Brief Life History of Maria de los Angeles Refugio
When Maria de los Angeles Refugio Castro was born on 2 June 1834, in California, United States, her father, Rafael De Jesus Antonio Castro, was 30 and her mother, Maria de la Soledad Cota, was 26. She married Nicolas Valencia on 4 November 1850, in Santa Cruz, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Santa Clara, California, United States in 1852 and Soquel, Santa Cruz, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 March 1911, at the age of 76, and was buried in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Mario Castro in entry for Alfred Bernard Hipolito, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Maria Valencia in household of Martin Leake, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mariah Castro, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1828– Male
1834–1911 Female
Children (12)
1851– Female
1853–1915 Male
1854–1900 Female
1855–1939 Male
1857–1900 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1803–1878 Male
1808–1889 Female
Siblings (16)
1823–1883 Male
1823– Female
1825–1906 Male
1829– Male
1831–1851 Female
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
1848 · The California Gold Rush
Age 14
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
Age 23
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Jorge, Miguel, Francisco, Mario, Pedro, Raul. Portuguese Joao, Paulo, Ligia, Vasco, Wenceslao, Armanda, Fernandes.
Galician, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): topographic name from castro ‘castle, fortress’ (from Latin castrum ‘fort, Roman walled city’), or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word. See also De Castro .
Italian and Jewish (from Italy): topographic name for someone who lived by a fortification, from castro ‘fortification’ (see 1 above) or a habitational name for someone from the town of Castro, the center of a Duchy in Lazio (destroyed after its occupation by Papal military forces in 1649). Compare Lo Castro .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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