Juan Alvarado & Maria Suarez

Name: Juan Alvarado
Ship: San Ignacio de Loyola 

Wife: Maria (Mata) Suarez

History

Juan 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 Maria and children Tomas, Isabel and sister-in-law, Francisca Antonia.[1] The family arrived at the Barataria settlement by July 20, 1779. 

The Barataria settlers suffered great hardships and many requested to leave for other nearby Isleño settlements in Louisiana.  Juan and his family were living in Barataria receiving raciones (rations).[5]  By December 1779, the family left Barataria and resided at the Valenzuela settlement.   On December 15, 1779, Juan is listed in the Valenzuela libro maestro / cargo list index receiving raciones (rations).[6]  

Maria is listed as "Maria Mata" in several of her children's baptisms.[2,3]  

NOTE: Sister-in-law Francisca is not present in Valenzuela records.  She may have moved to New Orleans or St. Bernard at the Terre-Aux-Boeuf settlement where she possibly had a daughter die of small pox.[7]  Further investigation is required. 

Juan died at the age of 67 years and was buried November 8, 1816 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

Children

1. Tomas (b.1774)
2. Isabel Catharina (b.1776)
3. Antonio (b.1780)
4. Francisca (b. 1785)
5. Maria (b.)
6. Juan (b.)
7. Francisco (b. 1792)

Son Tomas married Mercedes Rodriguez, daughter of Cristoval Rodriguez and Maria Francisca Dias, on December 20, 1797 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Valenzuela settlement.[2]  They continued to have children in the Valenzuela settlement.  He died 

Daughter Isabel Catharina married Vicente Fernandez, son of Barolome Fernandez and Catarina Misebes(?), on  December 29, 1794  at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[2]  She died and was buried August 21, 1821 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[4]  

Son Antonio married Maria Chauvin, daughter of Juan Bautista Chauvin and Ana Hernandez, on March 1, 1802 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[2]  
They continued to have children in the Valenzuela settlement.  He died at the age of 31 years an was buried October 22, 1811 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

Daughter Francisca married Pedro Perera, son of Andres Perera and Maria Perera, on January 13, 1806 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

Daughter Maria married Francois Monson, son of Bartholome Monson and Maria Alonso, on October 27, 1800 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[2]  She died and was buried on January 1, 1817 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

Son Juan married Jeanne Ramirez, daughter of Michel Ramirez and Melchora de Torres, on December 28, 1807 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  He died and was buried on March 9, 1811 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

Son Francisco was born September 7, 1792 and baptized September 10, 1792 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Valenzuela settlement.[2]  He died and buried on June 1, 1814 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.[3]  

References

1. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press, 
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. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 3. p165.
5. "Libro Maestro P. sentar el cargo del dano. de la Pob. Barataria", Archivo General de Indias, Seville, (Papeles de Cuba, Legajo 2358)  Papeles de Cuba, Legajo 548, 84-44-L, Reel 92, Microfilm copy seen at The Historic New Orelans Collection (HNOC) in New Orleans, La.  Reprinted in Historic Land Use Study Of A Portion Of The Barataria Unit Of The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park by Betsy Swanson. Part 1. January 15, 1988.   Reprinted in Archeological Data Recovery Of The Camino Site (16JE223), A Spanish Colonial Period Site Near New Orleans, Louisiana. Report Number: COELMN/PD-96/01.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. New Orleans District. P.O. Box 60267. New Orleans, LA 70160-0267. March 1996.  p93-101.
6. "Indice de las familias Isleñas que han .... la nueva Poblacion de Valenzuela". Archivo General de Indias, Seville,  Papeles de Cuba, Legajo 568, Microfilm copy seen at The Historic New Orelans Collection (HNOC) in New Orleans, La. 
7. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 7.
8. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v4

Josef Suarez Falcon & Isabel Navarro

Name: Josef Suarez Falcon
Ship: El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Birth: ca.1734 - San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria[7,8,10]  

Wife: Isabel Navarro (Hidalgo)
Birth: ca.1744 - San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria[7,8,10]  

History

Josef left Santa Cruz, Tenerife in June 5, 1779 sailing on the ship El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús and landed in Havana, Cuba on July 25, 1779.[1,2]   He arrived in Havana, Cuba with his wife Isabel and children Cristobal, Josefa, Catalina, and Maria. 

The family stayed in Havana and nearby Regla until 1783, waiting for permission to continue the journey to Louisiana due to the war.[2]  After the war, he left Havana for Pensacola with his wife Isabel and children Cristobal, Josefa, Catalina, and Maria.  They resided in Pensacola and are listed in the 1784 Pensacola census.[3]  

Isabel is listed as "Isabel Navarro" on the ship list and "Isabel Hidalgo" on the Pensacola census of 1784.[3]  

Children

1. Josefa (b.1769)
2. Cristobal (b.1772)
3. Catalina (b.1776)
4. Maria

Daughter Josefa married Don. Francisco Xavier De La Rua, son of Francisco De La Rua, "king-at-arms and historian of His Most Cahtolic Majesty"[4] and Ana Ruiz De Naveda" of Madrid, Spain[12,13], in Pensacola.  They continued to have children in Pensacola and New Orleans, possibly residents of both locations.  Their children are also listed in the confirmation lists for Pensacola in 1798.[15]  Francisco died and was buried in November 12, 1811.[13]  Josefa moved back to Pensacola shortly afterwards.  Her land is assessed along the Escambia River in 1821. She died after 1837.[5]  

NOTE: The Pensacola census of 1820 lists Josepha as a widow with children, however, given the death of Francisco in 1811, the ages of the children are in question.[3]  

Daughter Catalina married Jose Antonio Marchena.  He was a "carpenter at Ft. San Carlos de Barrancas who helped build the barracks and outbuildings of that post in December of 1795".  She was listed in the religious censuses of Pensacola.6  Their daughter is also listed in the confirmation lists for Pensacola in 1798.[15]  She remarried Bartolome Montanez, son of Francisco Montanez and Margarita Bernasa of Palma, Majorca, Spain[10], on April 14, 1805 at Sainte Marie de l'Archeveche (St. Mary's) in New Orleans.[8]  He owned two brigantines, the San Carlos and the San Pedro, both which brought Isleños from Santa Cruz.[11] He is listed as "Bartolome Montaner", "Barthelemi Montane", and "Barthelemi Montauer".[6,7,8]  They continued to have children in New Orleans.  She died December 23, 1814 and was buried December 24, 1814 in New Orleans.[14]  Bartolome moved back to Pensacola before 1820 with three of his children and resided next door to his sister-in-law Josefa.[3]  

References

1. Sidney Louis Villere, The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783. the History and Passenger Lists of the Islenos Volunteer Recruits and Their Families.
2. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press.
3. William S. Coker, Douglas G. Inglis, The Spanish Census of Pensacola, 1784-1820, The Perdido Bay Press, 1980. 
4. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 5. p110
5. 1837 Will of Josefa Falcon de la Rua to her children, Escambia Co., Florida.  Recorded June 8, 1837. Recorded in Book D. page 426.
6. "Religious Censuses of Pensacola 1796-1801."  Reprinted in  Thomas T. McAvoy and Lawrence J. Bradley, "Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Records of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1576- 1803" (Notre Dame, 1967).  Reprinted in Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 1, Article 7.  Florida Historical Society, 1982.  p62.
7. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 6. p199
8. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 7. p108-109
9. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 8. p129, p236-237
10. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 9. p259
11. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press. p20
12. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 9. p97
13. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 10. p126.
14. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  Vol 11. p168.
15. First Book of Confirmations of this Parish of St. Louis of New Orleans.  Reprinted in William S. Coker, Douglas G. Inglis, The Spanish Census of Pensacola, 1784-1820, The Perdido Bay Press, 1980.