Jose Domingo Montoya

Male1820–

Brief Life History of Jose Domingo

When Jose Domingo Montoya was born in 1820, in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States, his father, Jose Rafael de Jesus Montoya, was 53 and his mother, Maria Juana Rita Vigil, was 33. He married Maria De La Cruz Martinez on 27 October 1834, in Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Jose Domingo Montoya
1820–
Maria De La Cruz Martinez
1814–1858
Marriage: 27 October 1834
Jose Maria de la Natividad Montoya
1835–1927
Juan Antonio Montoya
1837–1902
Juan Marcelo Montoya
1839–
Luis de Jesus Montoya
1840–
Jose Dolores Montoya
1842–
Pedro Jose Montoya
1845–
Maria Leonisia de Jesus Montoya
1848–
Juan Francisco Montoya
1849–1910
Maria Josefa de Esquipulas Montoya
1850–
Juan Pedro Montoya
1852–

Sources (35)

  • Jose Domingo Montoya, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jose Domingo Montoya in entry for Maria Teodosia Montoya, "New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918"
  • Jose Domingo Montoya, "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 October 1834Taos, Taos, New Mexico, United States
  • Children (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 0

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1820 · Making Land more affordable

    Age 0

    "The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."

    1863

    Age 43

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    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.

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