María Josefa de Grijalva (abt. 1766 - 1830)

Born about 1766 in Terrenate, Sonora, Mexico

Wife of José Antonio Yorba — married 3 Nov 1782 in Misión de San Francisco, Alta California (California, United States)

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1830 at about age 64 in San Gabriel, Alta, California

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Biography

María Josefa was born about 1766. She is the daughter of Juan Pablo Grijalva and María Dolores Valencia

When María Josefa de Grijalva was born on January 4, 1766, in Terrenate, Sonora, Mexico, her father, Juan, was 21, and her mother, Maria, was 21. She married Jose Antonio Yorba in 1772. They had 16 children in 36 years. She died on January 3, 1830, in Alta, California, at the age of 63, and was buried in San Gabriel, California.

Sources

CALIFORNIA PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX 1542 - 1848 page 390 [1]

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name Maria Josefa Yorba Maiden Name Grijalva Birth Date 1766 Birth Place Sonora, Mexico Death Date 3 Jan 1830 Death Place San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America Cemetery San Gabriel Mission Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America Has Bio? Y Father Pablo Grijalba Mother Maria Dolores Grijalva Spouse Jose Antonio Yorba Children Tomas Antonio Yorba URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110159794&ref=acom

• The Huntington Library, Early California Population Project Database, 2006, http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=24537