Victoriana, also later known as Victoria, appeared as a one-year-old on the 1850 Census in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Territory (Pg 87-A; Family 1521), with her parents, Dr. Henry Connelly and Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea, and her two half-brothers by her mother, Josefa Francisco Chavez and José Bonifacio Chavez (ages 11 & 8 respectively). She also had 2 older half-brothers by her father, Joseph and Peter Connelly, ages 11 and 9 respectively, who were boarding with family friends in 1850 at Blue, Jackson County, Missouri (Adam and Ann M Hill family, page 280-A, family 689) and who, for the most part, remained in the Missouri/Kansas area.
Her mother came from an old, wealthy and influential New Mexico family. Her father had come from the eastern United States with Virginia roots that went back into the Revolutionary War and beyond. During the late 1820s, Henry had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, where he'd become a prosperous merchant, but had then re-settled, after the war with Mexico, in the disputed territory of New Mexico. At the time of Victoriana's birth, her father was a wealthy and influential man in his own right. He'd helped to lay the groundwork for the territory's entry into the United States, and he served in the Territorial Legislature during her early childhood (1853-1854, 1856-1859) as well as operated mercantile houses in Peralta, Albuquerque, Santa Fé, and Las Vegas (NM).
Victoriana soon became the oldest of Henry and Dolores' three children. Henry (Junior) joined the family in 1850, and Julian P. was born late in 1853. Growing up among the elite of the Territory, Victoriana was educated at a private girls' academy in the city of Santa Fé, where she appeared on the 1860 Census (page 563, line 30); although she also is listed among her family on the same census in Los Pinos, Bernalillo County (Pg 160; Family 1346).
Father Henry was appointed as Territorial Governor by the newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln, serving - during the Civil War as a pro-Unionist, from September 1861 until July 1866. He died a month after his resignation, in August 1866, when Victoriana was only 16.
Despite financial setbacks in her father's businesses both before and during the war, her mother carried on, and the family remained financially sound, however perhaps not at the same level as the early 1850s. Victoriana married young but appeared, at age 20, alone with her mother and younger brother Henry, on the 1870 Census at Peralta (Pg 840-B; Family 91). Her surname on this census is listed as "Viven," but no spouse is listed in the household.
By the 1880 Census at Peralta (ED 55; Pg 377-A; Family 4), she maintained a separate household, under her maiden name of Connelly, near her mother and brothers Julian (and family) and Francisco (and family). Unusual to that time and to the family religion, Victoria listed her marital status as divorced. However, on the 1885 Territorial Census (at Peralta: ED 37; Pg 87-D; Family 81), her marital status was listed as widowed, and on the 1900 Census (again at Peralta: ED 171; Pg 4-A; Family 76), in addition to her widowed status, she reported having been married 3 years.
Some time after 1885, Victoriana became a teacher, which is noted as her profession on the 1900 Census; although she was retired by age 60 according to the 1910 Census at Albuquerque (ED 11; Pg 4-A; Family 96). She or her mother had adopted a young girl whose name was given as Anita Chavez, age 3, on the 1885 Census. There is a daughter, age 17, listed with Victoriana on the 1900 Census but without a given name (and a birthdate that matches more Victoriana's mother's birth - Sep 1820). On the 1910 Census, however, Anita Connelly, age 26, is listed as Victoria's daughter with an occupation as a saleslady of dry goods. Anita's whereabouts after the 1910 Census are uncertain (as of August 2012).
Bonifacio Chaves, Victoriana's maternal half-brother, likely died in the early 1870s; although one of her father's biographer's stated the death occurred in the 1860s (He appears on the 1870 Census, with wife Carlota, in the household next door to his mother, however). Her
brother Henry died prior to the turn of the century (His wife, living with minor children, is widowed as of the 1900 Census). Her mother Dolores also died during or before 1900. Her half-brother Francisco Chavez, who'd served as a colonel in the militia during the Civil War and as a territorial delegate from New Mexico to Congress, was assassinated at Las Vegas (NM) in 1904. Brother Julian died in 1913, living just long enough to see New Mexico become a state in January 1912. Only her paternal half-brothers survived her as Joseph Connelly died at age 90 in 1929 and Peter Connelly died at age 91 in 1933.
Victoriana died on a Sunday and was laid to rest the next day, 10 December 1917, in Santa Barbara Cemetery, per her death record; although according to the creator of her memorial, there is no marker nor any listing for her in the current office records. She had been born to a family whose members helped shape New Mexico's future as a Territory and State, but it would seem history has passed over her without even a quiet spot to mark her existence.
Parents
Dr. Henry C. Connelly [See link below]
Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea Chaves
Siblings
Paternal Half-Siblings:
Joseph Connelly (1838 Mexico - 1929 MO)
Peter Connelly (1841 Mexico - 1933 MO)
Maternal Half-Siblings:
Josefa (José) Francisco Chaves (1839 NM - 1904 NM)
José Bonifacio Chaves (1842 NM - 187_?)
Full Siblings:
Henry Connelly [Junior] (1850 NM - bef 1900)
Julian P Connelly (1853 NM - 1913 NM)
Her mother came from an old, wealthy and influential New Mexico family. Her father had come from the eastern United States with Virginia roots that went back into the Revolutionary War and beyond. During the late 1820s, Henry had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, where he'd become a prosperous merchant, but had then re-settled, after the war with Mexico, in the disputed territory of New Mexico. At the time of Victoriana's birth, her father was a wealthy and influential man in his own right. He'd helped to lay the groundwork for the territory's entry into the United States, and he served in the Territorial Legislature during her early childhood (1853-1854, 1856-1859) as well as operated mercantile houses in Peralta, Albuquerque, Santa Fé, and Las Vegas (NM).
Victoriana soon became the oldest of Henry and Dolores' three children. Henry (Junior) joined the family in 1850, and Julian P. was born late in 1853. Growing up among the elite of the Territory, Victoriana was educated at a private girls' academy in the city of Santa Fé, where she appeared on the 1860 Census (page 563, line 30); although she also is listed among her family on the same census in Los Pinos, Bernalillo County (Pg 160; Family 1346).
Father Henry was appointed as Territorial Governor by the newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln, serving - during the Civil War as a pro-Unionist, from September 1861 until July 1866. He died a month after his resignation, in August 1866, when Victoriana was only 16.
Despite financial setbacks in her father's businesses both before and during the war, her mother carried on, and the family remained financially sound, however perhaps not at the same level as the early 1850s. Victoriana married young but appeared, at age 20, alone with her mother and younger brother Henry, on the 1870 Census at Peralta (Pg 840-B; Family 91). Her surname on this census is listed as "Viven," but no spouse is listed in the household.
By the 1880 Census at Peralta (ED 55; Pg 377-A; Family 4), she maintained a separate household, under her maiden name of Connelly, near her mother and brothers Julian (and family) and Francisco (and family). Unusual to that time and to the family religion, Victoria listed her marital status as divorced. However, on the 1885 Territorial Census (at Peralta: ED 37; Pg 87-D; Family 81), her marital status was listed as widowed, and on the 1900 Census (again at Peralta: ED 171; Pg 4-A; Family 76), in addition to her widowed status, she reported having been married 3 years.
Some time after 1885, Victoriana became a teacher, which is noted as her profession on the 1900 Census; although she was retired by age 60 according to the 1910 Census at Albuquerque (ED 11; Pg 4-A; Family 96). She or her mother had adopted a young girl whose name was given as Anita Chavez, age 3, on the 1885 Census. There is a daughter, age 17, listed with Victoriana on the 1900 Census but without a given name (and a birthdate that matches more Victoriana's mother's birth - Sep 1820). On the 1910 Census, however, Anita Connelly, age 26, is listed as Victoria's daughter with an occupation as a saleslady of dry goods. Anita's whereabouts after the 1910 Census are uncertain (as of August 2012).
Bonifacio Chaves, Victoriana's maternal half-brother, likely died in the early 1870s; although one of her father's biographer's stated the death occurred in the 1860s (He appears on the 1870 Census, with wife Carlota, in the household next door to his mother, however). Her
brother Henry died prior to the turn of the century (His wife, living with minor children, is widowed as of the 1900 Census). Her mother Dolores also died during or before 1900. Her half-brother Francisco Chavez, who'd served as a colonel in the militia during the Civil War and as a territorial delegate from New Mexico to Congress, was assassinated at Las Vegas (NM) in 1904. Brother Julian died in 1913, living just long enough to see New Mexico become a state in January 1912. Only her paternal half-brothers survived her as Joseph Connelly died at age 90 in 1929 and Peter Connelly died at age 91 in 1933.
Victoriana died on a Sunday and was laid to rest the next day, 10 December 1917, in Santa Barbara Cemetery, per her death record; although according to the creator of her memorial, there is no marker nor any listing for her in the current office records. She had been born to a family whose members helped shape New Mexico's future as a Territory and State, but it would seem history has passed over her without even a quiet spot to mark her existence.
Parents
Dr. Henry C. Connelly [See link below]
Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea Chaves
Siblings
Paternal Half-Siblings:
Joseph Connelly (1838 Mexico - 1929 MO)
Peter Connelly (1841 Mexico - 1933 MO)
Maternal Half-Siblings:
Josefa (José) Francisco Chaves (1839 NM - 1904 NM)
José Bonifacio Chaves (1842 NM - 187_?)
Full Siblings:
Henry Connelly [Junior] (1850 NM - bef 1900)
Julian P Connelly (1853 NM - 1913 NM)
Victoriana, also later known as Victoria, appeared as a one-year-old on the 1850 Census in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Territory (Pg 87-A; Family 1521), with her parents, Dr. Henry Connelly and Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea, and her two half-brothers by her mother, Josefa Francisco Chavez and José Bonifacio Chavez (ages 11 & 8 respectively). She also had 2 older half-brothers by her father, Joseph and Peter Connelly, ages 11 and 9 respectively, who were boarding with family friends in 1850 at Blue, Jackson County, Missouri (Adam and Ann M Hill family, page 280-A, family 689) and who, for the most part, remained in the Missouri/Kansas area.
Her mother came from an old, wealthy and influential New Mexico family. Her father had come from the eastern United States with Virginia roots that went back into the Revolutionary War and beyond. During the late 1820s, Henry had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, where he'd become a prosperous merchant, but had then re-settled, after the war with Mexico, in the disputed territory of New Mexico. At the time of Victoriana's birth, her father was a wealthy and influential man in his own right. He'd helped to lay the groundwork for the territory's entry into the United States, and he served in the Territorial Legislature during her early childhood (1853-1854, 1856-1859) as well as operated mercantile houses in Peralta, Albuquerque, Santa Fé, and Las Vegas (NM).
Victoriana soon became the oldest of Henry and Dolores' three children. Henry (Junior) joined the family in 1850, and Julian P. was born late in 1853. Growing up among the elite of the Territory, Victoriana was educated at a private girls' academy in the city of Santa Fé, where she appeared on the 1860 Census (page 563, line 30); although she also is listed among her family on the same census in Los Pinos, Bernalillo County (Pg 160; Family 1346).
Father Henry was appointed as Territorial Governor by the newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln, serving - during the Civil War as a pro-Unionist, from September 1861 until July 1866. He died a month after his resignation, in August 1866, when Victoriana was only 16.
Despite financial setbacks in her father's businesses both before and during the war, her mother carried on, and the family remained financially sound, however perhaps not at the same level as the early 1850s. Victoriana married young but appeared, at age 20, alone with her mother and younger brother Henry, on the 1870 Census at Peralta (Pg 840-B; Family 91). Her surname on this census is listed as "Viven," but no spouse is listed in the household.
By the 1880 Census at Peralta (ED 55; Pg 377-A; Family 4), she maintained a separate household, under her maiden name of Connelly, near her mother and brothers Julian (and family) and Francisco (and family). Unusual to that time and to the family religion, Victoria listed her marital status as divorced. However, on the 1885 Territorial Census (at Peralta: ED 37; Pg 87-D; Family 81), her marital status was listed as widowed, and on the 1900 Census (again at Peralta: ED 171; Pg 4-A; Family 76), in addition to her widowed status, she reported having been married 3 years.
Some time after 1885, Victoriana became a teacher, which is noted as her profession on the 1900 Census; although she was retired by age 60 according to the 1910 Census at Albuquerque (ED 11; Pg 4-A; Family 96). She or her mother had adopted a young girl whose name was given as Anita Chavez, age 3, on the 1885 Census. There is a daughter, age 17, listed with Victoriana on the 1900 Census but without a given name (and a birthdate that matches more Victoriana's mother's birth - Sep 1820). On the 1910 Census, however, Anita Connelly, age 26, is listed as Victoria's daughter with an occupation as a saleslady of dry goods. Anita's whereabouts after the 1910 Census are uncertain (as of August 2012).
Bonifacio Chaves, Victoriana's maternal half-brother, likely died in the early 1870s; although one of her father's biographer's stated the death occurred in the 1860s (He appears on the 1870 Census, with wife Carlota, in the household next door to his mother, however). Her
brother Henry died prior to the turn of the century (His wife, living with minor children, is widowed as of the 1900 Census). Her mother Dolores also died during or before 1900. Her half-brother Francisco Chavez, who'd served as a colonel in the militia during the Civil War and as a territorial delegate from New Mexico to Congress, was assassinated at Las Vegas (NM) in 1904. Brother Julian died in 1913, living just long enough to see New Mexico become a state in January 1912. Only her paternal half-brothers survived her as Joseph Connelly died at age 90 in 1929 and Peter Connelly died at age 91 in 1933.
Victoriana died on a Sunday and was laid to rest the next day, 10 December 1917, in Santa Barbara Cemetery, per her death record; although according to the creator of her memorial, there is no marker nor any listing for her in the current office records. She had been born to a family whose members helped shape New Mexico's future as a Territory and State, but it would seem history has passed over her without even a quiet spot to mark her existence.
Parents
Dr. Henry C. Connelly [See link below]
Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea Chaves
Siblings
Paternal Half-Siblings:
Joseph Connelly (1838 Mexico - 1929 MO)
Peter Connelly (1841 Mexico - 1933 MO)
Maternal Half-Siblings:
Josefa (José) Francisco Chaves (1839 NM - 1904 NM)
José Bonifacio Chaves (1842 NM - 187_?)
Full Siblings:
Henry Connelly [Junior] (1850 NM - bef 1900)
Julian P Connelly (1853 NM - 1913 NM)
Her mother came from an old, wealthy and influential New Mexico family. Her father had come from the eastern United States with Virginia roots that went back into the Revolutionary War and beyond. During the late 1820s, Henry had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, where he'd become a prosperous merchant, but had then re-settled, after the war with Mexico, in the disputed territory of New Mexico. At the time of Victoriana's birth, her father was a wealthy and influential man in his own right. He'd helped to lay the groundwork for the territory's entry into the United States, and he served in the Territorial Legislature during her early childhood (1853-1854, 1856-1859) as well as operated mercantile houses in Peralta, Albuquerque, Santa Fé, and Las Vegas (NM).
Victoriana soon became the oldest of Henry and Dolores' three children. Henry (Junior) joined the family in 1850, and Julian P. was born late in 1853. Growing up among the elite of the Territory, Victoriana was educated at a private girls' academy in the city of Santa Fé, where she appeared on the 1860 Census (page 563, line 30); although she also is listed among her family on the same census in Los Pinos, Bernalillo County (Pg 160; Family 1346).
Father Henry was appointed as Territorial Governor by the newly-inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln, serving - during the Civil War as a pro-Unionist, from September 1861 until July 1866. He died a month after his resignation, in August 1866, when Victoriana was only 16.
Despite financial setbacks in her father's businesses both before and during the war, her mother carried on, and the family remained financially sound, however perhaps not at the same level as the early 1850s. Victoriana married young but appeared, at age 20, alone with her mother and younger brother Henry, on the 1870 Census at Peralta (Pg 840-B; Family 91). Her surname on this census is listed as "Viven," but no spouse is listed in the household.
By the 1880 Census at Peralta (ED 55; Pg 377-A; Family 4), she maintained a separate household, under her maiden name of Connelly, near her mother and brothers Julian (and family) and Francisco (and family). Unusual to that time and to the family religion, Victoria listed her marital status as divorced. However, on the 1885 Territorial Census (at Peralta: ED 37; Pg 87-D; Family 81), her marital status was listed as widowed, and on the 1900 Census (again at Peralta: ED 171; Pg 4-A; Family 76), in addition to her widowed status, she reported having been married 3 years.
Some time after 1885, Victoriana became a teacher, which is noted as her profession on the 1900 Census; although she was retired by age 60 according to the 1910 Census at Albuquerque (ED 11; Pg 4-A; Family 96). She or her mother had adopted a young girl whose name was given as Anita Chavez, age 3, on the 1885 Census. There is a daughter, age 17, listed with Victoriana on the 1900 Census but without a given name (and a birthdate that matches more Victoriana's mother's birth - Sep 1820). On the 1910 Census, however, Anita Connelly, age 26, is listed as Victoria's daughter with an occupation as a saleslady of dry goods. Anita's whereabouts after the 1910 Census are uncertain (as of August 2012).
Bonifacio Chaves, Victoriana's maternal half-brother, likely died in the early 1870s; although one of her father's biographer's stated the death occurred in the 1860s (He appears on the 1870 Census, with wife Carlota, in the household next door to his mother, however). Her
brother Henry died prior to the turn of the century (His wife, living with minor children, is widowed as of the 1900 Census). Her mother Dolores also died during or before 1900. Her half-brother Francisco Chavez, who'd served as a colonel in the militia during the Civil War and as a territorial delegate from New Mexico to Congress, was assassinated at Las Vegas (NM) in 1904. Brother Julian died in 1913, living just long enough to see New Mexico become a state in January 1912. Only her paternal half-brothers survived her as Joseph Connelly died at age 90 in 1929 and Peter Connelly died at age 91 in 1933.
Victoriana died on a Sunday and was laid to rest the next day, 10 December 1917, in Santa Barbara Cemetery, per her death record; although according to the creator of her memorial, there is no marker nor any listing for her in the current office records. She had been born to a family whose members helped shape New Mexico's future as a Territory and State, but it would seem history has passed over her without even a quiet spot to mark her existence.
Parents
Dr. Henry C. Connelly [See link below]
Maria Dolores Lauvinia Perea Chaves
Siblings
Paternal Half-Siblings:
Joseph Connelly (1838 Mexico - 1929 MO)
Peter Connelly (1841 Mexico - 1933 MO)
Maternal Half-Siblings:
Josefa (José) Francisco Chaves (1839 NM - 1904 NM)
José Bonifacio Chaves (1842 NM - 187_?)
Full Siblings:
Henry Connelly [Junior] (1850 NM - bef 1900)
Julian P Connelly (1853 NM - 1913 NM)
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