Catholic Church Records
The Catholic Church is a great resource for Hispanic and New Mexico Genealogy researchers because statewide records were not standardized until the 1920’s with even then many, many records missing. The Catholic Church has maintained records of a genealogical nature since the Spanish arrival in the 17th Century. Depending on where your ancestors lived you will need to contact the appropriate Archdiocese. If you were lucky enough to have ancestors who lived under the Santa Fe Archdiocese there may already be transcriptions of valuable information pertaining to your family thanks to Angelico Chavez.
Obtaining church records can seem overwhelming at first, but with a little information, some persistence, and downright luck you will be able to find some records. The NMGS page, Introduction to Church Records, was a big help to me in particular.
Baptismal
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Archdiocese of Gallup
Gallegos, Maria Cipriana. From Cebolleta. Baptized on 13 Jan 1849. 19 day old hija de Jose Manuel Gallegos y Marcelina Apodaca. AP: Juan Francisco Gallegos y Rafaela Aragon. AM: Felipe Apodaca y Rosalia Chavez. PP: Francisco y Juana Maria Gallegos. Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores de Cebolleta.
Telles, Octaviano. From Cebolleta, NM. Born: 22 March 1869. Baptized 30 March 1869. Child of Jose Leon Telles and Cipriana Gallegos. PP: Jose de la Cruz Jaramillo and Rafaela Mason.
Tellez, Tomas Leon. From Cebolleta. Born: 6 Dec. 1884. Baptized on 19 Dec. 1884. Hijo de Jose Leon Tellez y Cypriana Gallegos. PP: Octaviano y Marcelina Tellez. Nuestra Senor de Los Dolores de Cebolleta.
San Miguel del Socorro (NMGS Item #A9)
CHABES, Maria Marcelina. From Socorro. Baptized 29 Apr 1884, 4 days; d/ Toribio CHABES & Maria de Jesus TELLES; ap/ Jose CHABES & Maria Manuela SALAZAR; am/ Jose Santos TELLES & Barbara (n.s.); gp/ Santiago GONZALEZ & Maria Victoria TRUJILLO. (AASF #18 Frames 578-579)
CHABES, Maria Ynes. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 23 Jan 1848, 3 days; d/ Juan Maria CHABES & Matiana TEYES; ap/ Antonio Jose CHABES & Guadalupe PADILLA; am/ Santos TEYES & Barbara PADILLA; gp/ Carmen GARCIA & Maria Gertrudis GARCIA. (AASF #18 Frame 836)
CHAVES, Jose Fernando. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 2 Jun 1840, 2 days; s/ Francisco CHAVES & Maria Jacinto THELLES; ap/ Jose Santos THELLES (sic) & Barvara SEDIO; am/ Jose Antonio CHAVES (sic) & Manuela SALAZARA; gp/ Felipe MONTOIA & Maria Monica ORTEGA of Socorro. (AASF #18 Frame 391)
CHAVES, Maria de la Cruz. From San Antonio del Vosque del Apache. Baptized 18 Sep 1850, 3 days; d/ Juan Maria CHABES & Matiana TEYES; ap/ Antonio CHABES & Guadalupe PADILLA; am/ Santos TELLES & Ba(r)bara SEDIO; gp/ Felipe MONTOYA & Bitoria MARQUES. (AASF #18 Frame 020)
CHAVES, Maria de los Dolores. From Socorro. Baptized 24 Apr 1853, 5 days; d/ Juan Maria CHAVES & Maria TELLIS; ap/ Francisco CHAVES & Maria Guadalupe PADILLA; am/ Santos TELLIS & Maria Barbara CEDILLO; gp/ Jesus APODACA & Maria Dolores LOPEZ. (AASF #18 Frame 107)
Teyes, (blank space in entry, Eugenia in margin in different ink and writing). San Antonio. Baptized 10 March 1853. 20 days; d/ Encarnacion TEYES & Eugenia MONTOYA; ap/ Santos TEYES & Barbara SEDIO; am/ Bautista MONTOYA & Maria Anna GARCIA; gp/ Eulalio GONSALES & Maria Francisca GONSALES. (AASF #92 Frame 103)
Teyes, Jose Desiderio. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 13 Feb 1849. 3 days; s/ Antonio Jose TEYES & Guadalupe GONSALES; ap/ Santos TEYES & Barbara SEDIO; am/ Lorenso GONSALES & Teodora SALASAR; gp/ Toribio CHAVES & Maria de Jesus TEYES. (AASF #18 Frame 841)
Teyes, Jose Reduncindo. From Socorro. Baptized 2 March 1853. 3 days; s/ Santiago TEYES & Maria del Refugio CHAVES; ap/ Jose Santos TEYES & Maria Barbara SEDIO; am/ Antonio Jose CHAVES & Guadalupe PADIA; gp/ Juan CARRIO & Maria Dolores PADIA. (AASF #92 Frame 102)
Teyes, Maria Lucas. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 21 Oct 1849, 3 days; d/ Antonio Jose TEYES & Guadalupe GONZALES; ap/ Santos TEYES & Barbara SEDIO; am/ Lorenso GONZALES & Teodora SALASAR; gp/ Francisco SABEDRA & Maria de Jesus CHAVES. (AASF #18 Frame 955)
Teyes, Maria Yginia Alcaria. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 13 Jan 1853. 2 days; d/ Antonio Jose TEYES & Maria Guadalupe GONSALES; ap/ Santos TEYES & Barbara SEDIO; am/ Lorenso GONSALES & Teodora SALASAR; gp/ Jose Francisco GARCIA & Maria Gregoria CHAVES. (AASF #92 Frame 098)
Thelles, Maria Juana Nepomuzena. From Socorro. Baptized 17 May 1840. 3 days; d/ Jose Santos THELLES & Maria Barvara SEDILLO; ap/ Julio THELLES & Casilda BARELA; am/ Pablo SEDIO & Magdalena CANDELARIA; gp/ Francisco CHAVES & Maria Manuela GARCIA. (AASF #18 Frame 388)
Telles, Juan Andres. From Sabino. Baptized 8 Feb 1846. 5 days; s/ Juan TELLES & Lusiana APODACA; ap/ Marselino TELLES & Paula BARELA; am/ Francisco APODACA & Barbara MALDONADO; gp/ Antonio TORRES & Maria Anastasia CHAVES. (AASF #18 Frame 711)
Telles, Maria Crescencia. From Sabino. Baptized 22 Apr 1849. 3 days; d/ Juan TELLES & Lusiana APODACA; ap/ Torivio TELLES & Paubla BARELA; am/ Francisco APODACA & Barbara MALDONADO; gp/ Jose RIVERA & Necoreta BARELA. (AASF #18 Frame 926)
Telles, Maria Juana. From Luis Lopes. Baptized 9 Oct 1853. 2 days; d/ Ramon TELLES & Maria Lina SILVA; ap/ Santos TELLES & Maria; am/ Bisente SILVA & Ana Maria TELLES; gp/ Jose de Jesus GARCIA & Maria Petra MONTOYA. (AASF #92 Frame 121)
Padrinos
3 Feb 1841. S. Lorenso. Thomas TELLES & Paula MONTOYA sponsored Maria Petra OLGIN d/ Jose Ygnacio OLGIN & Maria Brigida GUTIERREZ (AASF #18 Frame 440)
13 Feb 1842. Limitar. Thomas TELLES & Maria Paula MONTOYA sponsored Maria Ysideria BACA d/ Jose Leon BACA & Maria Barbara GALINDO (AASF #18 Frame 454-455)
9 Aug 1844. Luis Lopes. Tomas THELLES & Paubla MONTOYA sponsored Francisco MOYA. (AASF #18 Frames 594-595)
12 Nov 1845. Limitar. Tomas THELLES & Paubla MONTANO (sic) sponsored Jose Migel (TELLES?) GIRON s/ Nicolas GIRON & Maria BUTIEREZ. (AASF #18 Frame 693)
17 Jan 1853. Socorro. Jose Leon TEYES & Maria Paula MONTOYA sponsored Maria Marselina SABEDRA d/ Gabriel SABEDRA & Maria Francisca BACA; ap/ Jose SABEDRA & Maria Paula MONTOYA; am/ Santiago BACA & Maria Guadalupe SANCHES. (AASF #92 Frame 098)
4 Jan 1852. San Lorenzo. Manuel OLGUIN & Paubla MONTOYA sponsored Maria Sabina CHAVES. (AASF #92 Frame 077)
Marriages
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Norte
1729, August 4, Joseph Xiron con Sebastiana Garcia
1763, December 12, Ydelfonso (aka Alfonso) Telles Xiron, HL Joseph Telles Xiron y Sebastiana Garcia de Noriega con Manuela Paez, HL Don Ramon Paez y Manuela Velarde, españoles (Source 1A)
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Archdiocese of Gallup
1857, February 09, Jose Leon Tellez, de 20 anos de edad, de la Polvadera, HD (hijo de) Tomas Tellez, defunto y Paula Montoya, con Marcelina Apodaca, de 23 anos de edad, viuda de Jose Manuel Gallegos, Testigos: Jose Lucero y Ramon Chaves.
Translation: Jose Leon Tellez, 20 years old, from La Polvdera, son of Tomas Tellez, (deceased) and Paula Montoya, married Marcelina Apodaca, 23 years old, widow of Jose Manuel Gallegos. Witnesses: Jose Lucero y Ramon Chaves.
1867, November 29, Jose Leon Telles, viudo de Marcelina Apodaca, HD Tomas Telles y Paula Montoya con Cipriana Gallegos, HD Luz Apodaca, Testigos: Jesus Apodaca y Antonio Gonzales. Padrinos: Antonio Gonzales y Predicanda Sanchez.
Translation: Jose Leon Telles, widow of Marcelina Apodaca, son of Tomas Telles and Paula Montoya married Cipriana Gallegos, daughter of Luz Apodaca, Witnesses: Jesus Apodaca and Antonio Gonzales. Sponsors: Anonio Gonzales and Predicanda Sanchez.
1903, November 13, Case a Dimas Jaramillo HL de Pedro Jaramillo y Maria de la Luz Baca con Trinidad Jaramillo HL de Juan Jaramillo y Trinidad Vallejos. Padrinos: Efrem? Baca, Escolastica ??? ?? ??illard? (ADG #11 fr. 74)
1915, January 18, Octavanum (Octaviano) Telles, filium Joseph Leo Telles and Cipriana Gallegos and Beatricem Chavez, both of San Rafael, filium Manuel Chavez and Julianetae Castillo. Padrinos: Patrocino Saaabedra and Clara B de Saabedra. (ADG #15 fr. 94)
San Agustin de la Isleta Church (NMGS Item A5/C4)
1792, March 16, m. April 8, Jose Julio TELLES XIRON, Spanish, 23, s/ Alfonso TELLES XIRON, dec., & Manuela Antonia PAEZ of El Pas, m. Casilda Gregoria VAREL, Spanish, 20, wid/ Jose BACA, d/ Manuel Antonio VARELA & Maria Concepcion CHAVES of Los Padillas. Test: Don Luis MARINO & Augn TRUJILLO. Padrinos: Don Leronzo GUTIERRES & his wife, Dona Maria Candelaria GARCIA, of Paxarito. (AASF #27 Frame 561)
San Felipe de Neri Church (NMGS Item C11)
1835, January 1, Tomas TELLES, vuido/ Josefa MADRID, m. Paula MONTOLLA, vuida/ Francisco SABEDRA. Padrinos: Antonio BARELA & Catarina ORTIS. Testigos: Jose LUSERO & Polinario DOMINGUEZ. (AASF #26 Frames 584-585)