Felipe García y Romero was born at Guadalajara about 1748. He was the son of José Antonio García and María Petrona Romero. He trained as a blacksmith and armorer, skills he used after he enlisted as a soldado de cuera. He arrived at San Diego aboard the Santiago on March 13, 1774, traveling with his widowed mother, whose surname he often used as his own. Felipe married (1) María del Rosario Márquez in the San Diego Presidio Chapel on November 16, 1778 (SD Marriage 00166). After María died in 1813, he relocated to Monterey where he married (2) María de la Luz Briones y Tapia in the Monterey Presidio Chapel about 1815. Felipe died at Monterey and was buried in the Presidio Chapel Cemetery on March 17, 1817 (SC Death 02200).
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Children
(with Márquez)
- María Catarina de San Antonio (1779-1827)
- Anselmo José Ignacio (1781-1848)
- José María Vasilio Faustino (1783-1785)
- María Luísa Beatriz Antonia (1787-1818)
- José Antonio Esteban (Oct. 26, bap. Oct. 27, 1791 [SD Baptism 01501]; m. María Guadalupe Uribes y Cota [BP Baptism 00136] Feb. 9, 1813 [SG Marriage 01260])
- María Josepha Ricarda Antonia (1793-1797)
- María Antonia Antera (bap. Jan. 3, 1796 [SD Baptism 01747]; m. widowed soldado Anastacio Leyba Oct. 4, 1812 [SD Marriage 01054])
- Eugenio María (Nov. 15, bap. Nov. 16, 1797 [SD Baptism 02357])
- Rafael (1799-1866)
- María del Carmen (Feb. 24, bap. Feb. 24, 1800 [SD Baptism 03053]; m. [1] José María Castillo [SC Baptism 02831-Late Nov. 1832, SC]; m. [2] Fabiano Barreto Apr. 11, 1833 [SC Marriage 01035]; m. [3] Juan Madariaga)
- Domingo Teodoro de los Reyes (1803-1831)
- María Ramona (1805-1901)
(with Briones)
- Maria Isadora (bap. Jan. 4, 1816 [SC Baptism 02979]; m. widower soldado Juan E. Rosales July 4, 1831 [SC Marriage 01009])
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Biography by Steve
Felipe García y Romero was born at Guadalajara about 1748. He was the son of José Antonio García and María Petrona Romero. He trained as a blacksmith and armorer, skills he used after he enlisted as a soldado de cuera. He arrived at San Diego aboard the Santiago on March 13, 1774, traveling with his widowed mother, whose surname he often used as his own. Felipe married (1) María del Rosario Márquez in the San Diego Presidio Chapel on November 16, 1778 (SD Marriage 00166). After María died in 1813, he relocated to Monterey where he married (2) María de la Luz Briones y Tapia in the Monterey Presidio Chapel about 1815. Felipe died at Monterey and was buried in the Presidio Chapel Cemetery on March 17, 1817 (SC Death 02200).
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Children
(with Márquez)
- María Catarina de San Antonio (1779-1827)
- Anselmo José Ignacio (1781-1848)
- José María Vasilio Faustino (1783-1785)
- María Luísa Beatriz Antonia (1787-1818)
- José Antonio Esteban (Oct. 26, bap. Oct. 27, 1791 [SD Baptism 01501]; m. María Guadalupe Uribes y Cota [BP Baptism 00136] Feb. 9, 1813 [SG Marriage 01260])
- María Josepha Ricarda Antonia (1793-1797)
- María Antonia Antera (bap. Jan. 3, 1796 [SD Baptism 01747]; m. widowed soldado Anastacio Leyba Oct. 4, 1812 [SD Marriage 01054])
- Eugenio María (Nov. 15, bap. Nov. 16, 1797 [SD Baptism 02357])
- Rafael (1799-1866)
- María del Carmen (Feb. 24, bap. Feb. 24, 1800 [SD Baptism 03053]; m. [1] José María Castillo [SC Baptism 02831-Late Nov. 1832, SC]; m. [2] Fabiano Barreto Apr. 11, 1833 [SC Marriage 01035]; m. [3] Juan Madariaga)
- Domingo Teodoro de los Reyes (1803-1831)
- María Ramona (1805-1901)
(with Briones)
- Maria Isadora (bap. Jan. 4, 1816 [SC Baptism 02979]; m. widower soldado Juan E. Rosales July 4, 1831 [SC Marriage 01009])
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Biography by Steve
Family Members
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Maria Catalina Garcia Zabaleta
1779–1827
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Anselmo Joseph Ygnacio Garcia
1781–1848
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Joseph María Romero
1783–1785
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Luisa Antonia Garcia Armas
1787–1818
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Rafael Garcia
1791–1866
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María Josepha Romero
1793–1797
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Domingo Theodore de los Reyes Garcia
1803–1831
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Maria Ramona Garcia Romero Briones Munoz
1805–1901
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