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COTA, Evarista "Celestina"

Female 1857 - 1946  (89 years)


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  • Name COTA, Evarista "Celestina" 
    • NAME VARIATIONS:
      - Celestine VASQUEZ; 1880 Census
    Nickname Celestina 
    Gender Female 
    Born 26 Oct 1857  San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BIRTH YEAR DISCREPANCY:
      - 1857 (Bap. Record)
      - 1856 (Death Certificate)
    Christened 10 Nov 1857  Plaza Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Census 28 Jul 1870  San Pasqual, San Diego, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 10 Jun 1880  Azusa, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband & children 
    Census 27 Jun 1900  Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband & children 
    Census 25 Apr 1910  La Puente, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband & children; 2 houses down from b-i-l & his family 
    Census 11 Mar 1920  Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband, sons & grandson 
    Census 28 Apr 1930  Newport Beach, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband, son & grandsons 
    Census 25 Apr 1940  Newport Beach, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/husband 
    Died 8 Nov 1946  Costa Mesa, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 90y 0m 12d 
    Cause: Cerebral thrombosis - recurrent; 
    Buried 12 Nov 1946  Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I17030  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2020 

    Father COTA, Serafico,   b. Abt 1830, Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1908, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother RIVERA, Francisca,   b. Abt 1840, Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family VASQUEZ, Jose Victor "Manuel" de Jesus,   b. 22 Dec 1855, Azusa, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1943, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1874  Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Children 
     1. VASQUEZ, Angela,   b. 3 Oct 1874, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1932, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. VASQUEZ, Genaro,   b. 10 Sep 1876, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. VASQUEZ, Juan,   b. May 1878, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. VASQUEZ, Pedro,   b. Apr 1880, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. VASQUEZ, Rita,   b. Jun 1883, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. VASQUEZ, Daniel Cota,   b. 6 Sep 1885, Azusa, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1926, La Puente, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     7. VASQUEZ, Ricardo,   b. Apr 1887, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. VASQUEZ, Manuel C. "Charley",   b. Nov 1889, El Monte, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. VASQUEZ, Victoria,   b. Dec 1893, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. VASQUEZ, Francisco,   b. Abt 1904, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F5477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Oct 1857 - San Diego County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 10 Nov 1857 - Plaza Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 28 Jul 1870 - San Pasqual, San Diego, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1874 - Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband & children - 10 Jun 1880 - Azusa, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband & children - 27 Jun 1900 - Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband & children; 2 houses down from b-i-l & his family - 25 Apr 1910 - La Puente, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband, sons & grandson - 11 Mar 1920 - Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband, son & grandsons - 28 Apr 1930 - Newport Beach, Orange, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/husband - 25 Apr 1940 - Newport Beach, Orange, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 90y 0m 12d - 8 Nov 1946 - Costa Mesa, Orange, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Nov 1946 - Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, Orange, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S019] Alta Cal Msn Bk #06_1848-1858_LA Pl Ch_Bap, Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III).
      BAPTISM
      #1671) Nov 10 [1857]- EVARISTA CELESTINA COTA, b. Oct 26th of Serafico y Francisca Rivera.
      Ramon Carrillo y Vicenta Sepulveda, pads.

    2. [S027] Alta Cal Msn Bk #14_1778-1888_Sn Dgo_Conf, Mission San Diego de Alcala or Presidio Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III).
      CONFIRMATION
      #) [July 15, 1869- En SAN PASCUAL]- CELESTINA COTA, h.l. de Serafico y Francisco Rivera;
      Dolores Feliz, mad.

    3. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 1 [519]; 1/14, 28 Jul 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - San Pasqual, San Diego, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #6
      31. Cirafica Cota - 40 - M - Farm Laborer - _/100 - Sonora
      32. Francisca Cota - 30 - F - Keeps House - _ - Sonora
      33. Jesus Cota - 16 - M - At Home - _ - Sonora
      34. Celestina Cota - 12 - F - At Home - _ - Sonora
      35. Hile Cota - 11 - M - At Home - _ - Sonora
      36. Ramona Cota - M - _ - _ - Sonora
      37. Enas Cota - 7 - F - _ - _ - Sonora
      38. Margalda Cota- 5 - F - _ - _ - Sonora
      39. Jose Cota - 3 - M - _ - _ - Sonora
      40. Juan Cota - 5/12 - M - _ - _ - Sonora

    4. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2020/118/117766376_58161953-960c-468b-b3b6-bd98cc9a1692.jpeg, 8 Nov 1946.
      DEATH CERTIFICATE (findagrave memorial)
      Certificate No.: 46 082721 3919
      District No.: 3055
      Registrar's No.: 790
      Name: SELESTINA VASQUEZ
      Death Date: 08:00 AM, 8 Nov 1946
      Death Place: 15th & Monrovia Sts., Costa Mesa, Orange, California
      Cause of Death: Cerebral thrombosis - recurrent; due to Generalized arteriosclerosis and Hypertensioni
      Sex: Female
      Color/Race: White
      Age: 90y 0m 12d
      Birth Date: 26 Oct 1856
      Birth Place: San Diego County, California
      Occupation: Housewife
      Industry: At Home
      Residence: 15th & Monrovia Sts., Costa Mesa, Orange, California
      Length of Residence: In This Community - 19 Yrs; In California - Life
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Husband's Name: Manuel Vasquez
      Father's Name: Cerafica Cota
      Father's Birth Place: Sonora, Mexico
      Mother's Maiden Name: Francisca Rivera
      Mother's Birth Place: Sonora, Mexico
      Burial Date: 12 Nov 1946
      Burial Place: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
      Informant: Mrs. Rita Higuera
      Informant's Address: Costa Mesa, (Orange), California

    5. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117766376/celestina-cota-vasquez.
      BURIAL
      CELESTINA COTA VASQUEZ
      BIRTH: 26 Oct 1856
      San Diego County, California, USA
      DEATH: 8 Nov 1946 (aged 90)
      Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, USA
      BURIAL
      Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
      Orange, Orange County, California, USA
      PLOT: Section B, Lot 20, Grave 2

      FAMILY MEMBERS
      Spouse
      Manuel Vasquez 1855-1943 (m. 1874)

      Children
      Angela Cota Vasquez Espinosa 1874-1932
      Genaro Cota Vasquez 1876-1966
      Rita V Vasquez Higuera 1883-1970
      Manuel Carlos Cota Vasquez 1890-1972

    6. [S070] Alta Cal Msn Bk #37_1858-1909_Sn Gab_Marr , Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, Book of Marriages 1858-1909, (T.W. Temple, mission extracts, Book #37).
      MARRIAGE
      #316) June 29, 1874 - MANUEL VASQUEZ, residente de San Jose, de Leon y Angela Acedo;
      con CELESTINA COTA, residente de San Jose, de Serafico y Francisca Rivera.
      Juan Jose Serrano y F. Cota, wits.

    7. [S216] AVS-Marriages - 1850-1952 - California Co., Familysearch.org, California County Marriages 1850-1952, (familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL7P-KJ4, 29 Jun 1874.
      LICENSE & MARRIAGE (California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, familysearch.org)
      Record Image: 004540545; image #479/604
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-BF9G-8B?i=478&cc=1804002&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXL7P-KJ4
      LOS ANGELES COUNTY
      Page: 238
      Groom: MANUEL VASQUEZ
      Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1874
      Marriage Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California
      Age: 18 (est. YOB 1856)
      Nativity: California
      Residence: San Jose, Los Angeles, California

      Bride: CELESTINA COTA
      Spouse's Age: 17 (est. YOB 1857)
      Nativity: California
      Residence: San Jose, Los Angeles, California
      Note: "Parties above named being under age the consent of the parents has been obtained as per affidavit of Louis Castro on file in my office"

      Witnesses:
      1) Jose Juan Serrano
      Residence: San Jose, Los Angeles, California
      2) Jesus Cota
      Residence: San Jose, Los Angeles, California
      Married by: Revd. Philip Farley

    8. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 11C (381); 11/17, 10 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - Azusa, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #82
      25. Manuel Vasquez - 25 - _ - M - Farmer - California/Mexico/Mexico
      26. Celestine Vasquez - 23 - Wife - M - Keeping House - California/California/California
      27. Angela Vasquez - 6 - Daughter - S - At Home - California/California/California
      28. Canaro Vasquez - 4 - Son - S - At Home - California/California/California
      29. Juan Vasquez - 1 - Son - S - At Home - California/California/California

    9. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), pages 16A-16B [38]; 31-32/42, 27 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - District 121, Rowland, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - OCCUPATION - HOME: O/R_H/F
      FAMILY #444
      47. Manuel Vasquez - Head - Dec 1854 - 45 - M - 25 - _ - California/California/Mexico - Farmer - R_F
      48. Celestina Vasquez - Wife - Oct 1859 - 40 - M - 25 - 11/9 - California/Mexico/Mexico
      49. Genaro Vasquez - Son - Sept 1876 - 23 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - Farm Laborer
      50. Juan Vasquez - Son - May 1878 - 22 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - Farm Laborer
      NOTE: ANCESTRY.COM ERRONEOUSLY LISTS THREE CHILDREN NOT PART OF THIS FAMILY ON THE FAMILY DATA PAGE. THE CENSUS IMAGE SHOWS THE BELOW NAMES THAT DO BELONG TO THIS FAMILY..."
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      51. Pedro Vasquez - Son - Apr 1880 - 20 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - Farm Laborer
      52. Rita Vasquez - Daughter - June 1883 - 16 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - At School
      53. Daniel Vasquez - Son - Sept 1884 - 15 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - At School
      54. Richardo Vasquez - Son - Apr 1887 - 13 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - At School
      55. Manuel Vasquez - Son - Nov 1889 - 10 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - At School
      56. Victoria - Daughter - Dec 1893 - 6 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California

    10. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 4B [188]; 8/21, 25 Apr 1910.
      1910 CENSUS - District 320, Puente, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILD: Born/Living - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr. Imm/Nat-Al - OCCUPATION - HOME: Own/Rent_Home/Farm
      FAMILY #71
      76. Jose J Serrano - Head - 69 - Wd - _ - _ - Mex/Mex/Mex - 1864/Na - None - O_H
      77. Jesusita Serrano - Daughter - 23 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/Mexico - _ - Making Cartidges/Powder Factory
      78. Arcadia Serrano - Daughter - 20 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/Mexico - _ - Making Cartidges/Powder Factory
      79. Frank Serrano - Son - 18 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/Mexico - _ - Farm Laborer/Working Out
      ...
      FAMILY #73
      84. Manuel Vasquez - Head - 62 - M1 - 35 - _ - California/Mexico/Mexico - _ - Farmer/General Farm - O_F
      85. Celestina Vasquez - Wife - 54 - M1 - 35 - 13/10 - California/Mexico/Mexico - _ - None
      86. Ricardo Vasquez - Son - 22 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - _ - Laborer/Odd Jobs
      87. Manuel Vasquez - Son - 20 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - _ - Laborer/Odd Jobs
      88. Pedro Vasquez - Son - 30 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - _ - Laborer/Odd Jobs
      89. Victoria Vasquez - Daughter - 16 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - _ - None
      90. Francisco Vasquez - Son - 6 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California - _ - None


    11. [S176] CENSUS 1920 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 2A [24]; 46/52, 11 Mar 1920.
      1920 CENSUS - District 547, Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - HOME Own/Rent - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED/WIDOWED - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - Yr Immig/Natura - OCCUPATION/INDUSTRY
      FAMILY #30
      ADDRESS:
      24. Manuel Vasquez - Head - O - 64 - M - California/Mexico/Mexico - Farmer/General Farm
      25. Celestina Vasquez - Wife - _ - 62 - M - California/Mexico/Mexico - None
      26. Pedro Vasquez - Son - _ - 37 - S - California/California/California - Farm Laborer/Working Out
      27. Francisco Vasquez - Son - _ - 16 - S - California/California/California - None

      28. Alfonso Ryan - Grandson - _ - 2 - S - California/California/California - None

    12. [S177] CENSUS 1930 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 21 B [291]; 42/61, 28 Apr 1930.
      1930 CENSUS - District 51, Newport Beach, Orange, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - HOME Owned/Rented_Value of Home/Rent - AGE AT LAST BDAY - MARITAL CONDITION - AGE AT 1ST MARR - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - OCCUPATION
      FAMILY #633
      62. Manuela Vasquez - Head - R_5 - 74 - M - 19 - California/Mexico/Mexico - Farmer/Farm
      63. Celestine Vasquez - Wife - _ - 73 - M - 18 - California/Mexico/Mexico - None
      64. Pedro Vasquez - Son - _ - 49 - S - _ - California/California/California - Farmer/Farm

      65. Sylvester Vasquez - Grand-son - _ - 15 - S - _ - California/California/California - None
      66. Fidel Vasquez - Grand-son - _ - 13 - S - _ - California/California/California - None
      67. Alphonso Vasquez - Grand-son - _ - 13 - S - _ - California/California/California - None
      68. Harold Vasquez - Grand-son - _ - 6 - S - _ - California/California/California - None

    13. [S178] CENSUS 1940 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 14A [1034]; 27/46, 25 Apr 1940.
      1940 CENSUS - E.D. 30-55, Newport Beach, Orange, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - HOME: Owned/Rented_Value - AGE - MARITAL STATUS - EDU: Highest Grade - BORN - Res. Apr 1935: R=Other places/Co./State - OCCUPATION
      FAMILY #307
      ADDRESS: 695 West 18 Street
      ...
      3. Manuel Vasrues - Head - R_5 - 84 - M - 0 - California - Same Place
      4. Selestina Vasrues - Wife - _ - 82 - M - 0 - California - Same Place