Family: LEYVA, Emigdio "Rafael" Benvenuto / ORTEGA, Maria Josefa (F7015)

• Father | Male LEYVA, Emigdio "Rafael" Benvenuto

  
  

  Born	23 Mar 1813	Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Christened	24 Mar 1813	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Died
  Buried
  Married	24 Mar 1846  [1, 2, 3]	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	DOMINGUEZ, Maria Concepcion Emigdia | F7146 (not married)
  Married
  Father	LEYVA, Jose Rufino | F3497 Group Sheet
  Mother	GARCIA, Maria Francisca Lopez | F3497 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female ORTEGA, Maria Josefa

  
  

  Born	30 Jul 1823	Alta California
  Christened	31 Jul 1823	Mission San Gabriel, Alta California
  Died
  Buried
  Other Spouse	COTA, Manuel Antonio | F7016 (cannot locate a marriage record)
  Married
  Father	ORTEGA, Josef Antonio Miguel | F5637 Group Sheet
  Mother	CORDERO, Maria Lugarda "Segunda" | F5637 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male LEYVA, Rufino

  
  

  Born	29 Oct 1846	Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Christened	31 Oct 1846	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male LEYVA, Rafael

  
  

  Born	18 Sep 1848	Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Christened	20 Sep 1848	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Died	Abt. 22 Oct 1848	Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Buried	23 Oct 1848	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California

  
  

  Child 3 | Female + LEYVA, Maria "Rafaela" del Refugio

  
  

  Born	23 Jul 1850	Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Christened	27 Jul 1850	Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California
  Died	Bef. 20 Jun 1878	Santa Barbara County, California
  Buried	Bef. 20 Jun 1878	Santa Barbara County, California
  Spouse	CORDERO, Francisco Narcizo | F7017
  Married	28 May 1869	Mission Santa Ynez, Solvang, Santa Barbara, California

  
  

  Child 4 | Female LEYVA, Isabel

  
  

  Born	Abt. 1852	Santa Barbara County, California
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female LEYVA, Juana Deo Gracia

  
  

  Born	Abt. 1860	Santa Barbara County, California
  Died	14 Aug 1879	Santa Barbara County, California
  Buried	16 Aug 1879	Mission Santa Ynez, Solvang, Santa Barbara, California
  Spouse	CORDERO, Francisco Narcizo | F7018
  Married	20 Jun 1878	Mission Santa Ynez, Solvang, Santa Barbara, California

  
  

• Notes

  Married: CORRECT COUPLE MENTIONED IN THIS RECORD: UNSUBSTANTIATED, but MOST LIKELY, these are the correct persons mentioned in this marriage record. - This Rafael Leyba is the only unattached Rafael Leyba in the Santa Barbara area during this time. --- 1852 S.B. Co. Census lists age as 40 (est. yob 1812) - This Josefa Ortega's parents were living in Santa Barbara during the time of her marriage. --- 1852 S.B. Co. Census Rafaela Ortega Leyba lists age as 27 (est. yob 1825) and is living next door to her sister Manuela Ortega Arellanes

  
  

• Sources

  [S012] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1772-1855 _Marr, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=287. MARRIAGE Msn. Santa Barbara or Santa Barbara Presidio #285) 24 Mar 1846- RAFAEL LEYBA, soltero, [no parents listed], con JOSEFA ORTEGA, viuda. [no parents listed] *More info on web site [S094] Alta Cal Msn Bk #51_1786-1852_Snta Barb_Marr, Mission Santa Barbara or Real Presidio of Santa Barbara, (Thomas Workman Temple III). MARRIAGE #285) Mar 24 [1846]- RAFAEL LEYBA, with JOSEFA ORTEGA, viuda. Don Tomas Robbins y su esposa Dona Encarnacion Carrillo, wits. Duran [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), pages 3-4 ; [3-4/48], 1852. 1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LINE# - NAME - AGE - SEX - OCCUPATION 40 - Rafael Leyba - 40 - male - _ - Upper Cal 41 - Maria Josefa del Refugia Ortega de Leyba - 27 - fem - _ - Upper Cal 42 - Maria Leyba - 14 - fem - _ - Upper Cal 43 - Juan Leyba - 10 - male - _ - Upper Cal 44 - Altagracia Leyba - 13 - fem - _ - Upper Cal 45 - Rufino Leyba - 7 - male - _ - Upper Cal --- NEXT PAGE --- 1 - Rafaela Leyba - 3 - fem - _ - Upper Cal 2 - Isabel Leyba - 4 mos - fem - _ - Upper Cal