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Pregunta 580 - 29 October 2009

My maternal 5th great grandfather is Francisco Reyes [born 1747 Zapotlan el Grande, Jalisco, Mexico], a member of the Portola Expedition and later owner of Rancho Encino y. Alcalade of the Pueblo. His wife, Maria Luisa del Carmen Dominguez, was born 1767 in Villa de Sinaloa. I am also a 4th generation descendant of the co-owners of Rancho Boca de Santa Monica: 3rd great grandparents Francisco Rafael Marquez [born 1798], Maria Roque Valenzuela [baptized 16 August 1815] and Ysidro Reyes [born 16 April 1813 Zapotlan el Grande, Jalisco, Mexico] and his wife Maria Antonia Villa [born 1820]. Of the Rancho Boca children, I know Pascual Marquez [born May 1844] and Maria Micaela de Guadalupe Reyes [born 12 December 1852, daughter my Great Grandmother Felipa Marquez, who was born 8 May 1874 and married Eusebio M. Carrillo [born 1865] on 18 February 1894.  I located Eusebio M. Carrillo's parents: Eusebio Carrillo [born 1831] and Francisca Martinez [born 1843] and the marriage information on their 3 November 1859 ceremony at the San Salvador de Jurupa Church in San Bernardino but need help with information on my 3rd great grandparents: Jose Maria Carrillo and Brigida Coraga and Evaristo Martinez and Aurora Garcia as noted in the Catholic Church records. It is believed the Italian Priest Jose Oneto misspelled the names "Cario" and "Coraga."  Any additional information on my Carrillo, Coraga y. Martinez, Garcia families would be greatly appreciated.  [Joseph M. Peyton (nonmember), Santa Clarita, Calif.]

Pregunta 579 - 29 October 2009

Looking for information on the ancestors of Jose Dario Arguello.  Is he related to Juan de Arguello who joined Cortes' Mexican expedition from Nicaragua? My husband's father was Donald L Arguello. Thank you, [Carol Field (nonmember), Sydney, Australia]

Pregunta 578 - 29 October 2009

I am trying to locate brothers and sisters if any of Maria Camila Galindo, daughter of Juan Bautista Galindo and Maria Rita Alvina Tapia.  She was born 6 July 1843 and baptized at Santa Clara Mission 29 July 1843 [Santa Clara Book II,1804-1843, No. 332, page 84].  I do not know the marriage date of her union with Ramon Vidal or the location.  Maria and Ramon along with their son were buried at San Gabriel Mission and the records for 1900-1910 were said to be stolen.  My father and I tried to locate the graves.  But we could not locate them as it appears that a fence and a road had been constructed in the same location as the graves.  I will be grateful for any help you can give me.  I have been looking for information since the 1960s.  Sincerely, [Helen Vidal Humphreys (member), Costa Mesa, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 578 - 15 February 2010

The Huntington Missions database shows the following christenings and burials of children of Juan Bautista Galindo and Albina Moreno at the Santa Clara Mission: Sebastián, born 20 January 1841, christened 27 January, buried 19 March 1841; Francisco Javier, born 4 December 1841, christened the same day; Nicolasa del Refugio, born 10 July 1845, christened 13 July, María Celedonia Marcelina, born 26 September 1847, christened 29 September. There is a 1900 census record in San Diego for María Galindo, mother of 15 children, 4 living. Also a burial record for María Galindo, wife/widow of Ramón Vidal (born August 1839, Sonora) 5 July 1904, Calvary Cemetery, San Diego. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico City, Mexico]

Pregunta 577 - 29 October 2009

I have been working on my son-in-law Wilton Martin Wood's Spanish genealogy for 2 years.  His mother was Margaret Tico.  I am trying to locate the correct wife and her parents, for Wil's ancestor, Jose de Jesus Maria Tico, who married a Maria Jesus Peralta (it may be Maria Jesus Josefa Peralta) Jose Tico was born 01 February 1839 and baptized at the Santa Barbara, Calif. Mission.  Jose Tico was married to Maria Peralta 21 August 1865 at Mission San Buena Ventura, now in Ventura Co. Calif.  Jose Tico's father was Fernando Tico, his mother (Fernando's 2nd wife) was Maria de Jesus Silvestra Ortega Fernando's parents were Joaquin Tico & Juana Maria Carrera Maria Silvestra Ortega's parents were Juan Capistrano Martin Ortega & Maria Josefa Rafaela Arellanes Maria Silvestra Ortega's  grandfather was Sgt. Jose Francisco Ortega who was with Gaspar Portola's party when they discovered San Francisco Bay.   Sgt. Jose Francisco Ortega's wife was Maria Antonia Victoria Carrillo. Thank you for your help. [Beverly Nickerson (nonmember), Oceanside, Calif.]

UPDATE Pregunta 577 -- 2 February 2010

I do not have much information about Jose Francisca Ortega's father, except that his name was Francisco Ortega, born about 1710 in Castillo, Spain and that Jose Francisco Ortega's  mother was a Maria Magdalena Francisco Guerra (later the name was changed to de la Guerra).  This Maria Magdalena Francisca Guerra was born about 1715 in Spain.
 
I do not know if she was an ancestor branch of the famous de la Guerra family of Santa Barbara, but have hints that the families might have known each other earlier in Spain and certainly knew each other in Santa Barbara.  Jose Francisco Ortega, who was the first Comandante of Presidio Santa Barbara, retired to the Santa Barbara area and had an adobe and property in Refugio just north of Goleta, Calif.  whch became Rancho Refugio.  The de la Guerra family also came to Santa Barbara.  In the article "The Pioneers And Their Descendants" (no author). "It is generally conceded that the leading Spanish family of Santa Barbara has been that of de la Guerra. "  "Don Jose de la Guerra y Noriega was born in 1776, at Novales, Santander, Spain.  In 1804, he married Dona Maria Antonio Carrillo, daughter of Don Raymundo Carrillo of Santa Barbara (who was the brother of Maria Antonia Victoria Carrillo who married Sgt. Jose Francisco Ortega).  Don Carrillo was also a Comandante of the Presidio Santa Barbara. I hope some of your readers might also have additional information on Sgt. Jose Francisco Ortega's mother and her family. 

Pregunta 576 - 8 October 2009

Searching for info on my great grandparents Antonio and Juana Mario Olivera Bermudez  [born 1845].They lived in Santa Margarita area, County of San Luis Obispo. They had 7 children one of which was my great grandfather Antonio Secundino Bermudez and daughter Ramona. Juana remarried a Mariano Bonilla and possibly again to a man named Ceritto. [Jackie Rawhoof (nonmember), Oceano, Calif.]

Pregunta 575 - 8 October 2009

I recently had my  mitochondrial DNA tested, and as I expected it came back as Native American......which tribes would be  living in the area near Loreto in Baja California at the time [about 1761] of my great great great great grandmother,  Maria Lugarda Salgado? [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 575 - 5 January 2010

I found a website that says two tribes of natives near Loreto were the Cochimi and the Guaycura (also spelled Guaicura and Waicuri).  http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/baja.html

Hopefully more specific maps will soon be available showing the distribution of the Amerinid haplogroups as more people test and report.  Good sites so far are National Geographic and Genealogy of Mexico: https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html
http://garyfelix.tripod.com/~GaryFelix/index63.htm [Valerie Hall (member), Sacramento County, Calif.]

Pregunta 574 - 20 September 2009

Can anyone tell me if Maria Apolinaria Ontiveros born about 1802 was a Gabrielino Indian? [Carlos Contreras (nonmember), Palmdale, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 574 - 8 October 2009

Carlos - I don't know if she's a Gabrielino Indian or a Juaneno Indian. Please call me about this family name.  I have the sister-in-law's name -- Juana Ontiveros -- on a family tree I am working on. Please call me at 909-823-7115.  [Mike James (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 574 - 20 September 2009

According to San Gabriel Mission Records:

#1584 a Maria Apolinaria Ontiveros who married Manuel Antonio Duarte on 5 August 1821 was the daughter of Patricio Ontiveros and Maria Antonia Rodriguez, residents of the Rancho de Santa Gertrudis. Patricio was a retired soldier.

#508 Juan Patrico Ontiveros (age 22) married Maria Antonia Rodriguez (age 14) on 1 June 1794. He was a single soldier from the Presidio of San Diego and the son of Jose Ontiveros and Anna Maria Carrasco, originally of Chametla, the jurisdiction of Rosario, Sinaloa (in what is now Mexico). She was the daughter of Pablo Rodriguez and Maria Rosalia Noriega, of Real de Santa Rosa, Durango (in what is now Mexico) and settlers of the Pueblo of Los Angeles.

Of course there could be more than one Maria Apolinaria Ontiveros born about 1802. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]

Pregunta 573 - 20 September 2009

I am looking for information on my great great grandmother Christina (Custodia, Traca) Higuera (born about 1855 in California) and her parents. I found her and her children in a Selmatown, Fresno, Calif. Census (10 children). Her parents were also born in California.  She married  F. (Francisco, Frank, Pancho) Alviso. They were married in 1875 in California. In October 1895, F. Alviso  was thrown from a horse at a ranch near Cedar Mountain -- right outside of  Livermore, Alameda, Calif. -- and died. Please e-mail me at AJSERNAGRUBBS@AOL.COM  if you have any information.  Thanks. [Angela (nonmember), Salinas, Calif.] Please share your information with other readers of the Web site by copying your e-mail to gray850@aol.com. La Tejedora

Pregunta 572 - 13 September 2009

I have searched for years and have not found the parents of the original Berryessa's from Spain. My grandfather always told me Berreyessas were Basque. I have searched Spanish and Basque databases and found nothing. As far as I can track back is Luis Cayetano Berrelleza. [David Ridgway (nonmember)]

Respuesta a Pregunta 572 - 8 October 2009

From this Web site: http://www.piopico.org/data_base/pafg15.htm#431

Luis Cayetano Berryessa was born about 1720 in Isurbel, Spain. He married Maria Micaela Leyva.
(Spelling for town in Spain is actually Usurbil.) Maria Micaela Leyva was born about 1725 in Sinaloa,  Mexico. She married Luis Cayetano Berryessa. Luis is my gggggg grandfather :) [Janet Dunlop (nonmember), California]

Pregunta 571 - 13 September 2009

Might anyone have a list of the children of Maria Monica de la Luz Romero and Ignacio Ortega ?  They married in 1838 in San Gabriel, Calif.   I'm trying to confirm they were my great great grandfather's, Gregorio Ortega's, parents.  That information was given to my uncle by the granddaughter of Gregorio. I didn't find anything in the California census or Marie Northrop's books. Anything would be of some help. I found a Jose Ortega, 13, in the 1860 Santa Barbara census. I think this is him. Thank you!! [Marta Melendez (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]

Respuesta a Pregunta 571 - 5 January 2010

Regretfully, I have to state that the Gregorio Ortega who married
Regina Esquivel was not a descendant of the California Ortegas. He was
born in Southern Mexico as indicated by his death record dated  22/23 February
1916 (County of Ventura), which I have attached to this email. 
The names of his parents are not given, nor is his state of birth, but
it says he had lived in California for 55 years, but was born in
"Southern Mexico."  Gregorio Ortega's wife, Regina, however, was
descended from an illustrious group of pobladores and Californios:

Great-Great-Granddaughter of Juan Matias Olivas (soldado)
Great-Great-Granddaughter of Jose Rosalino Fernandez (soldado)
Great-Great-Granddaughter of Pedro Gabriel Valenzuela (soldado)
Great-Great-Granddaughter of Anastacio Feliz (soldado)
Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter of Luis Quintero (Poblador)

I researched this family thoroughly 11 years ago and had originally
tried to link Gregorio up to the "other Ortega's," but it never
happened. Everything points to Mexico. But Regina has a very
fascinating California background, while Gregorio states in every
census between 1870 and 1910 that he was a native of Mexico, and his
naturalization is recorded in Ventura County as follows: "Gregorio
Ortega
, Mexico, 23 Jul 1877, 2:31(M):338 Octaviano Morago/Guadalupe
Elwell."

Gregorio, however, was a very well respected member of his community
and the proud father of 18 children, but he was no Californio; he was
married to one. [John P. Schmal, Santa Monica, Calif.]
 

Respuesta a Pregunta 571 - 8 October 2009

My husband is also a great, great  grandchild of Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio married Maria Antonia Regina Esquivel and they had 18 children. My husband is the great grandson of Gregorio's daughter, Genevieve Virginia Ortega. Gregorio was born in 1848 in Los Angeles, California and we do have information about his siblings. We have been studying our family tree which is extensive and we have information dating back to the days of the original soldados serving under Jose Francisco de Ortega as well as information of the descendants of Gregorio's wife Regina. You have a very rich and interesting family history. We would be happy to share what we have. Do you still have the name of the grandchild that your uncle was in contact with? We would love to speak with anyone who has information about Gregorio's children and grandchildren. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail bruinwald@yahoo.com and we will be happy to provide our telephone number. [Deborah Acosta (nonmember), Canon City, Colo.] Please share your information with other readers of the Web site by e-mail to gray850@aol.com. La Tejedora
 




 

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