María de la Luz Chávez

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Tercera plaza de los Chaves

Household #674
José Antonio Chaves (son of Hernando & Antonia in Household #681), español, age thirty-nine, farmer, married to Mónica Varela, española, age thirty-four; with one male orphan, coyote age twenty-one and one male orphan, español, age three

Household #675
Juan José Gallego, español, 34, farmer; married to Ana María Chaves (daughter of Miguel and Gertrudis in Household #683), española, 22; with two sons, ages three and two; and two daughters, ages seven and six.

Household #676
Juana Chaves (daughter of Hernando in #681), española, 41, widow (of José Marcelo Gallegos); with two sons, ages sixteen and nine; two daughters, ages twenty-six and thirteen; and one granddaughter, age eight.

Household #677
Francisco José Chaves (son of Miguel Y Gertrudis in Household #683), español, 39, sheep herder; married to María Francisca Moya, española, 26; with two sons, ages six and four; and on daughter, age nine.

Household #680
Miguel Chaves (son of Hernando & Antonia in next household), español, age twenty-eight, farmer, married to Josefa Baca, española, age thirty-seven, with their three sons, ages sixteen, three and two; and their four daughters, ages eleven, nine, eight and four

Household #681
Hernando Chaves, español, age seventy-six, farmer, married to Antonia Sanches, española, age sixty-three, with their two sons, ages twenty-three and twenty-one; and one female servant, Navajo, age twenty-three

Household #682
José Antonio Baca, español, 36, farmer; married to María de la Luz Chaves (daughter of Hernando & Antonia in Household #681), española, 25; with two daughters, ages six and two

Household #683
Miguel Chaves (2^nd Cousin of Hernando in Household #681) , español, 68, farmer; married to Gertrudis Santistevan, española, 57; with six sons, ages twenty-five, twenty-three, twenty, sixteen, fourteen and eight; three daughters, ages twenty-six, twenty-one and nineteen; and one grandson, age eight

New Mexican Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 * 1823 * 1845, p. 37

María married José Antonio Baca, son of Manuel Baca Captain and Feliciana Durán y Chávez, on 17 Nov 1784 in San Augustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴.^,248 (José Antonio Baca was born in Apr 1753 in Paxarito, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 28 Apr 1753 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁴
17 Nov 1784, José Antonio Baca, son of Manuel Baca and Feliziana Chaves of Atrisco, married María de la Luz Chaves, daughter of Fernando Chaves and Antonia Sanches of Los Chaves. Test: Pedro Padilla and Antonio Barela. Dispensed: closed third degree of consanguinity.

Marriages and Baptisms at San Augustín de Isleta, p. 36

  Marriage Notes:

Diligencias Matrimoniales, Roots LTD, p. 167

José Antonio Baca, español of Atrisco, and María Luz Chaves, española, dispensed, 3rd degree consantuinity. ²⁴⁸