Maria de Jesus Lucero was born about 1836 in Nuevo México, Mexico.[1]
Residence
In 1860, Maria de Jesus Lucero, age 24; lived in San Antonio, Mora, New Mexico Territory, with her husband, Antonio de Jesus Valdez, age 40 and a farmer; and their children: Jesus Maria Valdez, age 11; Maria Margarita Valdez, age 7; and Donaciano Valdez, age 3; and Candelaria Valdez, age 1.[1]
In 1870, Maria Lucero, age 34; lived in Agua Negra, Mora, New Mexico Territory, with her husband, Antonio Valdez, age 44, and a farmer; and their children: Candelaria Valdez, age 10; Procopio Valdez, age 8; and Lorenzo Valdez, age 6. Also, living with the Valdez family was Guadalupe Valdez, the family's domestic servant, along with her children: Julian Valdez, age 9; Romulo Valdez, age 6; Manuelita Valdez, age 1; and Francisco Valdez, age 2-months old. Guadalupe and her children were born in Navajo Indian Country.[2]