María Juana Durán y 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 Marcelo Gallegos, son of José Gallegos and María Ruiz Silva, on 26 Jun 1757 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (José Marcelo Gallegos died before 1790 in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁴
26 Jun 1757 - Isleta - José Gallego, Spanish of Alburquerque, son of José Gallego and María Siba, married Juana Durán y Chaves, Spanish, daughter of Fernando Chaves and Antonia Sanches.

Testigos: Eusebiode la Cruz y Reymundo Jojola.
Padrinos: Antonio Chavesy Bárbara Padilla

San Agustín de la Isleta Marriages and Baptisms, p. 10