Miguel Baltasar Gabaldón

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: ²⁵²
Miguel Baltasar Gabaldón married María Gertrudis Chaves 12 Feb 1775 at Los Chaves. In 1790 he was the "Comisionado" of the first Plaza of los Chaves and 46 years old. His wife was twenty-six, and they had five sons ranging from fourteen years of age to three months old, and a daughter who was 10 years of age. With him lived two of his brothers, not named, who were twenty-one and thirteen. Miguel died 11 Nov 1806 in Tomé, and his widow on 2 Feb 1829. He is listed as the son of Juan Manuel Gabaldón and Antonia Juliana Archibeque.

~ Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, p. 178

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ⁵¹
Plaza One of Los Chaves

Household #648
Miguel Gabaldón, español, 41 rancher; married to María Gertrudis Chaves (sister of José, Ángel and Santiago Chaves), española, 26; with five sons, ages seven, four, three and 3 months; one daughter age ten; and two brothers, españoles, ages twenty-nine and thirteen.

#649 José Chaves, español, age thirty-nine, farmer married to Ana María Aragón, española, age eighteen, with their two sons, ages nine and two; their two daughters ages seven and five; as well as two brothers, both españoles, ages seventeen and twelve; and one female servant, Ute, age fourteen.

#650 Gertrudis Aragón (mother of Ana María in previous household as well as mother of María Josefa and Bárbara in households #660/1), española, 48, widow, with three sons, ages twelve, seven and four; and two daughters ages fifteen and five.

#651 Santiago Chaves (brother of José, Ángel and María Gertrudis Chaves), Spanish, farmer, age thirty-eight married to María de la Luz García, Spanish, age twenty-eight, with their five sons, ages thirteen, eight, five, three and one; their daughter, age seven; a brother, español, age twenty; a female orphan, mestizo age twelve; one male servant, indio, age thirteen; and one female servant, Caigua, age twelve.

#660 José Gabaldon, Spanish, farmer, age twenty eight, married to María Josefa Aragón (sister of Ana María in household #649); with their son, age five and two daughters, ages three and two.

#661 Ángel Francisco Chaves (brother of María Gertrudis, José and Santiago Chaves from previous households), español, age twenty-three, farmer married to Bárbara Aragón (sister of Ana María in household #649), española, age fifteen.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 - 1823 - 1845, p. 35-36

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1802, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷⁰
Third Plaza of los Chaves, related families:

don Miguel Gavaldón and his wife Gertrudis Chaves (sister of Juan José); with two sons, José Miguel Gavaldón, Manuel Gavaldón

Juan José Chávez and his wife Ana María Aragon

Antonio Chaves (son of Juan José and Ana María)

Rafael Chaves (son of Juan José and Ana María)

Juan García with his wife Bárvara Chávez (daughter of Juan José and Ana María)

Joaquín Padilla with his wife Pasquala Chávez

José Carlos Gavaldón with his wife María Josefa García

José Mariano Chávez

Pedro Chávez (brother of Juan José, husband of Rafaela Lovera)

Rafaela Lovera (wife of Pedro Chávez)

Soledad Chávez (daughter of Pedro and Rafaela)

Antonio José Chávez

Antonio Gavaldón (Miguel's brother)

Bentura Gonzales with his wife María Catarina Serna (Pablo's sister)

María Petra Gonzales (Bentura's sister)

Ángel Francisco Chaves (brother of Juan José) with his wife, María Bárvara Aragón (Ana María Aragón's sister)

Pablo Serna (Catarina's brother) with his wife María Gertrudis Chávez (natural daughter of María Chávez)

María de la Lus Velásquez

Juana María Jaramillo

Santiago Chaves (brother of Juan José) with his wife Luz García

José Enrique Chaves (son of Santiago and Luz)
Rosalía Chaves

Manuel de Jesús Chaves

Juan de Jesús Chaves (son of Santiago and Luz)

José Gavaldón (son of Miguel and Gertrudis) and his wife María Josefa Aragón (Ana María's sister)

Juan Gavaldón (son of José and María Josefa)

María Gavaldón (daughter of José and María Josefa)

Vicente Chávez

Ana María Chávez

María Josefa Chávez

Salvador Aragón

Juana Chaves

Spanish and Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, p. 140

Miguel married María Gertrudis Chávez, daughter of Antonio Durán y Chávez and María Bárbara Francisca Padilla, on 12 Feb 1775 in San Augustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (María Gertrudis Chávez was born in Jan 1759 in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴, baptized on 22 Jan 1759 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴ and died on 2 Feb 1829 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico ²⁵².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁴
12 Feb 1775 Miguel Gabaldon, single, español, marries María Gertrudis Cháves, española

~From San Augustín de Ysleta Marriages, p. 20

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
20 Jan 1775, Belén. Miguel Gabaldon (40), español of San Clemente, son of don Juan Gabaldon and Juliana Archibeque, and María Gertrudis Chaves (25), española, daughter of Antonio Chaves and Bárbara Padilla.

Witnesses: Julián Sánchez, notary; Pedro Padilla, Manuel Rivas.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, vol.3 , p. 533