Difference between revisions of "Castro family"
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| − | * | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castro Jose Antonio Castro] held several different high-ranking offices in Mexican-era Alta California. |
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castroville,_California Juan B. Castro] founder of Castroville, was a nephew of Pio Pico, profiled in: [[Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893)]], p433. | ||
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| + | *[[Castro of California (1975 book)]] | ||
| + | *[[History of Soquel Augmentation (3 books, 1st in 2021)]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 8 December 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:
- Antonia married Antonio Feliz
- 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
- Jacinta, grantee of Rancho Refugio along with sisters Candida and Maria de los Angeles, became a nun and renounced her share of the rancho.
- 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:
- Jose Antonio Castro held several different high-ranking offices in Mexican-era Alta California.
- Juan B. Castro founder of Castroville, was a nephew of Pio Pico, profiled in: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893), p433.
Further reading:
