When Antonio Jose Montoya was born in September 1749, in Nuevo México, New Spain, his father, Salvador Montoya, was 30 and his mother, Juana Barbara Vigil, was 30. He married Maria Manuela De Herrera about 1777, in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died before 29 July 1828, in La Puebla, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, and was buried in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Nuevo México, Mexico.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Mario, Ruben, Jesus, Jorge, Ramon, Francisco, Miguel. Portuguese Godofredo, Marcio.
Spanish: topographic name based on monte ‘mountain’, or a habitational name from an unidentified place with this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
This is my transcription of this record: Joseph Antonio [in margin] En treinta de Septiembre de mil sietecientos quarenta y nueve bautice solemnemente a Joseph Antonio hijo legitimo de Salbador Mont …
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