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Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas 1843–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1843

Birth Location: Carmelo, Monterey, California

Death Date: 28 Apr 1888

Death Location: Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA

Father: Francisco Vargas

Mother: Maria Ximenes

Spouse(s): Aaron Rockwood, Matthew Stephenson

Children(s): Josefa Rockwood, Robert Stephenson, James Stephenson

The story of Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas began in 1843 in Carmelo, Monterey, California. Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas married Aaron Leland Rockwood, Matthew James Stephenson, and had children including James Fillmore Stephenson, Josefa Luisa Praxedes Rockwood, Robert Proxides Stephenson. Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas passed away in 1888 in Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas began in 1843 in Carmelo, Monterey, California.
  • Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas married Aaron Leland Rockwood, Matthew James Stephenson, and had children including James Fillmore Stephenson, Josefa Luisa Praxedes Rockwood, Robert Proxides Stephenson.
  • Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas passed away in 1888 in Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francisco Vargas
1802–1863
Birth Location: Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico
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Maria Ximenes
1817–1880
Birth Location: León, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Spouses(s)

Aaron Rockwood
1823–1910
Birth Location: Chester, Windsor, Vermont
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Matthew Stephenson
1834–1869
Birth Location: Frankfort, Illinois or Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Josefa Rockwood
1874–1962
Birth Location: Hollister, San Benito, California
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Robert Stephenson
1867–1925
Birth Location: New Almaden (Hacienda), Santa Clara, California, USA
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James Stephenson
1868–1913
Birth Location: New Almaden, Santa Clara, California, USA
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Josefa Vargas's Ancestors

Self
Josefa Vargas
1843–1888
Birth Place: Carmelo, Monterey, California
Parents
Francisco Vargas
1802–1863
Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico
Maria (Guadalupe Sacramento) Ximenes
1817–1880
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josefa Vargas's Descendants

1.
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Josefa (Mariana de Jesus) Vargas (17 Apr 1843–28 Apr 1888) m. Aaron (Leland) Rockwood (29 Aug 1823–23 Jul 1910) m. Matthew (James) Stephenson (6 Jun 1834–10 Nov 1869)
  1. 1. Josefa (Luisa Praxedes) Rockwood 1874–1962 m. William (Albert) Winn 1865–1928
  2. 2. Robert (Proxides) Stephenson 1867–1925 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Johnson 1867–1951
    1. 1. Matthew (Thomas) Stephenson 1901–1985 m. Madelyn (Anne) McClintock 1900–1998
    2. 2. Emily Stephenson 1903–1990 m. Philip (Anders Emanuel) Becklund 1895–1961
    3. 3. Eveline (S) Stephenson 1897–1990
  3. 3. James (Fillmore) Stephenson 1868–1913

Josefa Vargas's Timeline

2 Records

1843
17 Apr 1843
Birth of Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas in Carmelo, Monterey, California
Carmelo, Monterey, California
1888
28 Apr 1888
Age 45
Death of Josefa Mariana de Jesus Vargas in Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA
Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1843
    Event Place: Carmelo, Monterey, California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Hollister, San Benito County, California, USA
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