Cristobal Falcon & Josephe Martin de Nis

Name: Cristobal Agustin Falcon

Ship: San Ignacio de Loyola

Birth: 14 Sep 1750 - Telde, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain9

Death: 6 Jul 1834 - Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana5

Father: Cristobal Domingo Falcon

Mother: Augustina Ventura Mexias

Wife: Josephe (Joaquina) Suarez "Mateo" (Martin) de Nis/ de Niz

Father: Juan de Nis[12]

Mother: Juana Martin[12]

Brother: Gaspar Falcon

DAR: A212347.   SAR: P112931

History

Cristobal married Josepha Suarez Martin de Nis, daughter of Juan de Nis and Juana Martin, on March 11, 1774 at San Juan Bautista de Telde Church.12  Daughter Cathalina was born February 16, 1775 in Telde, Gran Canaria.  Son Antonio was born November 2, 1777 in Telde Gran Canaria.

Cristobal left Santa Cruz, Tenerife in 29 Oct 1778 sailing on the San Ignacio de Loyola and landed in New Orleans on Jan 9, 1779 with his wife Josepha Denis and children Cathalina, Antonia, and his sister-in-law Antonia Martin Denis.1   He resided at the Valenzuela settlement.  

NOTE: Immediately after arriving, records show he buried an unnamed son at the Ascension church.   This is believed to be Antonio Joseph.  It's quite possible he died on route or shortly after arriving at the Valenzuela settlement.2  The ship list mistakenly lists him as a "girl" with the name "Antonia". 

San Ignacio de Loyola ship list
October 28, 1778

He was shown on the Lafourche des Chitimachas census in 1788 and 1789.  In 1789 he owned 3 arpents of land on the river, however by 1803, he was shown to have owned 6 arpents of land on the river.4,6,7,8,10   His listed as being "over a hundred years old" on his death certificate, however, this is incorrect.5     

His name can be found spelled in numerous was such as Cristoval and Christophe. 

Children

1. Cathalina Antonia Augustina de los Dolores (b. February 16, 1775)
2. Antonio Joseph (b. November 2, 1777)
3. Miguel Juan (b. 1780)
4. Juana Agustina (b. 1786)
5. Domingo Antoine (b. 1794)

Daughter Cathalina married Joseph Joachim Ruiz, son of Augustin Ruiz and Maria Josephe Quirino of Palmas, Gran Canaria, at the Valenzuela settlement on December 29, 1791.2 

Son Miguel was born in 1780 at the Valenzuela settlement.6  He married Maria Francisca Dominguez, daughter of Antoine Vicente Dominguez and Maria (de) Franquez, at the Valenzuela settlement on October 3, 1803.2  He was buried August 16, 1819.3  

Daughter Juana was born in 1786 at the Valenzuela settlement.2  She married Antoine Sanchez, son of Pierre Sanchez and Maria Hernandez, in Valenzuela on May 27, 1802.2  Antoine died and buried in Plattenville on July 28, 1809.3  Jauna remarried Antonio del Pino, son of Joseph del Pino and Andrea Romero, (former settlers of the Galveztown settlement, living in Baton Rouge,) at the Valenzuela settlement on October 21, 1811.3  

Son Domingo was born and baptized in 1794 at the Valenzuela settlement.6  He married Marie Dominguez, daughter of Antoine Vicente Dominguez and Maria (de) Franquez, at the Valenzuela settlement on September 5, 1808.3  

References

1. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press, p220.
2. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v2
3. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v3
4. Sidney A. Marchand, The Flight of a Century: 1800-1900 in Ascension Parish, p2.
5. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v5 p231
6. Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., compiler, Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche Louisiana Census Records 1770-1798, 532 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058, v2 p22
7. Albert J. Robichaux Jr., compiler, Louisiana Census and Militia Lists 1770-1789, 532 Manhattan Boulevard Harvey, Louisiana 70058, v1 p118.
8. General Census of the Inhabitants Established in Lafourche 1791, Legajo 202, p153, Archivo General de Indias - Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, Seville, Spain. Reprinted in Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., compiler, Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche Louisiana Census Records 1770-1798, 532 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058.
9. San Juan Bautista de Telde Church Records, LIBRO 21 DE BAUTISMOS (1749-1754) NR ASIENTO 189., folio 37 vto., Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Telde, Plaza de San Juan, 6, 35200- Telde. Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias- España, Email: parroquiasjuan@terra.es.
10. General Census of the Inhabitants Established in Lafourche 1788, Legajo 201, Archivo General de Indias - Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, Seville, Spain. Reprinted in Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., compiler, Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche Louisiana Census Records 1770-1798, 532 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058.
11. First Settlers of the Louisiana Territory, Orleans Territory, Grants From American State Papers Class VIII, Public Lands, Ingmire Publications, v1 p77.
12. San Juan Bautista de Telde Church Records, Libro 7 de Matrimonio (May 1768-Jun 1775) nr 418 (folio 109 vto). Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Telde, Plaza de San Juan, 6, 35200- Telde. Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias- España, Email: parroquiasjuan@terra.es.