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I am searching for information on Juan Vincente Cordero, born 1824. He married Antonia (America) Espinosa on 25 October 1850. His daughter, Lugarda Cordero, is the mother of my grandfather, Juan Eduardo Leyva. Juan Vincente Cordero is the son of Miguel Estanislao Cordero and Maria Antonia Jimenez. [Regina Delahay (nonmember), Santa Barbara, Calif.]
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p. 54: the son of Miguel Estanislao Cordero and Maria Antonia Jimenez born 5 April 1824 was called Jose Vicente. Jose Vicente was baptized 6 April 1824 and was first married to Anna Maria (India). Northrop does not take his life any farther. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
The marriage between Maria Francisca Duarte and Juan Maria Lugo 8 February 1825 at the San Gabriel Mission. I am wondering if anyone knows who Maria Francisca Duarte's parents were or the names of any of her brothers and sisters? [Leonard Turnbull (nonmember), Aurora, Colo.]
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 73-75: Maria Francisca Duarte [baptize 21 April 1808 at Mission San Gabriel] was the 6th child of Juan Joseph Duarte [born about 1765 at Los Alamos, Sonora, Mexico of Jose Maria Duarte and Juana Gertrudis Perez; buried 7 January 1818 at Mission San Gabriel] and Maria Gertrudis Guadalupe Moreno [born 5 June 1783 of Jose Maria Moreno and Maria Guadalupe Perez (aka Gertrudis Rodriguez); baptized 6 June 1783 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 24 April 1858 at Los Angeles Plaza Church]. Juan Joseph and Maria Gertrudis were married 27 January 1799 at Mission San Gabriel. They had 9 children between 1799 and 1814: Maria Juliana, Manuel Antonio, Jose Maria, Jose Christobal, Maria, Maria Francisca, Maria Ygnacia, Jose Nacario, and Francisco Maria. Juan Jose Duarte was at the Los Angeles Pueblo in 1809 as an artilleryman in the militia. He was still in Los Angeles in 1814. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
I am looking for my great grand parents Carmen or Carmela Castro born 1840 and Benjamin Rodriquez born 1835 in Santa Cruz Co., Calif. They were married in 1857. [Betty Vyeda (nonmember) Watsonville, Calif.]
UPDATE - 13 May 2005
The census says they were both born in California. They lived in Santa Cruz County. I can not find their parents. I was told that Carmen's father was Juan Jose Castro but cannot find proof. [Betty Vyeda (nonmember), Watsonville, Calif.]
Could this be your grandparents? La Tejedora
From Thomas W. Temple Mission Abstracts CD, Los Californianos, 1972 Version (Jan. 2002), San Carlos Mats TWT book 24, 1772 - 1890
June 26, 1853- REFUGIO RODRIGUEZ with MARIA DEL CARMEN CASTRO V
Pregunta; I am looking for the last piece of my family's ancestral puzzle. It is the marriage between Blanca Concepcion Hartnell (born 1853) and George Smith ( born?). I found a George Smith on the census of 1870 living at Alisal. Do you have any information about this man, or marriage? Any cousins out there that might know please contact me by e-mail. kmayer1@comcast.net Thank you, [Ken Mayer (not yet member), Fremont, Calif.] Note: see also Respuesta filed between Preguntas 322 and 323.
From Thomas W. Temple Mission Abstracts CD, Los Californianos, 1972 Version (Jan. 2002), San Luis Obispo Mats I file. [La Tejedora]
1046) Aug 29- JORGE SMITH, 36, natl. dela Ciudad de Mexico, h.l. de Jose Smith y de Loreta Miller, with MARIA DELA CONCEPCION BLANCA HARTNELL, 16, h.l. de Guillermo Hartnell y Refugio Moreno - Carlos Dana y Blandina Esquer de Dana, wits. Sastre
Does anyone have information about Carolina Isadora Quisquis (1849-1938) or her mother Maria Antonia Quisquis (1820-1880)? [Kim Peralta (nonmember), Valley Center, Calif.]
I am the great-great grandaughter of Carolina Quisquis Castro. My great Grandmother was Augusta Castro Osuna and my grandmother was Mamie Osuna Watt all of the San Pasqual Indian Tribe. I would love to connect to compare information. ladydi122958@yahoo.com [Diane Watt-Alvey (nonmember), Coto de Caza, Calif.]
Carolina Quisquis is connected to Gregoria Quisquis Gomez and Jose Castro. [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), New Mexico]
Hola mi primos y primas. Is there anyone out there who was born with the last name of Estrada who can trace their lineage back to Jose Raimundo or Jose Mariano Estrada? Reason I ask is because my mother, who was born of this Estrada line, is now in her 89th year -- she will be 90 this coming December. She had no brothers and she is the last of her generation still living. I surely would like to know if anyone is out there that is going to carry on this blood line with the Estrada name. Surely with my great grandfather, Jose Guadalupe Rafael Papias Estrada having 5 brothers and his Uncle Jose Mariano Estrada having 6 male children there must be someone out there. I would sure like to get in touch with some of you. I have been able to trace this family name back to Diego de Estrada (born about 1663)who married Gertrudis de Chavez (born 1671) and their son, Juan Nicholas, (born 1712) who married Juana Morillo (born 1704). Juan and Juana's son, Jose Maria Estrada, ( born 1743) married Maria Josefa Ysabel Ruiz (born 1741). Jose and Maria's eldest son Jose Mariano (born 1784) married Maria Isabela Arguello (born 1769) and their younger son Jose Raimundo (born 1784) married Josefa Maria Vallejo (born 1794).
Again thanks in advance for any and all replies. estradahardy@direcway.com [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Ore.]
My mother, Alberta C. Estrada, was the daughter of Fred Estrada and Juanita Pacheco. Mom's grandfather, Fredrico, was married to Rose Barrios. Mom's great-grandfather was Joaquin Tomas Estrada. [Frank Mecham (not yet member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Hola mi amigos y relativos! STATEMENT: The Rancho Santa Margarita, at Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., which consisted of 4 leagues or 17,735 acres, was granted to Joaquin Estrada in 1841,and patented to him 9 April 1861. NOW, I have a Jose "Joaquin" Tomas Estrada in my direct lineage. He is the son of Jose Raymundo Estrada who married Maria Josefa Vallejo; he is also the brother of my great grandfather Jose Guadalupe Rafael Papias Estrada. Now the big question is . . . is the Joaquin Estrada, grantee of the Rancho Santa Margarita, the same person as the above listed Jose Joaquin Tomas Estrada? If there is some substantial PROOF of the connection, what is it? And, if there is no connection, who is he, just who were his parents? Maybe Francisco Estrada and Ines Castro are his parents!? My Joaquin would have only been 26 years old in 1841, which seems kind of young for a land grant. He was born in December of 1815 in Monterey and I believe he married Maria de Jesus (Jesuista) Fuentes, but I am not sure on that fact. The grantee, "Joaquin", of the Rancho is listed by Bancroft as being at Chualar in 1836, age 19 and single; Juez de paz at San Luis Obispo in 1845; and County Judge in 1853. It seems to me that most of the land grants were given to older retired or retiring soldiers -- like the grant to Jose Mariano who was 38 when he was granted the Rancho Buena Vista. I realize that the Governor (1836-1842) Juan Bautista Alvarado was the half brother of Jose Julian Tomas Estrada, thus maybe he did grant this acreage to Jose Julian Tomas Estrada because of family preferences. There were several land grants to different members of the Estrada family by Alvarado. [ Also does anyone have any lineage on the children or the subsequent family of Joaquín, the son of Jose Raymundo, to share for my family tree. I will be eternally grateful! Thanks in advance for any light that anyone might shed to me on this subject.
P.S. I want to publicly thank Mimi Lozano and Johanna for the wonderful assistance they have already given to me. [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Ore.]
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