Name: Juan Gonzales Siverio
Ship: La Victoria
Birth: Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Father: Antonio Gonzales Siverio
Mother: Juana Rodriguez
Wife (1st): Catalina Espino
Wife (2nd): Maria Candelaria Mayor
History
Juan left Santa Cruz, Tenerife in Oct 22, 1778, sailing on La Victoria and landed in New Orleans on Jan 14, 1779 with his children Ana and Antonio.[1] He arrived at the Galveztown settlement.
Juan is listed in the First Militia Company at Galveztown on June 27, 1779.[10] He is also listed as Juan Severio.
Juan is listed in the Galveztown Settlement Survey of September 13, 1793.[7] He claims land in Galveztown in 1794.[5] Listed as "100 superficial arpents on the right or south bank of the bayou bounded upstream by William Spaun (Braun?), downstream by the fort at Galveztown, and by vacant land on the other side." Jose is shown on the Galveztown census of 1804.[5] Juan is listed in land claims made in 1832 represented in a township map.[8]
Children
- Ana (b. 1766)
- Antonio (b. 1774)
Juan remarried to Maria Candelaria Mayor, daughter of Tomas Mayor and Gregoria Sanchez in Galveztown.[2]
Children
- Leon Juan (b. April 11, 1793)
- Elzeario Joseph (b. October 20, 1795)
- Tomasa de Aquino Enrica (b. March 7, 1799)
Son Leon was born April 11, 1793 in Galveztown and baptized April 18, 1793 in Galveztown.[2]
Son Elzeario was born October 20, 1795 in Galveztown and baptized October 22, 1795 in Galveztown.[2]
NOTE: Elzeario is possibly Joseph Severio, commonly referenced in the Baton Rouge records. Joseph Severio married Maria Rosalie Arruet, daughter of Jean Louis Arruet and Maria del Alamo. There is a marriage record for "Joseph Sauario", married to "Maria Arrewitt" in the Greensburg District, later St. Helena Parish (present-day Livingston Parish), on February 1, 1820.[9] They had children in Baton Rouge and Livingston Parish. It is unconfirmed if Elzeario Joseph Siverio is the same as Joseph Severio, married to Maria. More information is needed.
Daughter Tomasa was born March 7, 1799 in Galveztown and baptized March 17, 1799 in Galveztown.[2]
References
- Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press,
- Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v2, p676.
- Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v3.
- Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court. Governors Of Galveztown, Et Al February 8, 1804. Record of the lands conceded by the Governors to the inhabitants of this District of Galveztown, with description of the arpents which they possess.
- "Registro de las Tierras Concedidas por los Señores Govennadones à los abitantes de este Districto de Galveztown con èxpression de los àrpanes que cadauno tiene febr. 8th 1804". Conveyance Book B, May 3, 1787 - January 30, 1804. Iberville Parish Courthouse, Plaquemine, LA
- Surveyors Maps of the District of Galveston, Louisiana. 1793-1794. Box 3e487, Folder 4
- Old Greensburg District of Livingston Parish (French Settlement and Port Vincent). September 13, 1793.
- Township Survey of 1832. John Gilmore. "Southeastern District of Louisiana. East of the Mississippi River." T.8S R.3E. Redrawn in 1871. Published 1882. Survey General's Office, New Orleans, LA
- St. Helena Marriage Index A & B, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Reprinted in Million Early Marriages in the Southern States LA AHGP, Louisiana History and Genealogy Project 280,566 Early Louisiana Marriages Submitted by C. W. Barnum ©January 1, 2014 (https://laahgp.genealogyvillage.com/LaMarriages/sthelena2.html)
- Kinnaird, Lawrence, editor. Villa de Galvez - First Militia Company. Reprinted in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for Year 1945. Vol. 2. Spain In The Mississippi Valley (1765-1794). United States Government Printing Office, Washinton, 1949. Reprinted in the East Ascension Genealogical and Historical Society Journal. Vol IX. No. 1. March, 1989.
