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Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico
Mora County
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Churches
| Mission/Parish |
Location |
Missions/Chapels |
Microfilm |
Santa
Gertrudis
(ca. 1851) |
Mora |
El
Carmen; La Cueva; Golondrinas; El Rito (Chacon);
Agua Negra (Holman); |
| Bapt.
1855-1860 |
AASF
#71A |
* A-3 |
Bapt.
Index
|
AASF
#94 |
| Bapt.
Index 1856-1907 |
FHL
1930435 |
| Bapt.
(mostly Ocaté & Guadalupita) 1865 |
FHL
1930435 |
| Bapt.
1867-76; 1882-1910 |
FHL 0016837 |
| Bapt.
1856-1867; 1877-82 |
FHL
0016839 |
| Bapt.
1910-1927; 1945-56 |
FHL
0016838 |
| Bapt.
1927-1945 |
FHL 0016839 |
| Marr.
1856-62; 1876-1908 |
FHL 1930435 |
Marr.
1846-1875
(partial
-1856-1875) |
FHL
1930435
AASF 94 |
€ (M10) |
Marr.
1876-1895
|
FHL
1930435
AASF 94 |
€ (M11) |
| Marr.
1910-1956 |
FHL
0016841 |
| Deaths
1856-1896 |
FHL
1930436 |
| Deaths
1877-1896; 1910-1955 |
FHL
0016840 |
| Bapt.
(Ocaté) 1872-1894 |
FHL
0017035 |
| Bapt.
(Ocaté) 1897-1901 |
FHL 0017035 |
Marr.
(Ocaté)
1872-1889; 1893-94 |
FHL
0017040
|
| Marr.
(Ocaté) 1873-1908 |
FHL
0017040 |
€
M13 |
|
| San
Antonio (1876) |
San Antonio
(Cleveland) |
|
|
| San
Antonio de Padua (1864) |
Chacon |
|
|
Immaculate
Heart of Mary
(formerly San Isidro) |
Holman
(formerly Agua Negra) |
|
| Marr. 1941-1956 |
FHL 0016780 |
| Deaths 1941-1956 |
FHL 0016780 |
|
| Santa
Clara |
Santa
Clara (Wagon Mound) |
Cimarron
Ocaté
Watrous
Sagrado Corazon
There are numerous small churches
throughout all the small towns in the
Mora area. |
| Bapt. 1865 Guadalupita |
FHL 1930435 |
Bapt. 1872-1894
Cimarron and Ocaté |
FHL 0017035 |
| Bapt. 1897-1901
Ocaté |
FHL 0017035 |
| Bapt. 1873-1903 Watrous |
FHL 001-7036 |
€
B21 |
| Bapt. 1905-1920 Watrous |
FHL 0017037 |
Bapt. 1920-1956
Wagon Mound & Missions |
FHL 0017038 |
Marr. 1872-1889;
1893-1894
Cimarron and Ocaté |
FHL 0017040 |
Marr. 1873-1908
Watrous and Ocaté |
FHL 0017040 |
€
M13 |
Marr. 1908-1956
Wagon Mound & Missions |
FHL 0017040 |
Deaths 1873-1956
Wagon Mound & Missions |
FHL 0017040 |
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Film Codes:
AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (LDS).
(For locations of the research
facilities, see Records
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Notes:
The original petition (around
1818, as nearly as can be determined) asked for permission
to build a church in Lo de Mora. The petitioners were
from San Juan de los Caballeros. No documentation has
been found as to what the official response was at that
time. The Mora land grant was officially established
in 1835 with migrations then and later from the church
jurisdictions of Santa Cruz de La Cañada, Picuris, Taos,
and the area around Ojo Caliente. Later settlers came
from the south, via San Miguel del Vado, through Las
Vegas.
The church in Chacon NM (San Antonio de Padua) is referred to as a Capilla built in 1864. Mass is celebrated in the Capilla two or three times a year. [article in the Las Vegas Optic, July 1, 2005. ]
[Notes by Armando Sandoval]
County:
Mora County was established as a U.S. county on
February 1, 1860. The history of its name has more than
one version, one being that it was named Lo de Mora,
referring to early residents of that name. A second
story attributes the name to Mora, Spanish for mulberry,
because of the large number of mulberry trees found
there. The Mora
County Courthouse address is: P.O. Box 360, Mora, NM
87732. Phone (505) 387-1448; FAX (505) 387-9022.
Diocese:
This county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of
Santa Fe (see map). Where
can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for
the sources and addresses known to date.
Published
records:
New Mexico Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962,
the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous
stream of county, state, and church records as well
as other informative articles. Available:
1) a CD containing every issue published in the first
forty years of publication: See NMG-CD.
2) a printed topic index 1962-1999: Book #E4b at NMGS
Press.
3) An index for each current year is provided within
the Genealogist in that year's December issue.
4) There are also some articles from the Genealogist being published on this web site. For a list, see Genealogist
online.
Most Catholic church
records are available on microfilm, and volunteers have
extracted, translated, and published many of those records, and made available with indexes. Click on the links
below to see which other books are already available
from these two societies:
Assistance:
Due to the volume of incoming
mail, this webmaster is not able to answer online research
questions. Instead, please try our extensive link section. Two other volunteer groups are New
Mexico GenWeb and New
Mexico Ancestors. Both are linked to larger
networks of sites covering the entire state of New Mexico.
To the best of our knowledge, the information
presented here is accurate and up to date. If you have
corrections or additions to contribute, please add the
words "Catholic Church Project" in the subject
line, include your source reference, and email to: info@nmgs.org. Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico is a work-in-progress and the pages will be updated
as additional information is received.
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