Difference between revisions of "Castro family"
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*** Maria de los Angeles married [[Majors, Joseph L.|Joseph Majors]] | *** Maria de los Angeles married [[Majors, Joseph L.|Joseph Majors]] | ||
** Carlos - born during the 1776 march. ''[[Mayor domo]]'' of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812. | ** Carlos - born during the 1776 march. ''[[Mayor domo]]'' of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812. | ||
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| + | *Juan B. Castro, ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castroville,_California Castroville] founder, cousin of Gen. Juan Castro, nephew of Pio Pico), profiled in: [[Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893)]], p433. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 20 February 2024
The Castro family was one of the two (the other being the Rodriguez family) largest and most influential groups of Californio immigrants/colonists to settle in Santa Cruz County (and elsewhere in California).
- Joaquin Isidro - Came to California as a soldado in the de Anza party of 1776, with his wife Martina Botiller and 8 children. After his death at Monterey in 1802, Martina moved to Santa Cruz.
- Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an invalido. Of the surviving children:
- Rafaela (1799-1841) - married Francisco Rodriguez
- Rafael (1803-1878) was grantee of Rancho Aptos, and is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Aptos.
- Maria Rafaela (1837-1857) married A. J. Eldon and died at age 20 - probably in childbirth.
- Martina (1807-1890) - married 3 times: Simon Cota, Michael Lodge, and Louis Depeaux (Riptide CE23)
- Carmelita Castro Lodge married Thomas Fallon
- Louisa married France-born Jean Richard Fourcade (Rowland p.161)
- Maria Antonia (1834-1915) married Henry Winegar Peck
- Maria Elena (1836-1904) married Joseph Littlejohn
- Maria Guadeloupe Castro Lodge married France-born Joseph Averon
- Maria Josefa Castro Lodge married Lambert Clements
- Candida married Josef Bolcoff
- Maria de los Angeles married Joseph Majors
- Carlos - born during the 1776 march. Mayor domo of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812.
- Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an invalido. Of the surviving children:
Elsewhere in California:
- Juan B. Castro, (Castroville founder, cousin of Gen. Juan Castro, nephew of Pio Pico), profiled in: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893), p433.
