Marriage Records, 1775

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Marriage Records, 1775

AZ 166


Collection Summary
Creator:	Font, Pedro, 1737-1781.
Collection Name:	Marriage Records,
Inclusive Dates:	1775
Physical Description:	1 item (7 leaves)
Abstract:	Pedro Front was a Franciscan missionary and chaplain of the Anza Expedition who left Horcasitas, Sonora, Sept. 29, 1775, and resulted in the founding of San Francisco the following March. This collection includes holograph record of three marriages performed by Father Pedro Font at Mission San Xavier del Bac on October 26, 1775, while chaplain of the expedition under the command of Juan Bautista de Anza.
Collection Number:	AZ 166
Language:	Materials are in SpanishwithEnglish translation.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Franciscan missionary; chaplain of the Anza Expedition which left Horcasitas, Sonora, Sept. 29, 1775, and resulted in the founding of San Francisco the following March.

Scope and Content Note

Holograph record of three marriages performed by Father Pedro Font at Mission San Xavier del Bac on October 26, 1775, while chaplain of the expedition under the command of Juan Bautista de Anza. Those married were Ignacio de Higuera to Maria Michaela Bojorques, Tiburcio Vasquez to Maria Antonia Bojorques, and Gregorio Antonio Sandoval to Maria Dolores Ontiveros. Holograph manuscript in Spanish, accompanied by English translation, notes relating to the participants, and certification form of the Historical Records Survey of the U.S. Works Progress Administration.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Personal Name(s)

Anza, Juan Bautista de, 1735-1788.

Corporate Name(s)

Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.)

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Marriage Records (AZ 166). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as purchase, 1935.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.