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Re: [ranchos] Tlaltenango, Zacatecas


 


Pacorro73@... wrote:
In case anybody out there has the Miramontes surname, like I do, we are also related to the Haro/Aro family.  The surname used to be Miramontes de Haro, in the late 1500, and some of the sons used Miramontes and others used Haro/Aro.  The Miramontes and Haro are all related.  I have a Miramontes connection from Tlaltenango.  I descend from Diego de Miramontes (from Tlaltenango) married to María de Anda (from Teocaltiche), through their daughter María de Anda y Miramontes, who married Tomás Macías Valadéz on 2 February 1693, in Aguascalientes.  Several of their children moved to and married in Ayo el Chico, Jalisco.  So Joseph, it seems we have a familial connection at last, as tenuous as it may be.
yes I seem to be getting the point. I was pretty tired the first time I read this but yes in time as I order the films and confirm the IGI entries and look into the matter a bit more I'd be very proud to call you Primo.
Any way, back to the burial entry.  Manuel Castañeda died of "evacuación," which literally means evacuation, a description covering many diseases like diarrhea or dysentery.  He was 80 years old when he died in 1823, which if the age was correct, means he was born in 1743.  Later on, I'll prove he was born in 1744, which means he was actually 79 years old when he died.
yes later I'll be very interested in this as I have seen several records where the ages from one record don't quite jive with ages on other records and the difference is a small amount usually about 2 years.


If Manuel was born in 1743 then he would have been 20 to 24 years old when he married in 1763 to 1767.  This fits in with what I found.  I did a search on him and his wife María Lugarda Díaz and found several children, the first of which was born in 1768

MARIA LAURIANA CASTANEDA DIAS
Female
Event(s):
Birth: Christening: 21 JUL 1768  San Luis, Colotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
Parents:
Father: JOSEPH MANUEL CASTANEDA Family
Mother: LUGARDA DIAS
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C602863 1755 - 1768 0443673  Film NONE
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JOSE YGNACIO CASTANEDA DIAS
Male
Event(s):
Birth: Christening: 16 AUG 1781  San Luis, Colotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
Parents:
Father: MANL. CASTANEDA Family
Mother: MA. LUGARDA DIAS  
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C602864 1768 - 1790 0443674  Film NONE
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Yes I have these two records and sooooo very much wanted to see the Abuelos listed but knew beforehand that they wouldn't be listed, but was ever so happy to find that my GGGG-grandparents: Vicente Diaz and Hipolita Rivas were padrinos for one of the above children, I can't remember right now which. Anyway Since they were padrinos I figured that they had to be from the same Diaz family. I was also speculating that since my GGGGG-grandparents, the parents of Vicente were Juan Jose Diaz and Maria Concepcion Castaneda that Lugarda might have married back into the Castaneda family like was pretty common from what I'm seeing. And in this case that is what it very much looks like happened.



Notice that the children were born in Colotlán, Tlaltenango, and Momax.  There's probably more of them out there, but you'll have to go looking for them.

I was not able to find Manuel's marriage with Ma. Lugarda Díaz.  I tried looking for him as Manuel Castañeda and as Joseph Manuel Castañeda, using both different first names, but nothing. 

I also tried doing a parent search and marriage search on Joseph Castañeda and María Melchora Miramontes, but again, nothing.  So, if you can't climb over a wall or go around it, then start digging under it.  There's always a way through

I did searches on any Castañeda/Miramontes children and noticed that there was a couple by the name of Luis Castañeda and Melchora Miramontes.  TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE.  Manuel's father Joseph was really Luis, or probably Joseph Luis Castañeda.  Many times when someone is not sure of a name, they'll just say "José" or "Joseph" which was equivalent to Fulano or "so and so."
Yes I saw this record also and thought it was VERY much worthy of further investigation, but never did I think about them being the parents. I though they might have been other family members marring into the same families again. But not having paid enough careful attention I missed the names of the children while toooo much concentrating on the names of the parents. I probably would have gotten the point eventually but I'm glad your discerning eye took in ALL the information.




LUIS DE CASTANEDA
Male

Event(s):
Birth:   , Aguascalientes, Mexico

Parents:
Father: DIEGO DE CASTANEDA Family
Mother: MARIA YNNOT  (Why not?)  probably María Anna

Marriages:
Marriage: 01 JUN 1738  Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas, Mexico

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M607139 1704 - 1754 0443968  Film NONE
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The marriage extract in the IGI for Luis Castañeda did not mention who he married but I'll bet you a million bucks
I'm not taking that bet because I agree it has to be the marriage of my Heptabuelos Luis and Melchora de los Reyes. And if that is the case then Diego y Maria are my Octabuelos. Yes I have to believe that when I dive into those Tlaltenango records for all these events I'll not only confirm what the IGI says but also find the Diaz family padres on these same levels. thank you so much for this help. I'm going to be so happy to find my family alive and well in Tlaltenango exactly where I thought they were. I just love it when more and more evidence keeps piling up forcing you to have to look in a certain area for your roots. I'd say that evidence is overwhelming at this point. I'm going to have to get my film numbers in order and put in a large order for multiple Tlaltenango films as well as Momax.


My work is done.  Well, I hope this helps you somehow.
you are the master of understatement.

thank you again for your effort on my behalf. Actually on our behalf if it proves out that you and I have the same blood (however thin) pulsing in our veins.

Joseph Louis Puentes


Cordially,
Steven F. Hernández