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Surname: Given Name: María del Refugio Sex: F
Place of Birth: Date of Birth: Order:
Place of Death: Caborca Date of Death: 05/18/1789 Cause of Death:
Race or Tribe: Nijora Residence: Caborca Title: "Párvula Nijora, hija de padres gentiles" (See "Nijora Phenomenon"); One of nine Indian children (six Nijoras, two Jallcheduns, and an apparent Apache) who were baptized by Padre Francisco Moyano at Caborca on July 3, 1786.
Place of Service: Burial Place: Caborca Translation:
Notes: At the time of er baptism on July 3, 1786, she was recorded as a "child of six or seven years, Nijora, daughter of gentile parents." At her death three years later on May 19, 1789, she was recorded as a "child of some nine years of age, a Nijora daughter of gentile parents."

 
Event Relationship [2 Records]

Event ID: 8559 Relationship: Baptized Event Date: 07/03/1786    
 
Event ID: 8610 Relationship: Deceased Event Date: 05/19/1789    
 
 
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