ROMERO, Jose Maria

1790 - 1884  (94 years)

• Name	ROMERO, Jose Maria
  Gender	Male
  Born	22 Nov 1790	Alta California
  Christened	22 Nov 1790	Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Alta California   [1, 2]
  Census	1850	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California   [3]
  Census	1860	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California   [4]
  Died	24 Dec 1884	Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California   [5]
  Buried	26 Dec 1884	Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I09791	1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
  Last Modified	29 May 2013

  
  

  Father	ROMERO, Juan Maria,   b. Abt. 1747, Royal Presidio, Loreto, Baja California, Mexico ,   d. Abt. 15 Jun 1816, San Fernando Rey, Alta California  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	SALGADO, Maria Lugarda,   b. Abt. 1761, Royal Presidio, Loreto, Baja California, Mexico ,   d. 08 May 1846, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F2917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Nov 1790 - Alta California Christened - 22 Nov 1790 - Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Alta California Census - 1850 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Census - 1860 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Died - 24 Dec 1884 - Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California Buried - 26 Dec 1884 - Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S037] Alta Cal Msn Bk #21_1789-1842_La Pur_Bap, Mission La Purisima Concepcion, (Thomas Workman Temple III). BAPTISM #279) Nov 22, 1790 - by Fr. Jose de Arroitas OFM ROMERO, JOSE MARIA DOLORES, born the same morning, legitimate son of Juan Romero, leather jacket soldier of Santa Barbara Presidio Company and a member of the guard of this Mission, and his wife, Maria Lugarda Salgado, both natives of old California. Padrinos: Luis Romero, leather jacket soldier of the Santa Barbara Presidio Company and a member of the guard of this Mission, and his wife, Maria Germana Gamez.(Luis Romero #24 in 1790 Santa B.) [S010] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1770-1855_Bap, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=57193. BAPTISM Msn. La Purisma Concepcion #279) 22 Nov 1790- JOSE MARIA DOLORES ROMERO, nacio esta manana, h.l. de Juan Romero y Maria Lugarda Salgado. *More info on web site. [S167] CENSUS 1850 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com). Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara LIVING W/SISTER ISABEL DOMINGUEZ Isabel DominguezF45 Maria Josefa DominguezF25 Pedro DominguezM24 Tomas DominguezM14 Maria Jesus DominguezF16 Dolores DominguezF13 Jose Maria RomeroM50 clemente NavarroM52 Servent [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com). LIVING W/NEPHEW PEDRO DOMINGUEZ...NEXT DOOR TO SISTER ISABEL DOMINGUEZ Isabel DominguezF 58 Josefa DominguezF 27 Tomas DominguezM 29 Pedro DominguezM 32 Carlota DominguezF 30 Tomasa DominguezF 5 Carmel DominguezM 4 Pedro DominguezM 2 Jesus FisherM 28 Jose Ma DominguezM 68 (JOSE MARIA ROMERO) Henry CarpenterM 8 [S112] AVS-Death-Obituary - Alta California, (www.sfgenealogy.com/spanish/obits.htm). ROMERO, Jose Maria Los Angeles Times, Feb 12, 1885 Death of a Very Old Citizen. On the 24th day of last December there died at Los Nietos, in this county, one of the very oldest native Californians in the State. His name was Jose Maria Romero. He was over 100 years of age, or, as near as his friends could make out, almost 108 years old, and that was the age his family gave to the parish priest at San Gabriel, when he was buried, December 26. Senor Romero saw the foundation of the new San Gabriel Mission, and was present, with his father, at its dedication, where he told the writer of this some years ago, he remembered seeing the late venerable Dona Eulalie de Guillem, who died a few years ago at a very advanced age, who was there with her husband and two or three small children, although she was still quite a young woman (doncella). Don Jose was a brother of Mrs. Verdugo, the wife of Don Julio Verdugo, the former owner and grantee of the Verdugo or San Rafael rancho; also of Dona Isabel Dominguez, mother of Mrs. Carpenter, of Old Los Nietos, and of the mother of the late Mrs. Wm. Wolfskill, and was therefore related to the Verdugo, Dominguez, Lugo and Wolfskill families, and their descendants. It used to be very interesting to listen to his account of the old and primitive times here in Southern California, when the Missions of San Gabriel, San Fernando and San Diego, and the pueblo of Los Angeles were in their infancy. Senor Romero became very inform during the latter part of his life, though he retained the use of his senses nearly up to the last. H.D.B. February, 1885. Submitted by: Karla Everett