Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: JOSEPH de LEIBA and MARIA BONIFACIA ONTIVEROS

Saturday, December 22, 2012

JOSEPH de LEIBA and MARIA BONIFACIA ONTIVEROS

© Kathy Duncan, 2012

Death of Joseph de Leiba:

Joseph Leiva, buried 4 Jan 1765, 115 years old. Frame #0173
[Source: New Mexico Burials Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light (La Castrense) 1726 - 1834 by Henrietta M. Christmas]

1750 Census of Santa Fe:

Josseph Leiba; Maria Bonifacia

[Source: Spanish and Mexican Censuses in New Mexico 1750 - 1830 by Virginia Olmsted. Notation: Eusebio and son Luis Francisco Leiba are living next door.]

Marriages of the children of Joseph de Leiba and Maria Bonifacia Ontiveros:

23 July 1731 - Luis Francisco de Leiba, son of Joseph de Leiba and Maria Bonfacia (no surname), married Juana Getrudis de Arguello, daughter of Juan de Arguello and Gregoria Brito, both of Santa Fe. Witnesses: Paschal Belasques and Getrudis Montolla.
[Source: New Mexico Marriages Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light (La Castrense) 1728 - 1857 Compiled by Margaret Leonard Windham]

22 May 1754 - Joseph de Aragon, single, son of Ambrosio de Aragon and Casilda Gonzalez, both deceased, married Melchora de Leiba, single, daughter of Joseph de Leiba and Maria Bonifacia Ontiveros, Spanish, residents of the village of Santa Fe, all Spanish. Witnesses: Eusebio de Leiba, Juan Richardo, Manuel Vegil.
[Source: New Mexico de San Lorenzo de Picuris Marriages 1726 - 1837 by Betty Pacheco]

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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.

I began my genealogy research in the summer of 1975, less than a month after my high school graduation. When I married in 1983, I started researching my husband's family as well. I was fortunate to start this hobby as a youngster because it gave me an opportunity to correspond with researchers who are long gone; to ask questions of family members -although not enough, never enough; and travel a bit. The result is a lot of information. I've come to the realization that I will probably never be able to afford to publish, so this is my publication.

This blog contains a mixture of information on my husband's family and mine. I've expanded into a second blog called Flimsies and Frippery with the intention of focusing on quilts and dolls, but I have several historical research entries there with more planned, which is why I don't get more quilting done.

Ultimately, genealogy is my passion. This is where I plan to record family stories, research adventures and misadventures, and those serendipitous moments that happen out of the blue. You should be warned that I have a bad habit of going back and adding information and links to individual entries, so it is beneficial to check back often if there is a family of particular interest to you. If you wander in and discover that you are a cousin, please contact me.

Since many younger family members who are new to genealogy are starting to contact me about their ancestors, I've started adding family trees to help them see how everyone is connected. The trees are divided between my family and my husband's. You will find them below under the label's Family Trees - My Husband's Side and Family Trees - My Family's Side.

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