Francisco de los Reyes Silva

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptismal Record: ⁴³⁸
At Isleta Pueblo, 29 Oct 1780, Father Bernal baptized nine-day-old Francisco de los Reyes, the legitimate sonof José Silva and María Josefa Sánchez, españoles. His godparents were Joaquín del Castillo and his niece Teresa de Jesús Sánchez, españoles and citizens of Belén.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 67

Francisco married Ana María Chávez, daughter of Juan José Chávez and María Josefa Baca, on 1 May 1809 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (Ana María Chávez was born on 27 Jun 1790 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸ and was baptized on 18 Jul 1790 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸
1-28 Jul, AHAD-363, f. 614-18

Francisco de los Reyes Silva, 28, single citizen of the Belé juristiction was the legitimate son of the late José Silva and María Josefa Sánchez. Ana María Chaves, 18, single was the legitimate daughter of Juan José Chaves and the late María Josefa Baca.

Father Álverez questioned Francisco who stated that he and Anna María were related in two ways in fourth degree of consanguinity. Both were life-long residents of the Belén jurisdiction.

Witnesses: Santiago Trujillo, 64, parishioner of Belén, knew that José Chaves had given permission for his daughter to marry and that the couple was related to most of the people in the area.
~ Eulogio Sáenz, a parishioner of Belén.

	Pedro Chaves
Francisco Chaves	siblings	Josefa Chaves
Domingo Chaves	2nd degree	Diego Sánchez
Juan José Chaves	3rd degree	María Josefa Sánchez
Ana María Chaves	4th degree	Francisco Silva

	Bernabé Baca
Baltasar Baca	silblings	Bárbara Baca
Juana Baca	2nd degree	Ana María Castillo
María Josefa Baca	3rd degree	María Josefa Sánchez
Ana María Chaves	4th degree	Francisco Silva

In Durango, on 28 Jul 1808, Vicar General Millán granted dispensation.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 66

  Marriage Notes:

Tomé & Belén Marriages, p. 37 ⁴⁶