Marriage Record: Francisco Antonio Garcia and Maria Guadalupe Torres, 23 February 1825, San Miguel Church, Socorro, New Mexico.
Above is the image of my 4th great-grandparents marriage record. The record indicates that Francisco Antonio Garcia, 27 years old (single), was the son of Francisco Gabien (Xavier) Garcia, dead, and Maria Josefa Sanches, also dead. He married Maria Guadalupe Torres, 13 years old (single), the daughter of Santigo Torres and Maria Barbara Ortis, who were living in Socorro. The padrinos (best man and matron of honor) were Jose Antonio Baca* and Maria Manuela Barreras. The witnesses were Antonio de Jesus Marques, Jose Rafael Lopes, and Diego Antonio Belesques. A prenuptial investigation (diligencia) was performed on the couple. Click on this link to view the marriage record. You may have to search for image # 14.
A transcription of the prenuptial investigation (diligencia matrimonio) can be found at this link.**
* Jose Antonio Baca was Francisco Antonio Garcia's half 2nd cousin, once removed through their mutual ancestor Ramon Garcia Jurado. See the chart below. (Sources available upon request.)
** After clicking the link, scroll down to "Fray Angelico Chavez’s New Mexico Roots (1678 - 1869)". Click on Volume IV, and search for page 626. You'll find the investigation there.
Source: Fray Angelico Chavez, New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: A Demographic Perspective from genealogical, historical and geographic data found in the Diligencias Matrimoniales or Pre-Nuptial Investigations (1678-1869) of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. (Santa Fe, New Mexico: typescript, 1982), Volume 4, p. 626.
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