Juanita Chéné married Belizandro Ortega on July 25, 1889 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in Las Vegas, NM. The padrinos were Pablo Analla and Dolores Aragon. My great grandmother Juanita is affectionately known in our family as "Mi Chéné", she was fluent in French and Spanish.
Her father Pierre was better known by the name "Leopoldo", he is the son of Felix Chéné (Chaine) and Adelaide Courteau, both from Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. He was born on March 16, 1835 in Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. He was Baptized on the same day at St. Edouard, Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. His godparents were Urbain Girouard and Marie Chéné. He married Mariquita LeRoux on January 28, 1864 at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church, in Taos, NM Territory.
Mariquita LeRoux is the daughter of the famous fur trapper Antoine LeRoux (aka Joaquine Antoine (Jacques) LeRoux and Juana Catalina (Valdez de) Vigil (also with a famous history). She was born on June 3, 1847 in Arroyo Hondo, NM Territory. She was baptized at Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, NM on June 5, 1847. Her godparents/padrinos were Juan Jesus Vigil and Maria Guadalupe Lalande.
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Juanita Chéné married Belizandro Ortega on July 25, 1889 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in Las Vegas, NM. The padrinos were Pablo Analla and Dolores Aragon. My great grandmother Juanita is affectionately known in our family as "Mi Chéné", she was fluent in French and Spanish.
Her father Pierre was better known by the name "Leopoldo", he is the son of Felix Chéné (Chaine) and Adelaide Courteau, both from Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. He was born on March 16, 1835 in Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. He was Baptized on the same day at St. Edouard, Gentilly, Nicolet, Quebec Canada. His godparents were Urbain Girouard and Marie Chéné. He married Mariquita LeRoux on January 28, 1864 at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Church, in Taos, NM Territory.
Mariquita LeRoux is the daughter of the famous fur trapper Antoine LeRoux (aka Joaquine Antoine (Jacques) LeRoux and Juana Catalina (Valdez de) Vigil (also with a famous history). She was born on June 3, 1847 in Arroyo Hondo, NM Territory. She was baptized at Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, NM on June 5, 1847. Her godparents/padrinos were Juan Jesus Vigil and Maria Guadalupe Lalande.
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