Difference between revisions of "Castro family"
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* 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 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: | **Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an ''invalido''. Of the surviving children: | ||
| + | *** Antonia married [[Feliz family|Antonio Feliz]] | ||
*** Rafaela ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83497677/maria_rafaela-inocencia-castro_de_rodr%C3%ADguez 1799-1841]) - married [[Rodriguez family|Francisco Rodriguez]] | *** Rafaela ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83497677/maria_rafaela-inocencia-castro_de_rodr%C3%ADguez 1799-1841]) - married [[Rodriguez family|Francisco Rodriguez]] | ||
*** Rafael ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34202905/rafael-castro 1803-1878]) was grantee of ''Rancho Aptos'', and is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Aptos. | *** Rafael ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34202905/rafael-castro 1803-1878]) was grantee of ''Rancho Aptos'', and is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Aptos. | ||
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*** Candida married [[Bolcoff, Josef|Josef Bolcoff]] | *** Candida married [[Bolcoff, Josef|Josef Bolcoff]] | ||
*** Maria de los Angeles married [[Majors, Joseph L.|Joseph Majors]] | *** Maria de los Angeles married [[Majors, Joseph L.|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. | ** Carlos - born during the 1776 march. ''[[Mayor domo]]'' of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812. | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 17 November 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:
- 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.
