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Pregunta 010 - 24 Feb 2000

I am trying to find records of family ties between the following people: Bernardino Alvarado married María Teresa de Castro ca. 1768; Juan Bautista Alvarado married María Dolores de Castro 1780-81?; Francisco Xavier Alvarado married María Ygnacia Amador ca. 1787. San Diego tables dated 1 April 1968 show Juan and María Dolores with three children: José Francisco b. 20 May 1809, Francisco Xavier b. ca. 1756, and : María  Ygnacia b. ca. 1752. Comondú records (Antepasados, v. 2, part 3, p. 38) shows them having six children, none of the above named, and all born 1782-1790. Can anyone help me sort this out? [Susanne Alvarado Cunningham (Member), Berry Creek, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 010 - 6 July 2000

 José Bernardino, Juan Bautista, and Francisco Xavier Alvarado were brothers. There were also two sisters in the family: María Ygnacia, b. 1752, and Juana. To get a little more complex, Bernardo's wife, María Teresa de Castro, and Juan Bautista's wife, María Dolores de Castro, were sisters. The San Diego record you mentioned is probably siblings, staying together in the new land: Juan Bautista and his wife with their first-born son, Francisco, b. 1809; the Francisco Xavier, b. 1756, was most likely Juan Bautista's brother;  María Ygnacia, b. 1752 corresponds to their sister, who married Juan Osuna. The greatest difficulty I've had researching Alvarados (and I have two lines) is the way they passed down names, like your Juan Bautista, the grandfather of Gov. Juan Bautista Alvarado. I have lots more on these families and would be glad to help. vhall98@worldnet.att.net [Valerie Hall (provisional), Fair Oaks, Calif.]

 update - 14 March 2001

I am looking for records for my Grandmother's father, Dionisio/Dernecio Bernal ("Dan" Daniel Oscar Bernal, christened St. Cartherine's in Martinez about 9 Oct. 1865) and his father, Nicolás Bernal (José Nicolas de Jesus Bernal, born about 1834). I am also very interested in Dionisio's siblings: John (Juan), Frank, Placido, Ray, José, Nicolás, Paeblo, and Antionio in Dionisio's mother, Encarnación Andrea Sibrián y Pacheco-Bernal. I'd like to know where Nicolas Bernal and his father, Juan Bernal y Peralta is buried and about their lives. Juan was the co-owner of the Rancho de los Palos Colorados in Moraga. I would like to hear from descendants of these people. [Greg Smestad (member), Monterey, CA; click for Bernal Web site] 

Respuesta a Pregunta 009 - 18 Feb 2000

Nichols Bernal 33, Incarnacion Cibrian 28, Children; Nicholas 4, Dolores 2, and Juan Bautista 5 months are in the 1860 Membership List of Our Lady of Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay, CA. María Encarnación Andrea Cibrian was born 1 Dec. 1832, Baptized Mission Santa Clara 2 Dec. 1832 #8526 the daughter of José María Claudio Leocadio Cibrian who was a brother to my great grandfather.  Claudio was the son of Leocadio Cibrian and Petra Maria Archuleta y Pacheco.  He married 22 March 1819 to Rosa Maria Pacheco daughter of Miguel Antonio Pacheco y de Valle and Juana Lorenza Sánchez.  I also descend from the Pacheco and de Valle's. You might want to check the FHC microfilm on Mission Records # 0944282.  Hope this helps. [Marian Wyman Works (Member), Anacortes WA]

Pregunta 008

Volume X of Los Californianos' Antepasados will be devoted to María Inocenta Pico de Ávila, wife of Miguel Ávila y Osuna. We are desperately in need of photographs of them, their children, their Rancho San Miguelito, and their home in San Luis Obispo County. Any information or leads will be sincerely appreciated [Rudecinda Lo Buglio (Member, Publications Chairman), Janesville, CA]

Pregunta 007

Can anyone give me the name of a Spanish hacienda near Redlands, California in the late 1800s or early 1900s that employed a Mr. Snow and his sons. One son, 11 years old, was killed by being kicked by a horse or thrown from a horse. [Nancy Morrell]

Respuesta a Pregunta 007 - 8 November 2006

I've lived in Redlands, the hacienda you're talking about is : Asistencia de Mission San Gabriel. Based on the book of Window of the Old Adobe, Nepomuceno & Barbara Alvarado were caretakers of the Asistencia back in the 1860s. It is located on Barton Rd., off California St.  From San Bernardino, go east on the 10 Freeway, off on California, go south to Barton Rd. turn left & it iss on the left side. You can not miss it. This is an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel, for the Inland empire. I am direct descendant of Nepomuceno & Barbara Alvarado ; Mariano (1818) & Soledad (Avila) Alvarado; Jose Maria Encarnacio (1847) & Francisca (Garcia) Alvarado; Luis Emeterio & Zoila (Courtney); my grandmother, Beatrice Margaret Alvarado (1899), & her husband, Stephen Frank White; my mom, Marion Lupe White (1925), & Joe Lopez Romero (husband), then me, Vivian Loretta Romero (1953). Barbara (Palomares) Alvarado is the sister of Ygnacio Palomares of Pomona, California, both Barbara & her sister Concepcion are both my  great, great, great, great grandmothers. Concepion's husband was Jose Antonio Lopez. [Vivian Romero (nonmember), Tyler, Tex.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 007

Here I suggest trying to find a book titled,  Seeking the Golden Fleece by J. D. B. Stillman, or the reprinted edition, The Adventures of a Redlands "49er" by J. D. B. Stillman. I was able to acquire a copy via an Interlibrary Loan request, and I seem to remember something on a ranch such as you requested information about, also of a boy being killed by a horse. Good luck and happy hunting. I found the book listed in the California Library System at http://www.lib.state.ca.us;  then entered the book title and author on the main catalogue page. The copy that I received was a very delicate item and may or may not be available for loan again.  [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]

Pregunta 006

Looking for the parents of  José María Sánchez (b. about 1808 in Mexico city), who died 24 December 1852 in the Pájaro River. He arrived in Alta California in 1824 at Monterey. Became Alcalde of Mission San Juan Bautista in 1834 and, subsequently, a rich ranchero with holdings in what is now San Benito and southern Santa Clara Counties. His wife was María de la Encarnación Ortega. [George (Member) and Benita (Member) Gray, San Diego, CA]

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