Maria Mercedes Megia
27 September 1847–
Limón, Costa Rica
The Life of Maria Mercedes
When Maria Mercedes Megia was christened on 27 September 1847, in Comala, Colima, Mexico, her father, Jose Maria Mejia, was 24 and her mother, Maria Juana Ximenes, was 21. She had at least 5 daughters with Santos Flores.
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Family Time Line
Santos Flores
1844–
Maria Mercedes Megia
1847–
Maria Ysidra Flores Mejia
1866–
Maria Vrsula Flores Mejia
1867–
Maria Blandina Flores Mejia
1870–
Martiniana Flores Mejia
1873–
Maria Estanislao Flores Mejia
1876–
Spouse and Children
1844–Male
1847–Female
children
(5)
Maria Ysidra Flores Mejia
1866–Female
Maria Vrsula Flores Mejia
1867–Female
Maria Blandina Flores Mejia
1870–Female
Martiniana Flores Mejia
1873–Female
Maria Estanislao Flores Mejia
1876–Female
Parents and Siblings
1823–Male
1826–Female
siblings
(7)
1847–Female
Maria Eusebia Mejia Jimenes
1850–Female
Maria Luisa Mejia
1852–Female
Maria Marciala Megia
1860–Female
Eucebio Mejia
–Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War. Texan independence confirmed. United States annexes territories of Upper California and New Mexico.
1849
Costa Rica ousts William Walker. He wants to extend slavery to Central American countries in an expression of Manifest Destiny. He invades and names himself president of Nicaragua. Costa Rica, with the help of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, defeated Walker and his supporters with 9,000 soldiers.
1880
United States railroad companies receive favorable concessions. Railroad boom.
Name Meaning
Italian: habitational name from a shortened form of Omegna in Novara province.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Merced Mejia en entrada por Maria Estanislao Flores Mejia, "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
- Maria Merced Mejia en entrada por Martiniana Flores Mejia, "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
- Maria Mercedes Megia, "México, bautismos, 1560-1950"
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