My Book "History and Families of the Socorro Land Grant, Part I" Now Available for Sale!

 

Hello, dear readers!

My book "History and Families of the Socorro Land Grant, Part I: The Baca Family and Their Descendants" is now on sale at Amazon.com!

After over 25 years of research, my efforts are finally realized. This book includes genealogies of 35 out of 66 founding families of the Socorro Land Grant. In the future, I will publish genealogies of the remaining families.

This is a valuable resource for family historians and the general public who are interested in families of the area of Socorro, New Mexico. Follow this link to purchase a copy of the book.

"History and Families of the Socorro Land Grant, Part I" Book Available November 3rd!

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have learned that I'm publishing my book "History and Families of the Socorro Land Grant, Part I: The Baca Family and Their Descendants". It will be available on November 3rd on Amazon.com.

Below is an image of the proof copy of the book.

Last week I did a final edit of the book and submitted the final draft to Amazon. 

The book details the genealogies of 34 descendants of the Baca family who were among the founders of the Socorro Land Grant in 1815. These are not just people with the Baca surname, but also the Abeyta, Chaves, Gallegos, Garcia Jurado, Padilla, Sanchez, Tafoya, and Trujillo families, among others. The genealogies begin Cristobal Baca and Ana Ortiz, who arrived in New Mexico with their family in 1600, and continues another 8 generations. The descendant narratives extend into the 1800s, and in a few cases into the early 1900s. Additionally, I've included one other Baca family, the descendants of early Socorro settler Juan Dionisio Baca. He was not actually descended from the Baca family, but rather from Petronila Garcia Jurado and an unknown father. Juan Dionisio Baca was the ancestor of famed lawman Elfego Baca, New Mexico Archbishop Robert Fortune Sanchez, and many other Socorro residents.

Other sections of the book explore a brief history of the Socorro Land Grant, five-generation pedigree charts for each of my four grandparents, and a series of vignettes. These stories highlight the connections between the Torres and Baca families, the role of the Cabeza de Baca lineage in the Socorro Land Grant, the Montoya family as defenders of the grant, and the legacy of María Guadalupe Torres, a matriarch whose descendants include many prominent members of the García and Baca families of Socorro.

Lastly, within the descendant narrative, you will find transcriptions of census records, obituaries, and even short family histories. It's not just names and dates - I flesh out many of these families' stories.

The book is over 550 pages, with extensive citations, and a name index of over 3,000 people. I have been researching my family for over 25 years, which includes many founders of the land grant. You will find this book to be the most extensive Socorro Hispanic family history, and I'm just beginning! There are another 31 founders who I will profile in subsequent volumes. 

When it is released, it'll look a little different from my proof copy: it'll have a green cover! The cost is $50, which is a bargain for a genealogy like this. If you are interested in New Mexico genealogy and history, you'll find this book to be just what you are looking for!

San Miguel del Socorro Burial Records 1821 - January 1823

 I'm slowly going through the sacramental death records of San Miguel del Socorro, beginning in 1821. I went through the first three images of death records on microfilm # 16996,  which can be found on Family Search. These records begin on image # 171. I've entered these names into my genealogy database, and was able to create the report below showing the records I've already entered. I inputted many of these records twice so as to show not just the death record, but also marriages and birth dates that might be stated or indicated in the records. Many of the records were for children. For those records, they stated that the child was a "parbulo" or "parbula", which means that the child was either a infant or toddler. As such, I put the estimated date of birth for those child as circa two years prior.

Please note that this list includes the image number that they can found on.

These records begin at this link: Image 171, microfilm # 16996.

 

 Microfilm # 16996. Family Search database

Footnote: "Microfilm # 16996," database of digital images, San Miguel Mission, Socorro, New Mexico, Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: [AccessType] [AccessDate]), [ItemOfInterest].

Footnote (short): FamilySearch, [ItemOfInterest].

Bibliography: "Microfilm # 16996." Database of digital images. San Miguel Mission, Socorro, New Mexico, Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. FamilySearch. www.familysearch.org: [AccessDate:Year].

Citations:

1. , Jose Antonio (Birth). access; 30 August 2017; death record: Jose Antonio, 9 November 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

2. , Jose Antonio (Death). access; 30 August 2017; death record: Jose Antonio, 9 November 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

3. ALBINES, Canuto (Death). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Canuto Albines, 22 Feburary 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

4. ALBINES, Canuto and PEDREGON, Maria Cululia (Marriage). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Canuto Albines, 22 Feburary 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

5. APODACA, Jose Simon (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Jose Simon Apodaca, 15 October 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown

6. APODACA, Jose Simon (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Jose Simon Apodaca, 15 October 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown

7. ARAGON, Maria Manuela (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Maria Manuela Aragon, 19 April 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

8. BACA, Juan Jose and MONTOYA, Maria Manuela (Marriage). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Manuela Montoya, 10 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

9. BACA, Teodora de la Luz (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Padilla, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

10. CHAVES, Francisco (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Francisco Chaves, 10 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

11. CHAVES, Francisco and TRUJILLO, Eulalia (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Francisco Chaves, 10 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

12. CHAVES, Manuel Antonio (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Manuel Antonio Chaves, 24 Sept 1821. Image # 171. Quality: Unknown

13. CHAVES, Manuel Antonio and GARCIA, Polonia (Marriage). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Manuel Antonio Chaves, 24 Sept 1821. Image # 171. Quality: Unknown

14. CHAVEZ, Antonia Teresa (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Jose Guadalupe Sanchez, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

15. GURULE, Marcelino (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Marcelino Gurule, 8 October 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown

16. GURULE, Marcelino and GARCIA, Maria Dolores (Marriage). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Marcelino Gurule, 8 October 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown

17. LOBATO, Maria Petra (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Petra Lobato, 10 January 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

18. LOBATO, Maria Petra (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: 10 January 1821, image 172. Quality: Unknown

19. MALDONADO, Rafael Nepomuceno (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Rafael Nepomuceno Valdonado, 3 January 1823. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

20. MIRANDA, Maria Remojia (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Remojia Miranda, 10 Feburary 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

21. MIRANDA, Maria Remojia (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Remojia Miranda, 10 Feburary 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

22. MONTIEL, Jose (Death). accessed; 2 September 2017; Death Record: Jose Montiel, 22 February 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

23. MONTIEL, Jose and GUERRA, Dominga (Marriage). accessed; 2 September 2017; Death Record: Jose Montiel, 22 February 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

24. MONTOYA, Alonzo (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Alonzo Motoya, 9 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

25. MONTOYA, Alonzo and CARBAJAL, Francisca (Marriage). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Alonzo Motoya, 9 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

26. Montoya, Antonia Rita (Name). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Antonia Rita Montoya, 12 May 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

27. MONTOYA, Antonio (Death). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Antonio Montoya, 19 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

28. MONTOYA, Juan Nepomunceno (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Juan Nepomuceno Montoya, 23 April 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

29. MONTOYA, Juana (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Juana Montoya, 1 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

30. MONTOYA, Juana (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Juana Montoya, 1 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

31. MONTOYA, Manuel (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Montoya, 22 September 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

32. MONTOYA, Manuel and TRUJILLO, Maria Soledad (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Montoya, 22 September 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

33. MONTOYA, Maria Francisca (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Francisca Montoya, 10 Sept 1821. Image # 171. Quality: Unknown

34. MONTOYA, Maria Francisca (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Francisca Montoya, 10 Sept 1821. Image # 171. Quality: Unknown

35. MONTOYA, Maria Manuela (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Maria Manuela Montoya, 10 December 1821. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

36. MONTOYA, Maria Rita (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Antonia Rita Montoya, 12 May 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

37. NIETO, Miguel (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Miguel Nieto, 4 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

38. PADILLA, Jose Joaquin (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Padilla, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

39. PADILLA, Jose Joaquin and BACA, Teodora de la Luz (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Padilla, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

40. PADILLA, Manuel Antonio Regino (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Padilla, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

41. PADILLA, Manuel Antonio Regino (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Manuel Padilla, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

42. PINEDA, Tomas (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Tomas Pineda, 22 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

43. PINEDA, Tomas and MARTINEZ, Maria Antonia (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Tomas Pineda, 22 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

44. RIVERA, Pedro Antonio Jose (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Pedro Antonio Ribera, 6 August 1821. Image # 171. Quality: Unknown

45. SANCHEZ, Ana Maria (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Ana Maria Sanchez, 11 December 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

46. SANCHEZ, Jose Guadalupe (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Jose Guadalupe Sanchez, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

47. SANCHEZ, Jose Guadalupe (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Jose Guadalupe Sanchez, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

48. SANCHEZ, Jose Guadalupe and CHAVEZ, Antonia Teresa (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Jose Guadalupe Sanchez, 23 June 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

49. SANDOVAL, Maria Petra (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Maria Petra Sandoval, 23 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

50. SANDOVAL, Maria Petra (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Maria Petra Sandoval, 23 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

51. SERNA, Antonio (Birth). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Pasqual Serna, 19 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

52. SERNA, Antonio (Death). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Pasqual Serna, 19 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

53. SERNA, Pasqual (Death). accessed; 2 September 2017; death record: Pasqual Serna, 19 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

54. SILVA, Maria del Rosario (Birth). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Maria del Rosario Silva, 16 September 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

55. SILVA, Maria del Rosario (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Maria del Rosario Silva, 16 September 1822. Image 173. Quality: Unknown

56. TRUJILLO, Bernardo (Death). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Bernardo Trujillo, 28 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

57. TRUJILLO, Bernardo and ZAMORA, Francisca (Marriage). accessed; 4 September 2017; death record: Bernardo Trujillo, 28 March 1822. Image 172. Quality: Unknown

58. YTURRIETA, Pedro Antonio (Birth). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Pedro Antonio Yturrieta, 3 November 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown

59. YTURRIETA, Pedro Antonio (Death). accessed; 30 August 2017; death record: Pedro Antonio Yturrieta, 3 November 1821. Image 171. Quality: Unknown