Melchora de los Reyes Salazar

  General Notes:

NM Baptisms, Santa Clara Pueblo, 1728-1805, p. 44
Padres: Juan Antonio Zalasar y Bárbara de Luna, españoles de Chama
Padrino: Cristóbal Durán ⁴⁴¹

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1785-1798, in Santa Clara, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷⁰
Salazar Families in Santa Clara

#172 José Manzanares, coyote age forty-eight, laborer; with his wife Manuel Salazar, española, age forty-six; their five sons ages twenty-four, twenty-one, ten, eight; and five and a daughter age three.

#185 Francisco Sánchez, farmer, age sixty-seven, español; with his wife, Margarita Salazar, española, age fifty-seven; and their three sons, ages eleven, nine and six.

#186 Juan Domingo de Herrera, español, farmer age thirty-nine; with his wife, Melchora de los Reyes Salazar, española age thirty-five; their son age eight, and their two daughters ages six and two.

#187 don Miguel Salazar, española, farmer, age fifty-seven; with his wife, Antonia Romero, española, twenty-seven; their two sons, ages six and two; and two daughters ages nine and three.

#188 Luis María Salazar, española, farmer age thirty-three; with his wife Juana Gallego, española age twenty-seven; and their daughter age two years.

# 189 Anastasio Salazar, español age forty-three, farmer; with his wife María Sisneros, española age thirty-seven, with their son age fourteen; and their four daughters, eight, six, four and one years of age.

#190 Juan de la Zerda, español age fifty-five, farmer; with his wife Rosa Salazar, española age forty-nine; their son age twenty-five; three daughters ages nineteen, fourteen & eleven; and their one female servant, mulatto, age fifty & single.

#197 Ygnacio Salazar, español, age thirty-two, farmer; with his wife Rosalía Atencio, coyote, age-twenty-nine; their three sons, ages nine, six and two; two female servants, coyotes, one age twenty-four with a son age two and a daughter age 4 and the other age twenty-seven.

#198 Antonia María Salazar, español, farmer, age forty-two; with his wife Antonia Esquivel, español, age thirty-seven; and their son age eleven.

#200 Petra Salazar, española, age thiry-four, widow; their two sons, ages nine and seven; and their daughter age four.

#201 Juan Antonio Velarde, español, farmer, age thirty; with his wife, Ana María Salazar, española age twenty-three; their son age six; and their two daughters ages three and two.

#202 Damian Archulea, español, farmer age forty-one; with his wife Juana Micaela Salazar, española, age thirty-five; their four sons ages eleven, seven, six and one; and their daughter age three.

#204 Marcos Martín, español, farmer age thirty-six; with his wife Juana Salazar, española, age forty-three; two sons, ages sixteen & seven; and their daughter age four.

Spanish and Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, pp. 98-100

Melchora married Juan Domingo de Herrera on 6 Apr 1778 in Santa Clara Pueblo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁴²

  Marriage Notes:

New Mexico Marriages - Church in San Jaun Pueblo 1726-1776, 1831-1855 and Church in Santa Clara Pueblo, 1726-1832, p. 71

Juan Domingo de Herrera y Melchora Salazar, españoles de Chama
Testigos: José Fresques y Miguel Salazar ⁴⁴²