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Maria Guadalupe Barrera
Birth
She was born circa 1764, and was baptized 1 Apr 1764 in Camargo. Her father was Santiago Barrera, mulato, and her mother was Maria Salome Garcia. Her father owned land in Porción 2, Mier. At the baptism, Fr Manuel de Meza y Buenaño recorded her race as mulata, and her residence as Villa de Camargo. Her padrino was Juan Antonio de la Garza, and her madrina was Ana Maria Benavides. Record has 'Varela' for 'Barrera'.Birth source: Camargo Baptisms p. 7 link
Marriage
She married Jose Silverio Guerra Cañamar, son of Francisco Guerra and Ana Josefa de la Garza on 27 May 1784 in Mier. She was 20 years old, and the groom was 23 years old. Their padrino was Jose Bernardo Peña, and their madrina was Maria Balvina Garcia. His father owned land in Porción 66, Mier.
Children
Juan Jose Guerra, baptized 7 Feb 1785 in Mier. He married Maria Juana Hinojosa, daughter of Marcelo Hinojosa and Rita Garcia on 12 Aug 1816. He owned land in El Tule grant, Brooks County.
Residence and Household - 1782
In 1782, she lived in Mier in household number 1. The church census recorded that she was an unmarried girl, española, and 16 years old. Her household included 10 people.
Don Santiago Barrera, married, español, age 57.
Doña Maria Salome Garcia, married, española, age 43.
Jose Antonio Barrera, single, español, age 29.
Jose Ramon Barrera, single, español, age 19.
Maria Gertrudis Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 16.
Maria Juliana Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 24.
Maria Guadalupe Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 16.
Jose Angel Barrera, a youth, español, age 13.
Francisco Antonio Barrera, a child, español, age 11.
Ana Javiera Barrera, a child, española, age 3.
Death
She died on 18 Feb 1785. She was 21 years old.
