Geoff GIPSON

Private - ____

Family 1 : Patricia Ann VALDEZ

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[137399] [S913] Valdez, Henry

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Caroline GIRARD

Private - ____

Father: Joseph Frederick GIRARD
Mother: Camilla LUNT

Family 1 : DALFONZO

                                                                                              _Jean GIRARD __________________
                                                                                             | (1800 - ....)                 
                                                    _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|_Marie QUINTIN ________________
                                                   | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                      (1810 - ....)                 
                            _Emilio GIRARD ________|
                           | (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
                           |                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________+
                           |                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830          
                           |                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _
                           |                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                      (1816 - 1868)                 
 _Joseph Frederick GIRARD _|
| (1897 - 1990)            |
|                          |                                                                  _______________________________
|                          |                                                                 |                               
|                          |                        _________________________________________|_______________________________
|                          |                       |                                                                         
|                          |_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
|                            (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
|                                                  |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _____+
|                                                  |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                 
|                                                  |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS ___________
|                                                    (1843 - 1923)                             (1813 - 1871)                 
|
|--Caroline GIRARD 
|  
|                                                                                             _______________________________
|                                                                                            |                               
|                                                   _________________________________________|_______________________________
|                                                  |                                                                         
|                           _______________________|
|                          |                       |
|                          |                       |                                          _______________________________
|                          |                       |                                         |                               
|                          |                       |_________________________________________|_______________________________
|                          |                                                                                                 
|_Camilla LUNT ____________|
  (1901 - 1991)            |
                           |                                                                  _______________________________
                           |                                                                 |                               
                           |                        _________________________________________|_______________________________
                           |                       |                                                                         
                           |_______________________|
                                                   |
                                                   |                                          _______________________________
                                                   |                                         |                               
                                                   |_________________________________________|_______________________________
                                                                                                                             

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Cora Margaret GIRARD

Private - ____

Father: Samuel Lawrence GIRARD
Mother: Cora May STEWART

Family 1 : Marlin Franklin AKER
  1. +Marlin Franklin AKER
  2.  Larry Thomas AKER
  3. +Susan Elaine AKER

                                                                                             _Jean GIRARD ____________________
                                                                                            | (1800 - ....)                   
                                                   _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|_Marie QUINTIN __________________
                                                  | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                      (1810 - ....)                   
                           _Emilio GIRARD ________|
                          | (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
                          |                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR ____________+
                          |                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830            
                          |                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA ___
                          |                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                      (1816 - 1868)                   
 _Samuel Lawrence GIRARD _|
| (1895 - 1972) m 1917    |
|                         |                                                                  _________________________________
|                         |                                                                 |                                 
|                         |                        _________________________________________|_________________________________
|                         |                       |                                                                           
|                         |_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
|                           (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
|                                                 |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _______+
|                                                 |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                   
|                                                 |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS _____________
|                                                   (1843 - 1923)                             (1813 - 1871)                   
|
|--Cora Margaret GIRARD 
|  
|                                                                                            _William STEWART ________________+
|                                                                                           | (1802 - ....) m 1821            
|                                                  _William STEWART ________________________|_Frances SCATES _________________
|                                                 | (1824 - 1902) m 1848                      (1775 - 1890)                   
|                          _Alexander L. STEWART _|
|                         | (1860 - 1922) m 1891  |
|                         |                       |                                          _________________________________
|                         |                       |                                         |                                 
|                         |                       |_Rebecca BURKE __________________________|_________________________________
|                         |                         (1830 - 1865) m 1848                                                      
|_Cora May STEWART _______|
  (1897 - 1951) m 1917    |
                          |                                                                  _John WELLS _____________________
                          |                                                                 | (1825 - ....) m 1845            
                          |                        _James Henry WELLS ______________________|_Mary ___________________________
                          |                       | (1846 - 1935) m 1869                      (1825 - ....)                   
                          |_Mary Ellen WELLS _____|
                            (1876 - 1958) m 1891  |
                                                  |                                          _Robert T. ANDERSON _____________+
                                                  |                                         | (1797 - 1868) m 1823            
                                                  |_Talitha Cumi ANDERSON __________________|_Hester Elizabeth MOORE (MORSE) _
                                                    (1847 - 1891) m 1869                      (1805 - ....)                   

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[133982] [S670] Aker, Marlin Jr. Gedcom

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Elna Evangeline GIRARD

11 NOV 1919 - 20 JAN 1920

Father: Emilio GIRARD
Mother: Flora Viola RUTLEDGE


                                                                                                   __________________________________
                                                                                                  |                                  
                                                                   _Jean GIRARD __________________|__________________________________
                                                                  | (1800 - ....)                                                    
                         _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|
                        | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                    |
                        |                                         |                                __________________________________
                        |                                         |                               |                                  
                        |                                         |_Marie QUINTIN ________________|__________________________________
                        |                                           (1810 - ....)                                                    
 _Emilio GIRARD ________|
| (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
|                       |                                                                          _Jose Manuel SALAZAR _____________+
|                       |                                                                         | (1784 - ....) m 1810             
|                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________|_Maria Serafina de la Luz ROMERO _
|                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830            (1787 - ....)                    
|                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|
|                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                    |
|                                                                 |                                _Juan Andres ARCHULETA ___________+
|                                                                 |                               | (1784 - ....) m 1808             
|                                                                 |_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _|_Maria Margarita Antonia LUCERO __
|                                                                   (1816 - 1868) m 1830            (1792 - ....)                    
|
|--Elna Evangeline GIRARD 
|  (1919 - 1920)
|                                                                                                  __________________________________
|                                                                                                 |                                  
|                                                                  _______________________________|__________________________________
|                                                                 |                                                                  
|                        _________________________________________|
|                       |                                         |
|                       |                                         |                                __________________________________
|                       |                                         |                               |                                  
|                       |                                         |_______________________________|__________________________________
|                       |                                                                                                            
|_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
  (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
                        |                                                                          _Malachi LAWRENCE ________________+
                        |                                                                         | (1820 - 1862)                    
                        |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _____|_Isabel GRIMSLEY _________________
                        |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                   (1797 - 1862)                    
                        |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|
                          (1843 - 1923)                           |
                                                                  |                                _Gresham SCOGGINS ________________+
                                                                  |                               | (1778 - 1840) m 1800             
                                                                  |_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS ___________|_Winnie WATSON ___________________
                                                                    (1813 - 1871)                   (1784 - 1880)                    

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Emilio GIRARD

13 AUG 1869 - 21 SEP 1942

Father: Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD
Mother: Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR

Family 1 : Flora Viola RUTLEDGE
  1. +Samuel Lawrence GIRARD
  2. +Joseph Frederick GIRARD
  3. +Maria Vitalia Teresa GIRARD
  4. +Estella GIRARD
  5.  Maria Amanda GIRARD
  6.  Luis Emilio GIRARD
  7.  Simon Edward GIRARD
  8. +Frances Viola GIRARD
  9.  Thomas Albert GIRARD
  10.  Elna Evangeline GIRARD

                                                                                                              _________________________________________
                                                                                                             |                                         
                                                                           __________________________________|_________________________________________
                                                                          |                                                                            
                                           _Jean GIRARD __________________|
                                          | (1800 - ....)                 |
                                          |                               |                                   _________________________________________
                                          |                               |                                  |                                         
                                          |                               |__________________________________|_________________________________________
                                          |                                                                                                            
 _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|
| (1838 - 1927) m 1868                    |
|                                         |                                                                   _________________________________________
|                                         |                                                                  |                                         
|                                         |                                __________________________________|_________________________________________
|                                         |                               |                                                                            
|                                         |_Marie QUINTIN ________________|
|                                           (1810 - ....)                 |
|                                                                         |                                   _________________________________________
|                                                                         |                                  |                                         
|                                                                         |__________________________________|_________________________________________
|                                                                                                                                                      
|
|--Emilio GIRARD 
|  (1869 - 1942)
|                                                                                                             _Antonio Maria SALAZAR __________________+
|                                                                                                            | (1747 - ....)                           
|                                                                          _Jose Manuel SALAZAR _____________|_Maria Antonia Margarita ESQUIBEL ARAUS _
|                                                                         | (1784 - ....) m 1810               (1756 - ....)                           
|                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________|
|                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830          |
|                                         |                               |                                   _Jose Mateo ROMERO ______________________+
|                                         |                               |                                  | (1754 - ....) m 1780                    
|                                         |                               |_Maria Serafina de la Luz ROMERO _|_Maria Paula TRUJILLO ___________________
|                                         |                                 (1787 - ....) m 1810               (1761 - ....)                           
|_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|
  (1844 - 1888) m 1868                    |
                                          |                                                                   _Rodrigo Ramon ARCHULETA ________________+
                                          |                                                                  | (1747 - 1811) m 1781                    
                                          |                                _Juan Andres ARCHULETA ___________|_Maria de la Encarnacion CHAVEZ _________
                                          |                               | (1784 - ....) m 1808               (1754 - ....)                           
                                          |_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _|
                                            (1816 - 1868) m 1830          |
                                                                          |                                   _Santiago LUCERO DE GODOY _______________+
                                                                          |                                  | (1732 - 1802) m 1757                    
                                                                          |_Maria Margarita Antonia LUCERO __|_Bárbara de PADILLA _____________________
                                                                            (1792 - ....) m 1808               (1730 - 1800)                           

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Estella GIRARD

16 NOV 1901 - 15 JAN 2001

Father: Emilio GIRARD
Mother: Flora Viola RUTLEDGE

Family 1 : Dominic NEGRI
  1.  Suzette NEGRI

                                                                                                   __________________________________
                                                                                                  |                                  
                                                                   _Jean GIRARD __________________|__________________________________
                                                                  | (1800 - ....)                                                    
                         _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|
                        | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                    |
                        |                                         |                                __________________________________
                        |                                         |                               |                                  
                        |                                         |_Marie QUINTIN ________________|__________________________________
                        |                                           (1810 - ....)                                                    
 _Emilio GIRARD ________|
| (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
|                       |                                                                          _Jose Manuel SALAZAR _____________+
|                       |                                                                         | (1784 - ....) m 1810             
|                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________|_Maria Serafina de la Luz ROMERO _
|                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830            (1787 - ....)                    
|                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|
|                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                    |
|                                                                 |                                _Juan Andres ARCHULETA ___________+
|                                                                 |                               | (1784 - ....) m 1808             
|                                                                 |_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _|_Maria Margarita Antonia LUCERO __
|                                                                   (1816 - 1868) m 1830            (1792 - ....)                    
|
|--Estella GIRARD 
|  (1901 - 2001)
|                                                                                                  __________________________________
|                                                                                                 |                                  
|                                                                  _______________________________|__________________________________
|                                                                 |                                                                  
|                        _________________________________________|
|                       |                                         |
|                       |                                         |                                __________________________________
|                       |                                         |                               |                                  
|                       |                                         |_______________________________|__________________________________
|                       |                                                                                                            
|_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
  (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
                        |                                                                          _Malachi LAWRENCE ________________+
                        |                                                                         | (1820 - 1862)                    
                        |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _____|_Isabel GRIMSLEY _________________
                        |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                   (1797 - 1862)                    
                        |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|
                          (1843 - 1923)                           |
                                                                  |                                _Gresham SCOGGINS ________________+
                                                                  |                               | (1778 - 1840) m 1800             
                                                                  |_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS ___________|_Winnie WATSON ___________________
                                                                    (1813 - 1871)                   (1784 - 1880)                    

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[26231] Godparents: Emiliano Valdez y Cristonia Griego. Off: F. M Tory SJ

[26230] [S1082] Antonito, Colorado Baptisms

[26232] [S1082] Antonito, Colorado Baptisms

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Frances Viola GIRARD

Private - ____

Father: Emilio GIRARD
Mother: Flora Viola RUTLEDGE

Family 1 : William BAILLY
  1.  William Alan BAILLY

                                                                                                   __________________________________
                                                                                                  |                                  
                                                                   _Jean GIRARD __________________|__________________________________
                                                                  | (1800 - ....)                                                    
                         _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|
                        | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                    |
                        |                                         |                                __________________________________
                        |                                         |                               |                                  
                        |                                         |_Marie QUINTIN ________________|__________________________________
                        |                                           (1810 - ....)                                                    
 _Emilio GIRARD ________|
| (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
|                       |                                                                          _Jose Manuel SALAZAR _____________+
|                       |                                                                         | (1784 - ....) m 1810             
|                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________|_Maria Serafina de la Luz ROMERO _
|                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830            (1787 - ....)                    
|                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|
|                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                    |
|                                                                 |                                _Juan Andres ARCHULETA ___________+
|                                                                 |                               | (1784 - ....) m 1808             
|                                                                 |_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _|_Maria Margarita Antonia LUCERO __
|                                                                   (1816 - 1868) m 1830            (1792 - ....)                    
|
|--Frances Viola GIRARD 
|  
|                                                                                                  __________________________________
|                                                                                                 |                                  
|                                                                  _______________________________|__________________________________
|                                                                 |                                                                  
|                        _________________________________________|
|                       |                                         |
|                       |                                         |                                __________________________________
|                       |                                         |                               |                                  
|                       |                                         |_______________________________|__________________________________
|                       |                                                                                                            
|_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
  (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
                        |                                                                          _Malachi LAWRENCE ________________+
                        |                                                                         | (1820 - 1862)                    
                        |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _____|_Isabel GRIMSLEY _________________
                        |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                   (1797 - 1862)                    
                        |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|
                          (1843 - 1923)                           |
                                                                  |                                _Gresham SCOGGINS ________________+
                                                                  |                               | (1778 - 1840) m 1800             
                                                                  |_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS ___________|_Winnie WATSON ___________________
                                                                    (1813 - 1871)                   (1784 - 1880)                    

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[26243] Godparents: Frank Mc Caferty & Estella Girard. Off; E. E. Vigil, sj

[26242] [S1082] Antonito, Colorado Baptisms

[26244] [S1082] Antonito, Colorado Baptisms

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Jean GIRARD

ABT 1800 - ____

Family 1 : Marie QUINTIN
  1. +Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD

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Joe GIRARD

Private - ____

Father: Joseph Frederick GIRARD
Mother: Camilla LUNT


                                                                                              _Jean GIRARD __________________
                                                                                             | (1800 - ....)                 
                                                    _Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD _|_Marie QUINTIN ________________
                                                   | (1838 - 1927) m 1868                      (1810 - ....)                 
                            _Emilio GIRARD ________|
                           | (1869 - 1942) m 1894  |
                           |                       |                                          _Jose Benito SALAZAR __________+
                           |                       |                                         | (1815 - 1868) m 1830          
                           |                       |_Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR ___________|_Agapita de Dolores ARCHULETA _
                           |                         (1844 - 1888) m 1868                      (1816 - 1868)                 
 _Joseph Frederick GIRARD _|
| (1897 - 1990)            |
|                          |                                                                  _______________________________
|                          |                                                                 |                               
|                          |                        _________________________________________|_______________________________
|                          |                       |                                                                         
|                          |_Flora Viola RUTLEDGE _|
|                            (1876 - 1966) m 1894  |
|                                                  |                                          _Thomas Anderson LAWRENCE _____+
|                                                  |                                         | (1818 - 1900)                 
|                                                  |_Mary Angeline LAWRENCE _________________|_Sinai Ann SCOGGINS ___________
|                                                    (1843 - 1923)                             (1813 - 1871)                 
|
|--Joe GIRARD 
|  
|                                                                                             _______________________________
|                                                                                            |                               
|                                                   _________________________________________|_______________________________
|                                                  |                                                                         
|                           _______________________|
|                          |                       |
|                          |                       |                                          _______________________________
|                          |                       |                                         |                               
|                          |                       |_________________________________________|_______________________________
|                          |                                                                                                 
|_Camilla LUNT ____________|
  (1901 - 1991)            |
                           |                                                                  _______________________________
                           |                                                                 |                               
                           |                        _________________________________________|_______________________________
                           |                       |                                                                         
                           |_______________________|
                                                   |
                                                   |                                          _______________________________
                                                   |                                         |                               
                                                   |_________________________________________|_______________________________
                                                                                                                             

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Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD

[26254]

17 NOV 1838 - 27 JUN 1927

Father: Jean GIRARD
Mother: Marie QUINTIN

Family 1 : Maria Vitalia Teresa SALAZAR
  1. +Emilio GIRARD
  2.  Lucas Fredrico GIRARD
  3.  Samuel GIRARD
  4. +Ortencia GIRARD

                             __
                            |  
                          __|__
                         |     
                       __|
                      |  |
                      |  |   __
                      |  |  |  
                      |  |__|__
                      |        
 _Jean GIRARD ________|
| (1800 - ....)       |
|                     |      __
|                     |     |  
|                     |   __|__
|                     |  |     
|                     |__|
|                        |
|                        |   __
|                        |  |  
|                        |__|__
|                              
|
|--Joseph (Jose) Jean (el frances) GIRARD 
|  (1838 - 1927)
|                            __
|                           |  
|                         __|__
|                        |     
|                      __|
|                     |  |
|                     |  |   __
|                     |  |  |  
|                     |  |__|__
|                     |        
|_Marie QUINTIN ______|
  (1810 - ....)       |
                      |      __
                      |     |  
                      |   __|__
                      |  |     
                      |__|
                         |
                         |   __
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[26251] His marriage record and several family stores indicate that this nickname, the Frenchman, followed him over much of his life.

[26261] After Maria died, Joseph and his son Emile made the rounds of active mining camps hoping to make their fortunes. During this time son Lucas stayed with relatives.

[26263] As a result of his hatred for the French General Marshall Francois Achille Bazaine he always insisted that one of the family dogs be after the General.

[26264] Listed in the July 16 1870 census of Los Conejos township of Conejos county, line 18, page 26, dwelling 183, family 178 were:
1. Joseph Girard, age 32, m, w, farmer; $500 personal property; born in France; father foreign born; mother foreign born.
2. Vitalia Salazar, age 37, f, w, keeping house; born in New Mexico
3. Emil Girard, age 1, m, w; born in Colorado; father foreign born; mother foreign born.
4. Miguel Rolly, age 24, m, w, Catholic Priest; $1500 personal property; born in France,
father foreign born; mother foreign born.
5. Antoine Large, age 20, m, w, farmer; born in France; father foreign born; mother foreign born.
6. Gasper Solocier, age 38, m, w, furrier; born in France; father foreign born; mother foreign born.

It appears the ages of Jose and Maria Vitalia were often misstated. The 1880 Colorado census indicates he was born in 1850, while the 1870 Colorado census says he was born in 1838 (the correct date).

[26269] He had been employed as a "journalier," an agricultural worker who was paid on a day to day basis.

[26257] He was living with his daughter Ortanca (Toncy) when he died.

[26271] He enlisted as a volunteer at the city hall in Grenoble, France on March 19, 1859 in the 18th Battalion de Chasseurs à Pied à Vincennes (Hunters on foot from Vincennes or as Joseph later explained in Spanish, Cazadores al pie de Vincennes), a foot soldier battalion of the French Army. Joseph signed on for a period of 7 years (freeable on March 10, 1866). He reported for duty the next day, the 20th of March, with the rank of Chasseur 2nd class. He participated in battles at Palestro (May 30-31, 1859), Magenta on June 4, 1859, and at Solferino (June 24, 1859)

On June 5, 1862, Joseph signed up for an additional 7 year period to start on March 19 1866 (feeable on March 19, 1873). On July 2, 1862, the 18th Battalion de Chasseurs à Pied à Vincennes was assigned to the Expedition of Mexico, a force of about 38,000 French soldiers. Joseph was designated as a Trumpeteer, 2nd class on July 25, 1862. The 18th Battalion was re-enforced with 50 men from the 4th Battalion of the Army and left Metz on the 28th of August for the port of Cherbourg. They embarked for Mexico on August 31th and arrived in Vera Cruz on November 3, 1862.

When Joseph arrived in Mexico, he like the other French soldiers was garrisoned for a while at Orizaba for training. During some action at Puebla, Joseph was under the command of General Marshall Francois Achille Bazaine. Something about the General's actions greatly offended Joseph and he carried the grudge all his life. In 1864, Joseph was awarded "The Medal of Mexico." By mid 1865, the reign of Maximilian was in a state of crisis, money from France was withheld and pay to the soldiers was uncertain. About this time Joseph decided that a better future was to be obtained north of the Rio Grande. He and several compadres deserted the French Army and walked north.

Joseph spoke of fighting and winning a duel with an Austrian, whether one of his compadres or some other man is not known. What ever the case he ended up late that year in El Paso, Texas.

[26275] It appears he was attached to the 18th Battalion of Chasseurs when they were in Africa. They landed in Algeria and were somewhere to the south in Africa from May 27, 1856 until April 15, 1857, arriving back in Grenoble on May the 19, 1857 and then immediately returning to Africa until November 3rd. They arrived back in Grenoble on November 21, 1857. He told his grandsons that while in Africa he learned how to catch and butcher boa constrictors during lulls in the fighting from the German soldiers who were the enemy.

[26278] His enlistment in the US Infantry was for a term of three years but it appears he served only about I year. His papers were witnessed by (first name not discernable) Buchanan, (title not discernable) of the 5th regiment of the US infantry. The enlistment paper bears the marks (256-B), 1098 and 1156 and is further identified as No. 6.

[133984] Padrinos: Francisco Barth y Rafaela Aguilar.
Witness: Tomás Salazar.

[26254] [S874] DURANGO, the end of the trail

[26252] [S832] NM, San Juan Pueblo, Marrige record,

[26253] [S832] NM, San Juan Pueblo, Marrige record,

[26260] [S856] Census 1880, CO, Conejos Co.

[26262] [S874] DURANGO, the end of the trail

[26265] [S834] Census 1870, CO, Conejos Co.

[26266] [S856] Census 1880, CO, Conejos Co.

[26267] [S820] Girard, Sam

[26268] [S856] Census 1880, CO, Conejos Co.

[26270] [S804] French Ministry of War

[26255] [S670] Aker, Marlin Jr. Gedcom

[26256] [S804] French Ministry of War

[26258] [S820] Girard, Sam

[26259] [S866] Girard, Van

[26272] [S874] DURANGO, the end of the trail

[26273] [S833] Mexico, The Crown of,

[26274] [S804] French Ministry of War

[26276] [S804] French Ministry of War

[26277] [S820] Girard, Sam

[26279] [S831] US Army, Copy of enlistment paper,

[133985] [S599] San Juan Marriages 1726-1955

[133986] [S1086] San Juan de los Caballeros Marriages Aug 1857 to Dec 1900

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