The Baca / Douglas Genealogy and Family History Blog

28 March 2007

1870 Census: Philip and Tomasa Bourguignon

Below is the census record for Philip Bourguignon, Tomasa Gonzales and family.

This record can be found on the web page 1870 Federal Census Socorro County, New Mexico Territory (File 3 of 17).

Precinct # 2: Lemitar. Territory: New Mexico. County: Socorro. Enumerated by J. M. Shaw on August 7, 1870.

Dwelling 46; Family 42.

Page 467B.

Bouguignon, Philip, 42 years old, Male, White, general merchant, Real Value $2,000, Personal Property $1,500, Birthplace: Darmstadt *, father and mother foreign born, eligible to vote.

Page 468A.

Bouguignon, Tomasa,28 years old, Female, White, keeping house, born in New Mexico.

Bouguignon, Margarita, 12 years old, Female, White, born in New Mexico, father foreign born, in school within the year.

Bourguignon, Philip,10 year old, Male, White, born in New Mexico, father foreign born, in school within the year.

Bouguignon, Andrea, 8 years old, Female, White, born in New Mexico, father foreign born, in school within the year.

Bouguignon, Edward, 6 years old, Male, White, born in New Mexico, father foreign born.

Bouguignon, Jesus Maria, 3 years old, Male, White, born in New Mexico, father foreign born.

Bouguignon, Louis, 3/12 years old, Male, White, born in New Mexico, born in March of this year.

Lopez, Jose, 18 years old, Male, White, laborer, born in New Mexico

Gonzales, Maria, 18 years old, Female, White, domestic servant, born in New Mexico.

*Hesse Darmstadt, Germany

12 March 2007

Founding Families of Alburquerque


Some of the book's authors.

Originally uploaded by abqbobcat.



On March 10, 2007, the New Mexico Genealogical Society released the book "Aqui Se Comienza". The book is a genealogy of the Spanish founding families of Alburquerque, New Mexico. Pictured are some of the book's authors. I am the man standing 3rd from the left.


The book took 3 1/2 years to publish. Originally it was supposed to be published by March 2006 for the Alburquerque Tricentennial. However, the editors wanted to make sure that it was as polished a work as possible. Personally, I took about 3 months to research and write the two chapters that I contributed.


For more information about the book, visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website.