José Antonio Jirón

José married María Josefa Montaño on 21 Sep 1782 in Cochití, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶⁸

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ⁴⁶⁸
21 Sep 1782. José Antonio Jirón, español, resident of la Cañada de Cochití, son of Francisco Jirón and Juana Aragón (deceased), with María Josefa Montaño, mestiza, also of la Cañada de Cochití, daughter of María Antonia, india, servant and unknown father. Witnesses: Marcos Apodaca and José Antonio Zamora

Pueblo Mission Marriage, San Buenaventura Mission Pueblo de Cochití, p. 23.

José next married María Leonarda Velarde on 31 Mar 1824 in Santa Clara Pueblo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (María Leonarda Velarde was born on 1 Mar 1787 in Chama, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 5 May 1787 in Santa Clara Pueblo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
12 Mar 1824, Cochití. José Antonio Jirón (55), widowed of Josefa Montaño, and María Leonarda Velarde (25) of Chama, daughter of Joaquin Velarde (deceased) and Anita Salazar.

Witnesses: Juan Ygnacio Salas (60), Vicente Tafoya (50), José Antonio Durán (45), Nicolás Martín.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, vol. 5, p. 884.