José María Gabaldón

  Noted events in his life were:

• He served in the military. ⁴⁰⁵
José María Gavaldón, son of Carlos Gavaldón and Ysidora Zerna, englisted on 18 Sep 1808 at the age of 28, from los Chaves, farmer, 5'3", chestnut hair, chestnut eyebrows and blue eyes, and a mole of the left jowl.

"Spanish Englistment Papers 1770-1815," New Mexico Genealogist, March 1998, from The New Mexico Genealogists: The First 40 Years CD, p. 16

José married María Soledad Quintana, daughter of Juan Manuel Quintana and María Rosa Candelaria, on 28 Dec 1811 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (María Soledad Quintana was born on 30 Jan 1794 in Sabinal, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁶⁶ and was baptized on 1 Feb 1794 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁶⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial/Marriage Record: ^46,248
28 Dec 1812, Belén. José María Gabaldón (19), son of Carlos Gabaldón and Ysidora Serna, and María Soledad Quintana (15), daughter of Juan manuel Quintana and Rosa Candelaria.

Witnesses: Juan Antonio Paiz (58) and José Antonio Tafoya (36)

Matrimonios de Immaculate Concepcón de Tomé y Nuestra Señora de Belén, p. 2

José María Gabaldón, soldier of the volunteer company.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, vol. 3, p. 534