When Maria Del Refugio Ygnacia Sandoval was born on 22 April 1820, in Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States, her father, Jose Ignacio Sandoval, was 31 and her mother, Maria Guadalupe Santistevan, was 23. She married Antonio Jose Torres on 28 March 1842, in Ranchos de Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States. She was buried in Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Hispanic (Philippines and Mexico): from a short form of the Marian personal name María del Refugio, or perhaps a nickname from Spanish refugio ‘refuge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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