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the introduction:
The pueblo of Sandia is located thirteen miles north
of Albuquerque. The pueblo was named Sandia (meaning
watermelon) by the Spanish Conquistadors with the mountain
that serves as the east backdrop sharing the same name.
The Church of San Antonio de Sandia was established in
the late seventeenth century and celebrates its feast
day on the thirteenth day of June.
Baptismal, marriage and death records for families from
the surrounding communities of Algodones, Bernalillo,
Corrales and Alameda can be found in the registers of
San Antonio. The marriage entries contain records for
persons from Santa Fe to El Paso del Norte.
The Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe microfilm
reel number 28 was used for this extraction, and the frame
number is listed for each entry. Marriages recorded without
surnames are not included in the index.
The spelling and abbreviation of each name were typed
as they appeared in the registers, however all names were
spelled out in the index. The registers were not without
error, as the various scribes were prone to mistakes in
entering information and the spelling of names.
The amount of information given with each marriage varies
according to the scribe who made the entry. Women are
indexed by their maiden name if such a name was listed.
The Spanish word padrinos, meaning godparents,
or Testigos, meaning witnesses, are recorded throughout
the entries, and in some instances both are listed in
an entry. In some entries, you will find that both paternal
and maternal grandparents are listed, something unusual
in marriage records, but of immense value to researchers.
. . .
Included are lists of abbreviations and phrases
used in the publication, and a name index.
Extraction by Raymond Salas. Introduction by Andres
J. Segura. Compiled by Margaret Leonard Windham and proofread
with the original microfilm by Virginia Langham Olmsted,
Lila Armijo Pfeufer, Margaret Leonard Windham, Evelyn
Lujan Baca, and Marie Roybal. Cover by Paul H. Carlson.
A publication of the New Mexico Genealogical Society.
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