José Toribio Gallego (abt. 1759)

Born about 1759 in San Ildefonso Pueblo, Nuevo México, Nueva España [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of María Bernardina Baca — married 28 Nov 1784 in Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Nueva España

Descendants

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Biography

José Toribio Gallego was born about 1759 to unknown parents. In 1784 he married María Bernarda Baca^[1] and they had at least nine children:

1. María Apolonia, born 12 Jan 1787
2. José Julian, born 14 Feb 1798 ^[2]
3. María Soledad, baptized 11 Jul 1802, died 5 Sep 1803 ^[3]
4. Jose Antonio, baptized 12 Jul 1804
5. Fernando de Jesus, baptized 1 Jun 1806
6. María Gertrudis, born 31 May 1811
7. María Simona, married 1814
8. María Ysabel, married 1815
9. Rosalia, married 1817

and possibly a daughter named María Vitoria.

In 1800, Jose Toribio was counted in a muster of all men in Santa Fe who could help in the militia if necessary. He was listed in the group named "Hombres de a caballo y en los ranchos," Horsemen and Ranchers.^[4]

Research Notes

1. In 1808, Toribio Gallego enlisted in the military.^[5] His papers named his parents as Cristóbal Gallegos and Maria Prudencia Gomez, listed him as a farmer, originally from Bernalillo, and he was named to the 1st Cavalry in Apr 1815. He was "5'2", black hair/beard/brows, grey or brown eyes, pink-white complexion, and a regular nose."^[5] This is most likely the correct Toribio except there is no evidence he was from Bernalillo. This needs more research.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record of Toribio Gallego and Bernarda Baca, 1784, "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD53-PJS : 20 January 2020), Toribio Gallego and Bernarda Baca, married 28 Nov 1784, Santa Fe, New Mexico; FHL microfilm #16,905, image 129.
2. ↑ Baptism record of his son Julian Gallego, 1798, identifies his parents as Toribio Gallego and Bernarda Baca, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQY-B7JT-4?cat=399072)
3. ↑ Baptism record of his daughter Maria Soledad Gallego, 1802, identifies her parents as Torevio Gallego and Bernada Baca,"New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWDH-GDN2 : 20 January 2020), Maria Soledad Gallego, 1802.
4. ↑ Snow, David H. "Muster Rolls and Militia Lists," New Mexico Genealogist, Vol. 33 (Mar 1994), p. 9.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Baca, Evelyn Lujan, "Spanish Enlistment Papers 1770-1816: Filiaciones Español," New Mexico Genealogist, Vol. 37 (Mar 1998), p. 15.

See also:

• Great New Mexico Pedigree Database: By the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico