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Maria Dorothea Canales
Maria Dorothea Canales was baptized on 9 Feb 1782, the daughter of Juan Antonio Canales and Maria de los Santos Garcia.
She married Jose Ignacio Peña on 18 Jan 1804 in Mier.
Children
San Juana Peña married Rafael Hinojosa, who owned El Charco de Palo Blanco, San Rafael de los Encinos, Palo Blanco.
Godchildren
Maria Rita Tiburcia Saldaña was baptized on 12 Aug 1798 in Mier.
Jose Benito Saldaña was baptized on 20 Jan 1804 in Mier.
Antonio Claudio Saldaña was baptized on 6 Nov 1805 in Mier.
Household (Mier, 1782)
In 1782, she lived in Mier. The church census recorded that she was a young child , and 2 years old. Her household included 10 people:
Don Juan Antonio Canales , married, age 51. He owned Rancho Santa Maria but did not live there.
Maria de los Santos Garcia , married, age 32.
Jose Antonio Tiburcio Francisco Canales , a child, age 9.
Jose Estevan Canales , a child, age 7.
Maria Josefa Canales , a young child, age 6.
Maria Leonor Canales , a young child, age 4.
Maria Dorothea Canales , a young child, age 2.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, español, single, age 21.
Juana Maria Canales, india, an unmarried girl, age 19.
Maria Encarnacion Canales, india, an unmarried girl, age 19.
