Juan Antonio Vigil

  General Notes:

Santa Cruz de la Cañada Baptisms, Vol. I, p. 11
Padres:
Julian Vijil y María Archuleta
Padrinos:
Juan Durán y Catharina Mestas ³²⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the Spanish census in 1790 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Most of the people listed in this part of the Census are related to each other and descended from either or both Juan Archuleta and Francisco Montez Vigil.

#313 Juan Antonio Vigil, Spanish, age 36, farmer married to María Quintana, Spanish, age 30, one son age seven, and two daughters ages five and three.

#314 Luis Archuleta, Spanish, farmer, age 26 married to Francisca Montoya, Spanish, 22 with one son age three and one daughter age five.

#315 María Josefa Vigil, Spanish, age 36, widow with three sons ages, twelve, ten and one, and one daughter age fourteen.

#316 Manuel Gregorio Montoya, Spanish age 34, farmer married to Serafina Archuleta, Spanish, age 26 with one son age one and one daughter aged three.

#317 Francisco Archuleta, Spanish aged forty, farmer married to Nicolasa Vigil, Spanish age 34 with two sons ages nine and one daughter aged four.

#318 Juan Bautista Vigil, Spanish aged forty, farmer married to María Maese, Spanish age 34 with three sons aes twelve, ten and five and two daughters aged seven and three.

#319 Jose Miguel Archuleta, Mestizo age 38, day laborer married to Juana Olivas, Mestizo aged forty with three sons age eight, six & four and one daughter age twelve.

#324 Lorensa Quintana, Spanish, widow age 44 with one son age eighteen.

#325 Ygnacio Vigil, Spanish age 58, farmer married to Josefa Archuleta age 42 with one son age 24 and 2 daughter age 26. Included in the household is one orphan nephew age 20 & one niece age 32 who has two sons ages six and two.

New Mexico Spanish Colonial Census, 1780-1845, pp. 96-97

Juan married María Rosalia Quintana, daughter of Gregorio Quintana and María Antonia González, on 28 May 1781 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (María Rosalia Quintana was born on 24 Aug 1762 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³²⁶ and was baptized on 29 Aug 1762 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³²⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
12 May 1781, Santa Cruz. Juan Antonio Vigil (22), español, son of Julian Vigil and María Archuleta, and María Rosalia Quintana (18), española, daughter of Gregorio Quintana and María Antonia Gonzales.

Witnesses: Cristóbal María Larrañaga, notary; Juan Jiron (51), Antonio Varela (43), Blas Chaves (24).

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 2098

  Marriage Notes:

Santa Cruz de la Cañada, 100 Years of Marriage, p. 41 ¹⁵⁶¹