Francisco Meliton Vigil

Brief Life History of Francisco Meliton

When Francisco Meliton Vigil was born on 5 July 1879, in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, United States, his father, Miguel Antonio Vigil, was 29 and his mother, Maria Emiliana Bustos, was 17. He married Filomena Garcia on 27 April 1904, in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 6, Huerfano, Colorado, United States in 1880 and Election Precinct 10 North Veta, Huerfano, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 21 December 1921, in Huerfano, Colorado, United States, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Francisco Meliton Vigil
1879–1921
Filomena Garcia
1884–1963
Marriage: 27 April 1904
Miguel Antonio Vigil
1905–1983
Beatriz Vigil
1908–1981
Casimiro Vigil
1910–1987
Onofre Norma Vigil
1912–1994
Samuel Vigil
1913–1980
Maria Nina Vigil
1915–1923
Eva M Vigil
1917–2005
Richard Paul Vigil
1920–1981
Frances M Vigil
1922–2010

Sources (19)

  • Meliton Vigil in household of Miguel Vigil, "Colorado State Census, 1885"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Francisco Meliton Vigil - Government record: birth-name: Francisco Meliton Vigil
  • Francisco Vigil, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Denver becomes State Capitol

On Nov 8 1881, Denver becomes the state capitol, due to an economic boom the city experienced in the 1880s.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Carlos, Orlando, Alfonso, Luis, Ramon, Arturo, Francisco, Eloy, Ricardo.

Asturian-Leonese: Castilianized form of a habitational name from a place called Vixil, in the district of Siero, Asturias (Spain).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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