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COTA, Maria Refugio de las Mercedes Valenzuela

Female 1844 - 1923  (78 years)


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  • Name COTA, Maria Refugio de las Mercedes Valenzuela 
    Gender Female 
    Born 10 Mar 1844  Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • CORRECT JOSE MARIA COTA as father of Maria Refugio?
      - UNSUBSTANTIATED claims that this is the correct father.
      - Maria Refugio de la Mercedes Valenzuela WAS baptized in Santa Barbara.
      - This Jose Maria Cota WAS living in Santa Barbara at the time of Maria Refugio's birth, although he was married to someone else at the time.
      - There was another Jose Maria de los Angeles Cota baptized at Msn. San Gabriel on 29 Jul 1813 (parents Guillermo Cota and Maria Manuela Perez, vecinos of Los Angeles). He would have been abt. age 31 at the time of Maria Refugio's birth. However, there are no records as yet to prove he was in Santa Barbara at the time of Maria Refugio's birth.
    Christened 14 Mar 1844  Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Feb 1923  Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 08 Feb 1923  Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I11839  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 4 May 2014 

    Father COTA, Jose Maria De La Asumpcion,   b. 15 Aug 1801, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1880, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother VALENZUELA, Maria Candelaria de Jesus,   b. Feb 1828, Los Angeles, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 18 Aug 1854, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F3947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SOLARI, Agustin,   b. 23 Dec 1830, Zoagli, Liguria, Genoa, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1888, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1858  Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. SOLARI, Eva Catarina,   b. Abt. 1878, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F3963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Mar 1844 - Santa Barbara, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 14 Mar 1844 - Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Oct 1858 - Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1923 - Ventura County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Feb 1923 - Ventura County, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P3335.
      PARENTS' CORRECT NAMES
      Per. T.W. Chaffee - Mercedes all her life stated her father was Jose Maria Cota and mother Candelaria Valenzuela [y Feliz] and this is on her marriage certificate and death certificate]
      **NOTE: Gives full explanation of family and how they determined the name.

    2. [S010] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1770-1855_Bap, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=1605.
      BAPTISM
      Msn. Santa Barbara or Santa Barbara Presdio
      #1601) 14 Mar 1844- MARIA REFUGIO DE LAS MERCEDES VALENZUELA, 4 d., Birth Date: el 10 del corriente [Marzo 1844], de Jose Maria Valenzuela* y Maria Candelaria Feliz*. Padrinos: Juana Maria Ruiz y Jose de Gracia Lugo. Duran

      *Feliz is Candelaria's mother's last name. Valenzuela is her mother's last name.

    3. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A).
      DEATH
      The death certificate states Mercedes C. Solari, widow of Augustin Solari, died 08 February 1923 in San Buenaventura, Ventura County, California.

    4. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P3281.
      MARRIAGE
      Marriage Certificate states she was married at Mission San Buenaventura, Libro 1 de Casamientos, Entry #1268 , on 18 October 1858.
      The groom stated as Agustin Solari, hijo de Juan Solari y Catarina. The bride stated as Mercedes Cota, natural de Santa Barbara, hija de Jose Maria Cota y Candalaria Valenzuela