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Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz 1849 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1849

Birth Location: Los Angeles, California

Death Date: 04 Mar 1935

Death Location: Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA

Father: Juan Rivas

Mother: MARIA BUSTAMANTE

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Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz was born in 1849 in Los Angeles, California, the child of Juan de Dios Rivas and MARIA DE LAS "NIEVES" BUSTAMANTE. Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz passed away in 1935 in Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz was born in 1849 in Los Angeles, California, the child of Juan de Dios Rivas and MARIA DE LAS "NIEVES" BUSTAMANTE.
  • Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz passed away in 1935 in Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA.

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Margarita Ruiz's Ancestors

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Margarita Ruiz
1849 – 1935
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Parents
Juan de Dios Rivas
1809 – 1848
Colombia
MARIA (DE LAS "NIEVES") BUSTAMANTE
1817 – 1904
Rancho Santa Gertrudes, Orange Co, California
Grandparents
Anto Rivas
Juana Medrano
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margarita Ruiz's Timeline

5 Records

1849
24 Sep 1849
Birth of Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz in At Sea, also given as California, United States
At Sea, also given as California, United States
1849
24 Sep 1849
Birth of Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
1849
24 Sep 1849
Birth of Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
1860
1860
Age 11
Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
04 Mar 1935
Age 86
Death of Margarita Foster Rivas Ruiz in Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1849
    Event Place: At Sea, also given as California, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: M653_59; Page: 377; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1849
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1849
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: M653_59; Page: 377; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1935
    Event Place: Stockton State Hospital, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA

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