Manuel Macario Cordon

Brief Life History of Manuel Macario

When Manuel Macario Cordon was born on 6 September 1827, in Teculután, Zacapa, Guatemala, his father, Jose Alejandro Cordon Sosa, was 30 and his mother, Juliana De León Cordón, was 21. He married Maria Dolores Ordonez Cordon on 11 May 1849, in Zacapa, Guatemala. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died in his hometown.

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Family Time Line

Manuel Macario Cordon
1827–
Maria Dolores Ordonez Cordon
1828–1891
Marriage: 11 May 1849
Andres Antonio Cordon Ordoñes
1850–
María Refugio Cordón Ordóñez
1851–1930
Refugio Cordon de Chacon
1852–1929
Clara Rosa Cordón
1853–1878
Felipe Cordón Ordonez
1856–1933
Fernando Cordón Ordóñez
1858–1909
Jesus Cordon
1859–1893
Engracia Cordón Ordoñez
1861–1882
Abelino Cordón Ordóñez
1866–
Alejandro Cordon
1868–

Sources (19)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Macario Cordon - Church record: birth-name: Macario Cordon
  • San Pedro. Religious Marriage Records 1834–1850
  • Macario Cordon in entry for Clara Rosa Cordon, "Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994"

World Events (5)

1871

A number of liberal dictators ruled Guatemala. They promoted economic growth. They also encouraged foreigners to immigrate to the country.

1873

Guatemala ruled by liberal President Justo Rufino Barrios, who modernises the country, develops the army and introduces coffee growing.

1906

The United States company called the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Brands International) began developing banana plantations in Guatemala.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jorge, Julio, Ricardo, Emilio, Jose, Juan, Luis, Pablo, Rigoberto, Acevedo, Adan.

Spanish (Cordón): nickname from cordón ‘cord, string’, derived from cuerda ‘rope’, or a metonymic occupational name from cordon, a medieval loanword from French (see 2 below).

English and French: from Old French cordon ‘cord, ribbon’, a diminutive of corde ‘string, cord’; hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cord or ribbon.

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

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