María Antonia Chávez

  Noted events in her life were:

• Family Connection: ⁴⁶
DMs 23 Feb 1798/married 11 Mar 1798, José Tomás Sánchez (23), son of Julián Sánchez, deceased, and María Antonia Chávez, married Apolonia Baca (19), daughter of José Baca, deceased, and Juanica Chávez, all of Sausal. Padrinos: Juachín Padilla and his wife Teodora Silva. Tests: Torivio Garcia (65), José García (62), Pedro Padilla (63).

~Tomé Marriages, p. 18

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Plaza #4 of Los Chaves Five Households

Juan Cristoval Sanches, Spanish, rancher age seventy with his wife, Antonia Chaves, Spanish age forty-four; their seven sons, ages twenty (twins), fifteen, fourteen (twins), eleven & nine; their four daughters, ages twelve, nine, seven and five; one male servant, Indios, age 14; one female servant, single Mestizo age twenty-five and her daughter age one year.

Antonio Chaves, Spanish farmer age thirty-five with his wife Bárbara Sanches, Spanish age twenty-eight, and their three sons ages five, three, and six months.

Pedro Sanches, Spanish weaver age twenty-eight with his wife María Manuela Sanches, Spanish age 19 years; and their two daughters, ages five and one.

José Sanches. Spanish weaver age twenty-five with his wife María Guadelupe Padilla, Spanish age twenty-six; their two sons, ages six & age five month; and their daughter age three.

Juan Venavides, Mestizo, age twenty-seven, farmer and widoer with two sons, ages seven and five; and his mother, María Tereza Sanches, Apache age eighty-two.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 - 1823 - 1845, p. 38

María married Julián Sánchez. (Julián Sánchez died before 1798 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

María next married Juan Cristóbal Sánchez, son of Francisco Sánchez and Josefa Durán y Chávez, on 30 Nov 1782 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴¹² (Juan Cristóbal Sánchez was born in 1726 in Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España, baptized on 21 Sep 1726 in Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España,⁵⁰⁹ died in 1798 in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was buried on 27 Feb 1798 in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁵⁰⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ⁴¹²
30 Nov 1782 - Juan Cristóbal Sánchez, viudo de Juana Chávez, married María Antonia Chávez, viudo de Julián Sánchez. dispensed of equal 3rd degree consanguinity & equal 2nd degree affrinity. Witnesses: Pedro Pino y María Catarina Pino.

San Felipe de Neri Alburquerque Marriages, p. 42