Juan Pedro Torres

  General Notes:

Our Lady of Belén Baptisms, p. 76

Padres: Juan Gerónimo Torres y Josefa Chaves
Padrinos: Tomás Varela y María Josefa Chaves ²⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Federal, on 12 Aug 1870, in Belén, Valencia, New México Territory.
Pedro Torres, age 50
Margarita Torres, age 40
Valentin Torres, age 21
Domingo Torres, age 20

[source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Belin, Valencia, New Mexico Territory; Roll: M593_897; Page: 782B; Family History Library Film: 552396]

• Census: U.S. Federal, on 3 Jun 1880, in Belén, Valencia, New México.
Pedro Torres age 62
Marguerita Castillo Torres age 49
Valentine Torres age 31
Domingo Torres age 30
Marietta Baca Torres age 28
Perfillio Torres age 8
Predikanda Torres age 6
Pedro Torres age 5
Jeronimo Torres age 3

[source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Belen, Valencia, New Mexico; Roll: 804; Page: 322B; Enumeration District: 053]

• Census: U.S.Territorial, on 30 Jun 1885, in Belén, Valencia, New México.
Pedro Torres, Head, Widow
Domingo Torres, Son
Valentin Torres, Son
Maria Baca, Wife
Perfilio Torres, Son
Pedro Torres, Son
Prellicanda Torres, Daughter
Petra Torres, Daughter

[Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Schedules of the New Mexico Territory Census of 1885; Series: M846; Roll: 6]

Juan married Margarita Castillo, daughter of Manuel Castillo and María Josefa Bartola Baca, in Feb 1845 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (Margarita Castillo was born about 1831 in Río Abajo, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico ⁴²⁸ and died After 1880 and before 1885 in Belén, Valencia, New México.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ⁴⁶
2 Jan 1845 DMs/Feb 1845, Pedro Tórres, son of Juan Gerónimo Torres and Josefa Chaves of Sabinal married Margarita Castillo, daughter of Manuel Castillo and Bartola Baca. Tests: Juan Cruz Baca, Juan Antonio Armijo and Antonio José Castillo.

~Tomé & Belén Marriages, p. 144

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
2 Jan 1845, Belén. Pedro Torres (25), farmer of Sabinal, son of Juan Geronimo Torres and Josefa Chaves, and Margarita Castillo (14) of Carranclan, daughter of Manuel Castillo ang Bartola Baca. Witnesses: Ignacio Chaves, single, Florentiono Castillo, married, both farmers of Sabinal.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1918