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BUSTAMANTE NIETO RUIZ, Maria de la "Nieves"

Female Abt 1817 - 1904  (~ 87 years)


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  • Name BUSTAMANTE NIETO RUIZ, Maria de la "Nieves" 
    • NAME VARIATIONS:
      - Maria de la Nieves BUSTAMANTE; Confirmation record
      - Maria de las Nieves (BUSTAMANTE) NIETO; dau. Maria de la Merced 1833 Confirmation record
      - Maria de la Nieves NIETO; Marriage Investigation (Note: She was adopted by Juan Jose NIETO & Maria Tomasa TAPIA, while widowed mother was still living)
      - Niebes VUSTAMANTE; 1844 Padron/Census
      - Nieves RUIZ; various msn. records
      - Nieves R.; various msn. records
      - Maria Nieves RUIZ; dau. Margarita's 1849 Baptism record
      - Nievez BUSTAMANTE (NIETO); dau. Concepcion's 1851 Confirmation record
      - Nieves URIBES; dau. Altagracia's 1871 Marriage record
    Nickname Nieves 
    Gender Female 
    Born Abt. 1817  Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • NIEVES BUSTAMANTE'S (b. Abt. 1817) BIRTH FATHER DISCREPANCY:
      - Father, Manuel BUSTAMANATE (deceased [died Sep 1816]); 1831 Confirmation record
      - Father, UNKNOWN; 1833 Marriage Investigation record

      ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR DISCREPANCIES:
      - 1817; Sep 1833 Marriage Investigation Age 16
      - 1819; 1844 Census Age 25
      - 1827; 1852 Census Age 25
      - 1810; 1860 Census Age 50
      - 1820; 1870 Census Age 50
      - 1820; 1880 Census Age 60
      - 1810; 1900 Census Age 90
      - 1794; Tombstone inscription
    Christened 5 Nov 1831  Mission San Gabriel, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • THIS IS HER CONFIRMATION DATE
      BAPTISM: Cannot locate a Baptism record
    Census 1844  Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/listed husband & children 
    Census 1852  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    w/children 
    Census 26 Jun 1860  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    w/children 
    Census 29 Jun 1870  Soledad, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    w/children 
    • CENSUS LOCATION: Soledad is found south of Acton, which is located in the mountains in Santa Clarita Valley of Northern Los Angeles County, and adjacent to the Antelope Valley [Palmdale, Lancaster area] on the north. The Soledad Saugus area turned into Acton after the 1880 census.
    Census 16-17 Jun 1880  Soledad, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    widowed; w/son & granddaughter; near dau. & her husb. 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    widowed; w/daughter & son-in-law 
    Died 1904  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1904  Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I24196  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2017 

    Father UNKNOWN, Unknown 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother RODRIGUEZ, Maria Patricia Josepha,   b. 16 Mar 1786, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F7768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father NIETO, Juan Jose,   b. 3 Feb 1781, San Diego, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1850, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother TAPIA, Maria Tomasa,   b. Mar 1787, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 28 Mar 1851, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Family ID F5691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 UNKNOWN, Unknown 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. NIETO, Maria de la Merced "Juana",   b. Abt. 1833, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 VARGAS, Julian,   b. Abt. 1812, Taos, Taos, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Sep-Oct 1833  Mission San Gabriel, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • NOTE: Cannot find evidence that marriage took place-JSR

      MARRIAGE INVESTIGATION DATES:
      - 22 Sep 1833; Marriage investigation begun
      - 29 Sep 1833; Nieves' birth mother & adoptive parents (at Rancho Los Nietos) give permission for her to marry
      - 14 Oct 1833; Marriage ok'd by Padre Duran
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 ARENAS, Luis,   b. Abt. 1792, Sonora, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
    +1. BUSTAMANTE RUIZ ARENAS, Juan,   b. Abt. 1840, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 RIVAS, Juan de Dios,   b. Abt. 1809, Columbia, South America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 21 Oct 1848, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married Bef. 1843  Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Type: cannot locate a marriage record 
    • LISTED AS A MARRIED COUPLE:
      - Dau. Concepcion's Baptism record
      - 1844 L.A. PADRON/CENSUS
    Children 
     1. RUIZ RIVAS, Maria Concepcion,   b. Abt. Aug 1842, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. RUIZ RIVAS, Francisco,   b. 4 Oct 1845, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1938, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 FOSTER, Stephen Clarke "Estevan",   b. Abt. 1820, New Brunswick Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. RUIZ FOSTER, Margarita,   b. 24 Sep 1849, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 6 RUIZ, Jose,   b. Bef. 1832 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. RUIZ, Altagracia,   b. 12 Oct 1852, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1941, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 7 MARTINEZ, Cayetano,   b. Abt. 1832, Sonora, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Type: not married 
    • CAYETANO MARTINEZ MAY BE THE FATHER OF NIEVES BUSTAMANTE NIETO RUIZ'S TWO OTHER CHILDREN:

      Child #1. Margarita RUIZ FOSTER (b. 1849):   Her POSSIBLE record: Msn. S.G. Confirmation #143) [Jan. 6, 1856]- MARGARITA MARTINEZ, of Cayetano y Nieves Cruz ...

      Child #2. Altagracia RUIZ (b. 1852):   Her POSSIBLE record: Msn. S.G. Confirmation #45) [Jan. 6, 1856]- ALTAGRACIA MARTINEZ, of Cayetano y Maria Altagracia ...

      FACTS:
      - Identified as father of Child #3. Ylario RUIZ MARTINEZ (b. 1853): L.A. Plaza Church Confirmation #917) [Dec 27, 1855]- YLARIO MARTINEZ, h.l. de Cayetano y Nieves Ruiz ...
      - Padres were known for hiding identities of parents.
      - Cayetano MARTINEZ married in 1858 to widowed Guadalupe ALVARADO.

    Children 
     1. RUIZ FOSTER, Margarita,   b. 24 Sep 1849, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. RUIZ, Altagracia,   b. 12 Oct 1852, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1941, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. RUIZ MARTINEZ, Ylario,   b. Abt. 1853, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 8 UNKNOWN, Unknown 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. RUIZ, Maria Eloysa,   b. Abt. Jan 1855, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 9 UNKNOWN, Unknown 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. RUIZ, Francisca,   b. Abt. Nov 1856, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 10 PORTER, David,   b. Bef. 1839 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
     1. RUIZ PORTER, Luis,   b. Abt. Sep 1859, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F7786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1817 - Los Angeles, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 5 Nov 1831 - Mission San Gabriel, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Sep-Oct 1833 - Mission San Gabriel, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: cannot locate a marriage record - Bef. 1843 - Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/listed husband & children - 1844 - Los Angeles, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/children - 1852 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/children - 26 Jun 1860 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/children - 29 Jun 1870 - Soledad, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - widowed; w/son & granddaughter; near dau. & her husb. - 16-17 Jun 1880 - Soledad, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - widowed; w/daughter & son-in-law - 1 Jun 1900 - Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1904 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1904 - Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S081] Alta Cal Msn Bk #43_1778-1899_Sn G_Conf, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, (Thomas Workman Temple III), 5 Nov 1831.
      CONFIRMATION - Msn. San Gabriel
      #1919) [5 November 1831]- MARIA DE LAS NIEVES BUSTAMANTE, of el dfo. Manuel y Patricia Rodriguez,
      hija adoptiva de Juan Jose Nieto y Maria Tomasa Tapia, who was the madrina.

    2. [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), page 149; [148/173], 1852.
      1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - Los Angeles County, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - BIRTH PLACE
      1. Nives Ruiz - 25 - F - _ - Cal
      2. Juan Ruiz - 10 - M - _ - Cal
      3. Francisco Ruiz - 7 - M - _ - Cal
      4. Margarita Ruiz - 2 - F - _ - Cal
      5. Alta Garcia Ruiz - 1 - F - _ - Cal
      6. Concepcion Ruiz - 8 - F - _ - Cal

    3. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), pages 84-85 (376-377); [84-85/158], 26 Jun 1860.
      1860 CENSUS - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #1046
      36. Nieves Ruiz - 50 - F - _ - 2000/250 - California
      37. Fermin Ruiz - 22 - M - Laborer - _ - California
      38. Juan Ruiz - 20 - M - Laborer - _ - California
      39. Concepcion Ruiz - 16 - F - _ - _ - California
      40. Francisco Ruiz - 15 - M - Laborer - _ - California
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      1. Margarita Ruiz - 11 - F - _ - _ - California
      2. Altagracia Ruiz - 9 - F - _ - _ - California
      3. Ilario Ruiz - 7 - M - _ - _ - California
      4. Francisca Ruiz - 3 - F - _ - _ - California

    4. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 6 (632); [6/7], 29 Jun 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Soledad, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #46
      10. Nevis Ruis - 50 - F - Keeps House - _/200 - California
      11. Altagracia Ruis - 17 - F - Keeps House - _ - California
      12. Elena Ruis - 15 - M - At Home - _ - California
      13. Louis Ruis - 12 - M - At Home - _ - California

    5. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 5 (472); [4/7], 16-17 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - Soledad, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #43
      1. Nievis Ruiz - 60 - _ - W - Keeping House - California/Mexico/Mexico
      2. Louis Ruiz - 18 - Son - S - Laborer - California/Mexico/Mexico

      3. Ella Sands - 11 - Grandchild - S - At home - California/California/California

      FAMILY #50
      42. Juan Celis - 41 - _ - M - Farmer - California/Spain/California
      43. Altagracia Celis - 27 - Wife - M - Keeping house - California/Does not know/California
      44. Daniel Burchet - 89 [59?-JSR] - Lives w family - M - Laborer - Vermont/New York/New York

    6. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 6A (145); [3/9], 1 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - Fairmont, Los Angeles, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - OCCUPATION - YR IMMG/YRS IN USA/NAT - HOME: O/R - H/F
      FAMILY #33
      29. Juan De Celis - Head - June 1835 - 64 - M - 28 - _ - California/Spain/California - Farmer - O - F
      30. Altagracia De Celis - Wife - Oct 1852 - 47 - M - 28 - 0/0 - California/Mexico/Mexico
      31. Niebis M. Ruiz - Mother-in-law - Apr 1810 - 90 - Wd - 4/3 - Mexico/Mexico/Mexico


    7. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20739666.
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Nieves Ruiz
      Birth: 1794
      Death: 1904

      Bio: see web site

      Nieves is buried here beside her daughter Altagracia Ruiz and son inlaw Juan De Celia

      Inscription:
      " Dear Mother rest in peace"

      Note: birth date is wrong. records show that Nieves was 16 years old in 1833

      Burial:
      Ruiz-Perea Family Cemetery
      Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California

    8. [S068] Alta Cal Msn Bk #35_1774-1855_Sn Gab_Marr, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, (Thomas Workman Temple III), 22 Sep 1833.
      MARRIAGE
      #) 22 September 1833 - Pueblo de Los Angeles INFS. for: JULIAN BARGAS, 21, natural del Valle de Taos, Territorio del Nuevo Mexico, de Esteban y Maria Andrea Tafoya de Obispado del Nuevo Mexico, con licencia del Senor Alcalde del Pueblo;
      con MARIA DE LAS NIEVES NIETO, 16, de Maria Patricia Rodriguez, de este Pueblo y de Padre No Conocido, aunque en el Publico repudado hija legitima de Juan Jose Nieto y de Maria Tomasa Tapia, de este Pueblo.
      (29 September 1833, at Rancho de Los Nietos, permission of Maria Patricia Rodriguez, mother, and voluntad de los Padres que la crearon).
      Testigos de asistancia: Jose Maria Lugo, Juan Ballesteros, y Juan de Dios Bravo, avecindado en el Pueblo.
      Testigos por el: Juan Valdez, 25, vecino del Pueblo, lo conoce 6 meses; Juan Bautista Bijil, 20, de San Geronimo de Taos, Nuevo Mexico;
      lo conoce desde chiquito que ha dejado de tener relaciones con el hace 3 anos hasta el mes de Mayo del presente ano, que ha vuelto a vivir con el.;
      Luciano Grijalva, 27, de la Ciudad de Arispe, en el Estado de Sonora. Lo conoce desde el ano 1823 y desde entonces tubo siempre relaciones con el.
      Testigos por ella: Jose Maria Navarro, 64, vecino de este Pueblo; la conoce desde chiquita; Nicolas Alanis, 50, vecino de este Pueblo; la conoce desde chiquita. 14 October 1833.
      OK'd by Narciso Duran, Santa Barbara.

    9. [S210] CENSUS 1844 - Alta California LA, Marie E. Northrop - Historical Society of Southern California, (University of California Press), pages 364-365 (Arch. Ref. 734-735); [6-7/59], 1844.
      1844 PADRON (Census) - Ciudad de Los Angeles y su Jurisdiccion
      NOMBRES - EDAD - RESIDENCIA - PROFECION - NATURAL DE - ESTADO - OBSERVACION
      Niebes Vustamante - 25 - Angeles - _ - Angeles - C
      Juan Vustamante - 4 - Angeles - _ - Angeles
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      Concepcion Vustamte - 1 - Angeles - _ - Angeles
      Juan Ribas - 35 - Angeles - Sastre - Columbia - C