Maria Margarita de Guadalupe (Archuleta) Vigil (1843 - 1881)

Born 21 Sep 1843 in Plaza de Los Angeles, Nuevo México, Mexico

Ancestors

Daughter of Diego Ruperto Archuleta and Maria Felipa de Jesus (Trujillo) Archuleta

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1881 at age 37 in Conejos, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Sources

• Martinez, Thomas D., San Juan de los Caballeros baptisms 1726 - 1870. Baptized 25 Sep 1843 Padrinos: Manuel (priest) Gallegos, Doña Maria de Jesus Trujillo,

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Rio Arriba, New Mexico Territory; Roll: M432_467; Page: 182B; Image: 369

• Year: 1880; Census Place: San Rafael, Conejos, Colorado; Roll: 89; Page: 214B; Enumeration District: 029

• Revista Catolica, Vol. VII, No. 12 p. 33, Las Vegas, N.M. "Fallecimiento en Conejos. El dia 1 de Marzo, murió en Conejos, Colo., la Sra. da. Margarita Archuleta, esposa de D. Albino Vigil y madre de seis hijos á quienes dejas sumidos en el más profundo duele. Era la finada hija de D. Diego Archuleta y Jesusita Trujillo del Rio Arriba. Pero su mayor gloria es la de haber sido una señora verdaderamente ejemplar y una de las más fervierentes de la congregacion de "Las Madres Cristianas" establecida en Conejos. R.I.P." "Death in Conejos. On March 1 Mrs. doña Margarita Archuleta died in Conejos, Colo., wife of Don Albino Vigil and mother of six children whom she leaves plunged into the deepest pain. She was the late daughter of Don Diego Archuleta and Jesusita Trujillo of Rio Arriba. But her greatest glory is that of having been a truly exemplary lady and one of the most fervent of the congregation of "The Christian Mothers" established in Conejos. R.I.P."

• Chavez, Fray Angelico, Origins of New Mexico Families, Pg. 317
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on Family Tree DNA who share a 23 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Leona (Lopez) Cariaga and M.A., her 4th cousin 1x removed, and M.C.A., her 4th cousin. (M.A. and M.C.A. are Child and Parent) These matches have been independently verified by Leona Cariaga and M.A. and M.C.A. via the Family Finder Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Juan Archuleta and Margarita Lucero, the 3x great grandparents of both Leona (Lopez) Cariaga and M.A.C. and 4x great grandparents of M.A.. DNA test taker Leona (Lopez) Cariaga is the great granddaughter of Maria Margarita de Guadalupe Archuleta, the daughter of Diego Archuleta, the son of the common ancestors Juan Archuleta & Margarita Lucero.