Margarita Durán y Chávez

  General Notes:

Antonio Germán and his wife Margarita Chávez, were padrinos at the marriage of Juan Trujillo and María Dominga Guerrero on 19 Aug 1798.
~Marriages at Tomé & Belén, p. 19 ⁴⁶

  Noted events in her life were:

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

Related families

#713 José Francisco Pino, Spanish, thiry-nine, rancher; married to Juana María Baca (sister of Juan Baca below), Spanish age twenty five: one daughter age two; on sister, Spanish age eleven; one female servant, Coyote, age thirty-one, widow; her three sons: ages forteen, eleven and eight; her daughter: five months old; one female servant, India-Apache, age six.

#714 Juan Antonio Baca (brother of Juana María above), Spanish, nineteen, farmer, married to María Jacinta Chaves (daughter of Francisco below), Spanish age seventeen.

#715 Francisco Chaves (father of Jacinta, Balthazar, María de la Luz & Margarita), Spanish, age fifty-seven, rancher, married to María Josefa Romero, Spanish, age thirty-two; with two sons, ages twenty-two, thirteen and eight; and their daughters ages fifteen, five, three and seven months

#716 Bathazar Chaves, Spanish, age twenty-seven, rancher, married to Gertrudis Romero, Spanish, age twenty-one, with their four sons, ages five, three, two and one; and one male servant, Indios age eleven.

#717 Juachín Pino, Spanish, age twenty-nine, weaver, married to María de la Luz Chaves, Spanish, age thwenty-nine; with their three sons, ages six, four and two; and their daughter, age eight.

#718 Bentura Peralta, mestiso, weaver age thrity-three, married to Rosalía Romero (sister of Josefa Romero married to Francisco Chaves), Spanish, age twenty-five; with one son age four; one daughter age eight, his mother (Josefa Baca), mestiza, age fifty-one and her son age thirteen.

#723 Andrés Romero (father of Josefa, Gertrudes and Rosalía above), Spanish, age sixty, teacher, with his wife, Antonia Jaramillo, Spanish age forty-seven and their two sons, ages twenty-three and twenty; and their two daughters, ages seventeen and fifteen.

#724 Antonio German Torres, Spanish, weaver, age twenty-six, married to Margarita Chaves (daughter of Francisco), Spanish, age thirty-one; with one niece, Spanish age sixteen; one female servant, India, age sixty-one and her grandson, age twenty.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 - 1823 - 1845, pp. 39-40

Margarita married Antonio Germán Torres, son of Diego de Torres and Maria Rafaela Baca, on 1 Aug 1782 in San Augustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (Antonio Germán Torres was born in 1758 in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴ and was baptized on 11 Jun 1758 in San Augustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁴
1 Aug 1782 - Antonio German Torres, s/ Diego Torres, deceased, & Rafael Baca of Belén, married Margarita Chaves, d/ Francisco Duran y Chaves & Gertrudis Alvares del Castillo, deceased, of los Chaves. Padrinos Miguel Baca and his wife, Juana Maria Baca. Test: Diego Antonio Sanches, Bernable Baca, & Juan Torres.

~Isleta Marriages p. 31