Re: Candida Barrera-San Fernando, Tamps
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In reply to:
Candida Barrera-San Fernando, Tamps
9/26/99
Check the San Fernando church records, baptismal records esecially, but also check the Burgos baptismal records (order LDS Films).The San Fernando and Burgos (and Cruillas) are all withing close proximity of one another.The priest often had to travel from one village to another to administer the sacraments.Sometimes couples did not wait until the priest made the rounds again, and so they would travel to the closest town where they knew the priest would be administering the sacraments.Back then children were baptised as early as possible.Many were baptised within a couple days if possible, and generally most children were baptised within a month of their birth.Remember that back then with measles, fevers, cholera and other such diseases, the life a newborn was tenuous and no one wanted their child to depart this earth without the advantage of being baptised first.
The names you mentioned look familiar.I may have run across them years ago when I was researching those areas.There were definite ties between the families of many of these small villages.I can attest to that.My own lines have led me from Burgos to Cruillas, Cruillas to San Fernando.Don'd give up the search.Just a note....I found the heaviest Trevino population in Burgos, Tamaulipas.