Miguel Ledesma Becerra

Brief Life History of Miguel

When Miguel Ledesma Becerra was born on 5 July 1883, in Jalisco, Mexico, his father, Jose Santos Ledesma Rodrigues, was 54 and his mother, María Antonia López González, was 38. He had at least 3 sons and 5 daughters with Maria de Jesus Justa Velasco. He lived in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 1 April 1937, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Miguel Ledesma Becerra
1883–1937
Maria de Jesus Justa Velasco
1885–1965
Maria Guadalupe Ledesma
1907–1985
Arcadio Ledesma
1909–1991
Michael Ledesma
1911–1988
Dolores Ledesma
1916–2005
Jessie Jesus Ledesma
1917–1998
Josephine Ledesma
1921–1998
Adeline Juanita Ledesma
1924–2007
Harvey Ledesma
1929–2017

Sources (18)

  • Miguel Ledesma, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Miguel Ledesma, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Miguel Ledesma, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1884

Mining code reformed. Subsoil ownership given to landowners. Reelection of Díaz.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Manuel, Miguel, Luis, Salvador, Javier, Mario, Carlos, Rafael, Alberto.

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Ledesma, in the provinces of La Rioja, Salamanca, and Soria. The placename is ancient and probably derives from a superlative form of a Celtic adjective meaning ‘broad, wide’.

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

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