Minus Nuevas, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara List of residents, with their weapons, from the ranches of Minas Nuevas and Santa Bárbara (Chihuahua, Mexico), for defense against hostile Indians, by order of Governor Mateo Antonio de Mendoza (Fondo Colonial AHMPFCC10002048).… Read More »1755 List of Residents Nuevas Minas & Santa Barbara
March 20, 1724 Record of the 50 Soldiers at the Real Presidio de San Phelipe y Santiago de Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico. (Transcribed from the Fondo Colonial Collection, AHMPFCC01002041.) Person #1 is Juan Bautista de Anza Sr., father of Juan Bautista… Read More »1724 List of Fifty Soldiers at Janos
Juan de Arbiso (Arvizu) a Basque Family in Sonora Sonora and Sinaloa were originally a part of the Spanish province of Nueva Vizcaya, established in 1562. Vizcaya or Bizkaia / Biscay is a province northern Spain, part of Basque country.… Read More »The Arvizu Basque Family in Early Sonora
Many people received DNA kits for Christmas and are now anxiously awaiting the results to learn more about themselves, their ancestors, and ethnicity. Others are seeking family members or to learn where they came from. Genetic genealogy is at the… Read More »Genetic Genealogy – How Does It Work?
I love when the priest included a diagram of the Consanguinity or Affinity in the Catholic Church marriage diligence. In this case the issue is one of Affinity not Consanquinity. Affinity refers to familial relationships created through marriage; the relationship… Read More »Catholic Church Example of Affinity
One of my favorite items to include in client reports are map and / or address related items. If you’ve never paid attention to the first columns on the census you could be missing out. It’s not information that will… Read More »Utilizing Old Maps and Google Maps in Genealogy