Juan Damasio Durán y Chávez

  General Notes:

San Felipe de Neri Alburquerque Baptisms, (2017 Edition) p. 12

Juan Damasio was baptized (no date) 1729
Padres: Nicolás Chaves y Juana Montaño
Padrinos: José de Salas y Bernardina Hurtado ¹⁵⁷⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Plaza #2 of los Chaves

Household #662 Juan Chaves (brother-in-law to Gertrudis Sanches in #663), español, age fifty-seven, farmer, married to Magdalena Varela, española, age forty-nine, with three sons ages twenty-three, nineteen and twelve; three daughters ages fourteen, nine and five; and one female servant, coyote, age twenty-six

Household #663 Gertrudis Sanches (mother of Ana Maria, Manuel Vicente, and María Victoria in following households), española, 54, widow (of Vicente Durán y Chaves); one son, age twenty-four; on daughter age 14; and one niece, española, single, 36 & her son, age two.

Household #664 Ana María Chaves (possible sister on Manuel Vicente in the next household), española, 35, widow; with her one son, age five

Household #665 Manuel Vicente Chaves (brother of María Victoria in next household), español, 33, farmer; married to Ana María Padilla, española, 32; with two sons, age four, and one age six months; three daughters, ages nine, eight and three; and on male servant, indio, age twelve

Household #666 Juan Francisco Pino, español, farmer, 37; married to María Victoria (7240) Chaves, española, 25; with five sons ages twelve, seven, three and ten months; and one daughter, age two

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Colonial Census, pp. 36-37

Juan married María Magdalena Varela Jaramillo, daughter of Pedro Varela Jaramillo and Casilda González Bas, on 14 Apr 1761 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (María Magdalena Varela Jaramillo was born about 1741 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
4 Apr 1761 - Alburquerque. Don Juan Durán y Chaves (28), español of Isleta parish, son of don Nicolás Durán y Chaves and doña Juana Montaño, and doña Magdelena Varela (18), española of Alameda, daugher of don Pedro Varela and doña Casilda Gonzales, deceased.

Witnesses: Maeo José Pino, notary of Isleta; Bernardo Padilla (36) of the same parish, don Pedro Padilla (28) of Plaza Santa Andrés.

Pair married 16 Apr 1761.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 308

  Marriage Notes:

Marriages and Baptisms at San Augustín de Isleta, p. 13
Padrinos: don Domingo Luna y doña Josefa Lucero ³⁴