and his family at once openly proclaimed their fidelity to Judaism. From London they went to Holland, and here Aaron de Sola spent his latter days.
From his six children are descended the several branches of the De Sola family of to-day. His son Abraham, who was born 1737 or 1739, took an active part in administering the affairs of the Jewish educational and charitable institutions of Amsterdam. Aaron's daughter Rachel, born 1732, married a Cohen in Holland, and her children assumed the name of Cohen-de Solla. Among her descendants was Henri Cohen- de Solla, the musician ; born 1837 ; died in London 1904.
escaped to London in 1749
2 sons d. in auto da fé