Juan Hernandez & Petrolina Sanchez

Name: Juan Hernandez

Ship: La Victoria

Birth: Ingenio, Gran Canaria[4]

Father: Juan Hernandez[2]  

Mother: Ana de Castro[2]  

Wife: Petrolina Sanchez
Birth: Aguimes Gran Canaria[4]

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 wife Petrolina.[1]   He arrived at the Galveztown settlement.

He is listed from Ingenio and she is listed as  from Aguimes in the marriage investigation of their daughter, Maria Ysabel.[4] 

Petronila died and is buried at Galveztown on December 23, 1787.[2]  Juan remarried to Gregoria Ruano, widow of Blas de Aleman and daughter of Christoval Ruano and Francisca Gomez, on September 30, 1789 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  

NOTE:  Juan Hernandez and Petrolina Sanchez are NOT believed to be the same as Juan Angel Hernandez and Gregoria Sanchez of Galveztown. 

 

Children

1. Maria Ysabel (b.1780)
2. Josef (b. 1783)
3. Angela Sanchez (b.1784)
4. Antonio Ysidoro (b.1786)
5. Lucia (b. 1787)

Daughter Maria Ysabel was born November 19, 1780 and baptized August 12, 1791 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  She married Fransisco Masias, son of Luis Masias and Tomasa de Borges, on May 1, 1797 at the Galveztown settlement.[2,4]  

Son Josef was born October 19, 1783 and baptized July 19, 1791 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  He married Maria Silva, daughter of Antonio Silva and Maria Suarez, on December 1, 1804 at the Galveztown settlement.[3]  They moved to "Spanish Town" in Baton Rouge and continued to have children.[3]  

Daughter Angela Sanchez was born March 25, 1784 and baptized July 17, 1791 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  She married Francisco Masias, son of Luis and Tomasa Masias, on Feb 4, 1799 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  

Son Antonio Ysidoro was born April 4, 1786 and baptized April 20, 1786 at the Galveztown settlement.[2]  

Daughter Lucia was born and baptized in 1787.[2]  

References

1. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press, p220, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Edith Garland Dupre Library, PO Box 40199, Lafayette LA 70504.
2. Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records.  Vol 2.
3. Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records.  Vol 3.
4. St. Bernard Parish Church, Galveztown, LA, GAL-BMF 1783-1803.  GAL-BMF 49+52-113