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Contents 1 Vital Record Translations - 1800's 1.1 Birth Record - Mexico 1.2 Marriage Record - Spain 1.3 Death Record - New Mexico 2 Footnotes

Vital Record Translations - 1800's

Birth Record - Mexico

1802 Baptism record of Jose Ignacio Justo Cardenas

• Source Citation: "México, Michoacán, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1555-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 Jul 2019), José Ygnacio Justo; citing Sahuayo de Díaz; Santiago Apóstol; Bautismos de españoles 1747-1805; image 377 of 434; parroquias Católicas, Michoacan (Catholic Church parishes, Michoacan).

Note: The hyphenated words in the record are underlined. The words in the transcription are just as they appeared in the record; an authentic narrative as written by the priest. To see what the abbreviated words stand for, look at the line-by-line translation. The letters that are not bold are the 'missing' letters. Any words that were illegible or undecipherable will be marked as ???

Transcription

En diesinueve de Julio el Br. D.^[1] Vizente Arregui exsorsisó

Baptisó solemnem^te puso el santo olio y chrisma aun^[2]

Ynfante español de la orilla del Rio^[3] de un dia nasido á quien

puse por nombre José Ygn^o[4] Justo: hijo legitimo de Jose

Antonio Cardenas y de Maria Josefa Gil fueron sus Pa -        

drinos Fran^co[5] Gil y Gertrudis Nuñes Esp^s[6] de este Puebo les

adbertí ^[7] su obligaⁿ y parentesco y lo firmé -

Translations

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En    diesinueve de Julio el    Bachiller Don   Vizente Arregui exsorsisó

On the nineteenth of July   the Bachelor Mister Vizente   Arregui exorcised

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Baptisó solemnemen^te   puso el      santo olio   y   crisma   aun

solemnly baptized      and annointed with Holy oil   and Chrisma   a

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Ynfante español de   la orilla del Rio   de un dia nacido   á quien

Spanish infant   from "La Orilla del Rio"   born the day before   who

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puse por     nombre    José Ygnaci^o Justo:   hijo legitimo     de José

was given the   name of    José Ygnacio Justo:   the legitimate son   of Jose

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Antonio Cardenas   y    de Maria Josefa Gil;   fueron sus Padrinos

Antonio Cardenas   and       Maria   Josefa Gil;     (the) godparents were

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Francis^co Gil   y    Gertrudis Nuñes,   Españole^s de este Pueblo les

Francisco   Gil and   Gertrudis Nuñes,    Spaniards    from this town I

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adbertí su       obligacioⁿ y      parentesco y     lo firmé -

warned them about their duty and (spiritual) relationship and   I signed -

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On the nineteenth of July, I the Bachelor Mister Vizente Arregui exorcised,

solemnly baptized and anointed with Holy oil and Chrisma a

Spanish infant from "La Orilla del Rio" born the day before who

was given the name of José Ygnacio Justo: the legitimate son of Jose

Antonio Cardenas and María Josefa Gil (the) godparents were

Francisco Gil and Gertrudis Nuñes, Spaniards from this town, I

warned them about their duty and (spiritual) relationship and I signed -

 

Marriage Record - Spain

1834 Marriage record of Ángel José Martín and Manuela Velasco

• Source Citation: "España, Diócesis de Ávila, registros parroquiales, 1502-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 29 Aug 2019), Ángel José Martín and Manuela Velasco Arévalo, 1834; citing Arévalo, El Salvador, Matrimonios 1779-1851, image 174 of 222; Archivo diocesano de Avila (Avila Diocesan Seminary Archives, Avila).

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Note: The hyphenated words in the record are underlined. The words in the transcription are just as they appeared in the record; an authentic narrative as written by the priest. To see what the abbreviated words stand for, look at the line-by-line translation. The letters that are not bold are the 'missing' letters. Any words that were illegible or undecipherable will be marked as ???

Transcription

En la Yglesia^[8] parroquial^[9] del Salvador de esta villa de Arevalo en

quince días del mes de Marzo de este año de mil ochoc.^tos treinta y cuatro

yo el cura prop.^o[10] de esta S^{tna [11]} Yglesia^[8] administré el Sacram.^to del Matrimo-

nio^[12] a Angel Jose Martin, de estado soltero, natural del lugar de Montejo

de la Vega, pero resid.^te en esta villa, hijo lexítimo ^[13] de Casimiro Martín

y Petra Sanz, de esta vecind.^d y feligreses de la Parroq.^a[9] de S.^n[14] Nicolás,

con Manuela Velasco, del mismo estado [civil], natural del lugar de Villanue-

va, jurisdición de Valdeorras, Diocesis de Astorga, pero resid.^te en esta

Villa, y en la casa de Ramón López, feligrés de esta Parroq.^a[9] del

Salvador, hija lejítima ^[13] de Alonso Velasco, ya difunto, y de Ysabel

Afreijo, Vecina de dho ^[15] Villanueva: precedió despacho del Sr Provi-

sor ^[16] de este Obispado D.^n[1] Fran.^co[5] de Andraca, dado en Avila en 1.^o de

Feb.^o de este mismo año, por ante el Not.^o[16] D.^n[1] Placido Santos Ximénez,

en virtud del cual se leyeron las tres canonicas moniciones al tpo^[17] de la

Misa mayor en las tres Dominicas de Quingugesima,^[18] prim.^a y segun-

da de cuaresma ^[19], q.^e[20] ocurrieron en los días 9, 16 y 23 de dho Febrero,

en esta Ygl.^a[8] y en la de S.^n[14] Nicolás, habiendose dispensado por el Sr. Pro-

visor en el ref.^o despacho las de Montejo y Villanueva; pero despues

de pasado el tpo^[17] q.^e[20] hai ^[21] hasta esta fecha no ha habido noticia de impe-

dim.^to alguno q.^e[20] debiese obstar la celebración valida ni licita de este

Matrim.^o[12] de lo q.^e[20] respecto de la Ygl.^a[8] de S.^n[14] Nicolas he recibido certifi-

cado del Sr. Cura D.^n[22][1] Pablo Gutierrez de la Madrid; y los dhos^[15] Angel

y Manuela contrageron ^[23] este matrim.^o[12] por palabras de presente ^[24], y en

la forma q.^e[20] N. M. la Ygl.^a[25] y ritual romano prescriven ^[26] p.^a hacerle

lexítimo ^[13] y verd.^o Fueron examinados en doctrina christ.^a[27] y se con-

fesaron y comulgaron en este mismo día por la mañana; fueron

testigos de este Matrim.^o[12] Ramon Mayoral, María Jimenez, y

Angela Velazquez, residentes en esta Villa, y lo firmo

Translations

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En la Yglesia parroquial   del Salvador    de esta villa de Arevalo  en

In the parish church       of the Saviour,  in this town of Arévalo,   on the

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quince días del   mes de Marzo     de este año de mil ochocien^tos treinta y cuatro

fifteenth day of the month of March    in this year eighteen hundred and thirty-four

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yo el cura propi^o de esta San^ta Yglesia     administré   el Sacramen^to del Matrimonio

I, the priest     of this Holy Church,      administered the Sacrament   of   Marriage

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a Angel Jose Martin,    de estado soltero,   natural del lugar de Montejo

to Angel Jose Martin,    single,          native of the place Montejo

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de la Vega,    pero residen^te en esta villa,    hijo lexítimo de    Casimiro Martín

de la Vega,     but residing in this town,        legitimate son of    Casimiro Martín

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y Petra Sanz,           de esta vecinda^d    y feligreses de       la Parroqui^a de Saⁿ Nicolás,

and Petra Sanz,    [residents] of this neighborhood    and churchgoers of    the Parish of St. Nicolas,

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con Manuela Velasco,   del mismo estado [civil],   natural del lugar de Villanueva

with Manuela Velasco,     of the same [marital] state,   native of the place of Villanueva

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jurisdición de Valdeorras,       Diocesis de Astorga,  pero residen^te en esta

in the jurisdiction of Valdeorras,     Diocese of Astorga,     but residing in this

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Villa,   y en la casa de Ramón López,       feligrés     de esta Parroqui^a del

town,     and in the house of Ramón López,     churchgoer  of this Parish of the

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Salvador,  hija lejítima         de Alonso Velasco,    ya difunto,  y de Ysabel

Saviour,     legitimate daughter   of Alonso Velasco,     deceased,     and Ysabel

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Afreijo,  Vecina de    dicho Villanueva:             precedió   despacho           del Sr Provisor

Afreijo,   neighbor of  the aforementioned Villanueva:     A dispatch previously sent     by the Judicial Vicar

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de este Obispado    Don Francisco de Andraca,   dado en Avila  en 1^o de

of this Diocese,        Don Francisco de Andraca,     issued in Avila  on the first [day] of

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Febrero   de este mismo año,   por ante           el Notario   Don Placido Santos Ximénez,

February of this year,          in the presence of   the Notary   Don Placido Santos Ximénez,     was received.

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en virtud del cual   se leyeron  las tres canonicas moniciones               al tiempo de la

As a result,       were read     the three cannonical banns      (were read)   during the       (main)

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Misa mayor   en las tres Dominicas de    Quingugesima,    primera y segunda

Mass main      on three Sundays,         Quinquagesima and     the first and second [Sundays]

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de cuaresma, que ocurrieron   en los días 9, 16 y 23 de dicho Febrero,

of Lent,                    on February 9, 16 and 23 [of this year],

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en esta Yglesia   y en la         de San Nicolás,   habiendose dispensado   por el Sr. Provisor

in this church    and in the church   of San Nicolas,   waived the banns.      The Judicial Vicar (waived the banns)

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en el referido despacho       las de      Montejo y Villanueva;                           pero despues

in the aforementioned dispatch   in [the churches of] Montejo and Villanueva (in the aforementioned dispatch),  but,   after the

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de pasado el tiempo que hai hasta esta fecha     no ha habido noticia de impedimen^to

time has passed   between then and today,       without notice of (any) impediment

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alguno   qu^e debiese obstar   la celebración valida ni licita   de este

any       precluding         the valid and licit celebration   of this

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Matrimonio  de lo que      respecto de la Yglesia de San Nicolas he recibido   certificado

marriage,    in light of which,  regarding the church of San Nicolas,    I have received certification

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del Sr. Cura Don Pablo Gutierrez de la Madrid;   y los dichos Angel

from the Priest, Don Pablo Gutierrez de la Madrid, and said Angel

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y Manuela     contrageron   este matrimonio  por palabras de presente,  y en

and Manuela   contracted    this marriage    through mutal declarations  and in

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la forma que   N. M. la Yglesia                 y ritual romano   prescriven   para hacerle

the manner   Our Mother, the [Catholic] Church  and Roman Rite  prescribe   to make [this marriage]

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lexítimo y verdadero.            Fueron examinados  en doctrina christiana    y se confesaron

legitimate and true.   [The bride and groom] were tested   on the Christian doctrine, and they confessed

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y comulgaron       en este mismo día  por la mañana; fueron

and took communion this very day        in the morning.

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testigos      de este Matrimonio       Ramon Mayoral, María Jimenez, y

The witnesses  to this marriage     were  Ramon Mayoral, Maria Jimenez and

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Angela Velazquez, residentes en esta Villa, y lo firmo

Angela Velazquez,   residents in this village,     and [for the record] I sign

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In the Parish Church of the Saviour, in this town of Arévalo, on the

fifteenth day of the month of March in this year eighteen hundred and thirty-four,

I, the priest of this Holy Church, administered the Sacrament of Marriage

to Angel Jose Martin, single, native of Montejo

de la Vega, but residing in this town, legitimate son of Casimiro Martín

and Petra Sanz, [residents] of this neighborhood and churchgoers of the Parish of St. Nicolas,

with Manuela Velasco, of the same [marital] state, native of Villanueva,

in the jurisdiction of Valdeorras, Diocese of Astorga, but residing in this

town, and in the house of Ramón López, churchgoer of this Parish of the

Saviour, legitimate daughter of Alonso Velasco, deceased, and Ysabel

Afreijo, neighbor of the aforementioned Villanueva: A dispatch previously sent by the Judicial Vicar

of this Diocese, Don Francisco de Andraca, issued in Avila on the first [day] of

February of this year, in the presence of the Notary Don Placido Santos Ximénez, was received.

As a result, the three cannonical banns were read during the main

Mass on three Sundays, Quinquagesima and the first and second [Sundays]

of Lent, dated 9, 16 and 23 of February [of this year].

in this church and in the church of San Nicolas, The Judicial vicar (waived the banns)

in [the churches of] Montejo and Villanueva (in the aforementioned dispatch), but,

time has passed between then and today, without notice of any impediment

precluding the valid and licit celebration of this

marriage, in light of which, regarding the church of San Nicolas, I have received certification

from the Priest, Don Pablo Gutierrez de la Madrid, and Angel

and Manuela contracted marriage through mutual declarations of acceptance as husband and wife and in the

manner Our Mother, the [Catholic] Church and the Roman Rite prescribe to make [this marriage]

legitimate and true. [The bride and groom] were tested on the Christian doctrine, and they confessed

and took communion this very morning.

The witnesses to this marriage were Ramon Mayoral, Maria Jimenez and

Angela Velazquez, residents in this village, and [for the record] I sign

Death Record - New Mexico

1839 Burial record of Juana Micaela Salazar

• Source Citation: "United States, New Mexico, Taos, Taos - Church records, 1701-1956" database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accesed 29 Aug 2019), Juana Micaela Salasar, 1839; citing Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Taos, New Mexico > Deaths 1827-1850 > image 277 of 739; Church records, Catholic Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe, (Taos, New Mexico).

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Transcription:

The sidenote:

Juana

Miquela

Salasar

En este curato de Taos, el 1.^er[28] dia del mes de Ju -    

lio del año de 1839. Yo el cura D.^[1] Antonio José

Martínez di sepulcro al cadaver de la difunta Jua.

na Micaela Salazar en el cementerio de la

Capilla de Ntra^[29] Señora de los Dolores viu-

da^[30] del difunto Damian Archuleta: a dha^[15] di-    

funta^[31] administre por aucilio^[32] en su enferme-

dad^[33] el Santo Sacramento de penitencia y es-

tremauncion^[34] no tubo q^e[35] testar le queda-

ron^[36] cuatro hijos vivos y p.^a q.^e[37] conste firmé.

An.^to José Martinez

Translations:

Juana

Miquela

Salasar

En esta curato de Taos.   el    1^er dia del    mes de Julio,

In   this parish   of   Taos. On the 1st  day of the   month of July

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del    año de 1839. Yo, el cura    Don Antonio José

in the year of 1839. I,   the priest   Don Antonio   José

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Martínez di sepulcro al cadaver de la    difunta   Juana

Martínez    buried    the body   of the   deceased Juana

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Micaela Salazar en el cementerio de la

Micaela Salazar   in the cemetery   of the

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Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores,    viuda

Chapel of   Our     Lady    of    Sorrows, the widow

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del    difunto   Damian Archuleta: a dicha difunta

of the deceased Damian Archuleta:   to said deceased (Juana Micaela),

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administre, por aucilio en su   enfermedad

I gave her,    to   help    in her   illness

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el Santo    Sacramento de penitencia y extremauncion.

the Holy   Sacraments   of penance   and extreme unction.

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No tubo que testar.       Le quedaron

She had nothing to make a will, She left

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cuatro hijos    vivos y    para que conste, firmé

four    children alive and for the record    I signed

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        Antonio José Martinez

        Antonio José Martinez (Signature)

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Juana

Miguela

Salasar

In this parish of Taos on the 1st day of the month of July

in the year 1839. I, the priest Don Antonio José

Martinez buried the body of the deceased Juana

Micaela Salazar in the cemetery of the

Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, the widow

of the deceased Damian Archuleta. To said deceased (Juana Micaela),

I gave, to help in her illness,

the Holy Sacraments of penance and extreme unction.

She had nothing to make a will for, she left

four living children and for the record I signed.

Antonio José Martinez

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Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Don = Title. Equivalent to Sir or Mister
2. ↑ a un = should be two words, in this instance meaning "to a" ; in the contracted form, it's an adverb, "still", "yet" which is incorrect in this sentence
3. ↑ Name of the place. Literal meaning = Riverside
4. ↑ Ygnacio = Ignacio
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Fran^co = Francisco
6. ↑ Españoles = Spaniard (plural)
7. ↑ advertí = I warned, incorrectly spelled with a "b" in the original
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} iglesia = church
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} parroquial or paroquial = parish
10. ↑ cura prop.^o = cura proprio= supporting or auxilliary priest of the parish.
11. ↑ Santa = Holy or Sacred; the abbreviation used here is illegible, it looks like, Stna, but may be another word. Normally, it would be written Sta. in the femine and S (for San, contraction of Santo), in the masculine
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} matrimonio = marriage
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} legítimo = legitimate, spelled with an "x" or a "j" in the original.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} San = contracted form of "Santo", the masculine form of "Saint", abbreviated "S"; the feminine form is "Santa", never contracted, but usually abbreviated, "Sta"
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} dho = dicho = said, mentioned, masculine singular, same as dha = dicha (feminine singular), or in plural, dichos, dichas
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} See Wikipedia: Judicial vicar.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} tiempo = time
18. ↑ See Wikipedia: Quinquagesima.
19. ↑ See Wikipedia: Lent
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4} que = that
21. ↑ hay = there is, "tiempo que hay", the time there is, misspelled with an "i" in the original
22. ↑ Sr. Cura = Señor Cura = the priest appointed by the Bishop to represent that parish.
23. ↑ contrajeron = contracted, from the verb "contraer", spelled with a "g" in the original.
24. ↑ See UniversoJus.com: Matrimonio por palabra de presente
25. ↑ Nuestra Madre la Iglesia = Our Mother the Church, referring to the Catholic Church
26. ↑ prescriben = prescribe, dictate, spelled with an "v" in the original.
27. ↑ The Christian Doctrine was composed of twenty 'truths.' To prove their faith a Christian was supposed to be able to answer the 20 questions based on the Christian faith.
28. ↑ Abbreviation for "primer". el primer dia = the first day
29. ↑ Nuestra = our
30. ↑ viuda = widow
31. ↑ difunta = deceased (female gender)
32. ↑ aucilio = Modern Spanish spelling "auxilio" = help, aid
33. ↑ enfermedad = illness
34. ↑ extremaunción = extreme unction
35. ↑ no tubo que = Modern Spanish spelling "no tuvo que" = she had nothing
36. ↑ le quedaron = she left
37. ↑ para que = to

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