THE BORONDA FAMILY
Jose Canuto Boronda
4x Great Grandfather
Son of Manuel Boronda and Gertrudis Higuera
Manuel Boronda and Maria Gertrudis Higuera were my 5x Great Grandparents. Manuel, the family patriarch, was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and came to Alta California around 1790. He arrived from Mexico as a Spanish and was a member of oe of the earliest expeditions of Alta California. He worked as a carpenter and as a teacher in San Francisco where he helped build adobe structures at the Mission and the Presidio.
Manuel Boronda and Gertrudis Higuera first son, Jose Canuto Boronda, my 4x Great Grandfather, was a soldier at Monterey as well as Missions San Antonio, San Miguel, and San Juan Bautista. He went on to marry Maria Francisca Castro and they had nine children.
MARIA CONCEPCION BORONDA AND THE LA LOMA ADOBE
The La Loma Adobe
Residence of Maria Concepcion Boronda
Downtown San Luis Obispo
Maria Concepcion Boronda was later married to the French Sea Captain Oliver Deleissegues, my 3x Great Grandparents.
Maria acquired the land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo in 1842. This land grant encompassed over 3,500 acres in present day San Luis Obispo and encompassed what is today Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
CAPTAIN OLIVER DELEISSEGUES
Virginia Lenore Deleissegues
My Grandmother
Daughter of Hilda and Alexander J. Deleissegues
His marriage to Hilda Deleissegues gave birth to a daughter Virginia Patricia Deleisegues who went on to marry a local native Salinan Indian named Edward Joseph Pierce, my grandparents.
They gave birth to my mother, Toni Jean Pierce, so named after the San Antonio Mission that was so important to our family.
And as a reminder and tribute to our family legacy, I was named after Mission San Miguel Arcangel.
TIMELINE
THE BORONDA FAMILY
Jose Canuto Boronda
4x Great Grandfather
Son of Manuel Boronda and Gertrudis Higuera
Manuel Boronda and Maria Gertrudis Higuera were my 5x Great Grandparents. Manuel, the family patriarch, was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and came to Alta California around 1790. He arrived from Mexico as a Spanish and was a member of oe of the earliest expeditions of Alta California. He worked as a carpenter and as a teacher in San Francisco where he helped build adobe structures at the Mission and the Presidio.
Manuel Boronda and Gertrudis Higuera first son, Jose Canuto Boronda, my 4x Great Grandfather, was a soldier at Monterey as well as Missions San Antonio, San Miguel, and San Juan Bautista. He went on to marry Maria Francisca Castro and they had nine children.
MARIA CONCEPCION BORONDA AND THE LA LOMA ADOBE
Maria Concepcion Boronda was later married to the French Sea Captain Oliver Deleissegues, my 3x Great Grandparents.
Maria acquired the land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo in 1842. This land grant encompassed over 3,500 acres in present day San Luis Obispo and encompassed what is today Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
The La Loma Adobe
Residence of Maria Concepcion Boronda
Downtown San Luis Obispo
CAPTAIN OLIVER DELEISSEGUES
Virginia Lenore Deleissegues
My Grandmother
Daughter of Hilda and Alexander J. Deleissegues
His marriage to Hilda Deleissegues gave birth to a daughter Virginia Patricia Deleisegues who went on to marry a local native Salinan Indian named Edward Joseph Pierce, my grandparents.
They gave birth to my mother, Toni Jean Pierce, so named after the San Antonio Mission that was so important to our family.
And as a reminder and tribute to our family legacy, I was named after Mission San Miguel Arcangel.
TIMELINE
Manuel Boronda, Boronda Family Patriarch
5x Great Grandfather (Circa 1750 - January 22, 1826)
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Manuel Boronda was the patriarch of the famous Boronda family in Alta California.
He married Maria Gertrudis Higuera in 1790 and was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco. Later after the end of his military service to Spain he taught a school for boys and was also a carpenter. His first son was Jose Canuto Boronda.
José Canuto Boronda
4x Great Grandfather (Jan 17, 1792 - Jan 1882)
The first son of Mauel Boronda and Maria Higuera.
José went on to marry Francisca Castro.
Maria Concepcion "Chona" Boronda Deleissegues
3x Great Grandmother (Dec 7, 1820 - April 18, 1906)
Maria Concepcion Boronda Deleissegues was born in 1820 to Francisca Castro and Jose Canuto Boronda and was raised in Monterey.
At the age of 17, she married the French Sea Captian Oliver Deleissegues at the San Juan Bautista Mission. In 1842, she acquired the land grant from Governor Micheltorena for 3,500 acres of property known as Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
Captian Oliver Delleisseguees: Ship Captain's License
3x Great Grandfather
The Ship Captian's License for Oliver Deleissegues 1808. Oliver Deleissegues was the first husband to Maria Concepcion Boronda.
Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo Land Grant
Land grant to Maria Concepcion Boronda
Rancho Potrero consisted of one square legion (about 3,500 acres). The land grant for this property was awarded to Maria Concepcion Boronda-Deleissegures in 1842.
The Delesseigues family moved to this property a few years later. Sadly, Oliver died at sea in May of 1849. Their 5th child was named Justina in honor of her father's ship.
(California History Room, Monterey Public lIbrary - http://oldmorrobay.com/boronda.html)
La Loma Adobe
Downtown San Luis Obispo
After the passing of her first husband, Maria decided to trade most of her Potrero Rancho to Estevan Quintana for part of his La Vina Rancho that included the La Loma Adobe.
The adobe was named after the Nopales cacti that grew not he property and that still grows on the property today.
La Loma Adobe, …Chona Has New SLO "Friends"
By Patti Taylor, Journal Plus, October 2014
Article that appeared in the Journal Plus Magazine, October 2014.
Alexander Deleissegues
2x Great Grandfather
The first son of Oliver Deleissegues and Maria Concepcion Boronda. Born in San Juan on August 5, 1837 and was raised on the Chorro Ranch.
He was married to Eugenia Durazo Deleissegues and had two daughters and five sons. The oldest was my Great Grandfather, Alexander J. Delesseigues.
Alex J. Deleissegues and Hilda Mae Reidenbach
Great Grandparents
Parents to Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues, my grand mother. Alex and Hilda are in the back row in the middle.
Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues
Grandmother, Morro Bay, California
Born November 6, 1914: Died October 25, 1965 - San Luis Obispo, California.
Married to Edward J Pierce
Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues
Headstone for Virginia
November 6, 1914 to October 25, 1965 - San Luis Obispo, California.
Manuel Boronda, Boronda Family Patriarch
5x Great Grandfather (Circa 1750 - January 22, 1826)
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Manuel Boronda was the patriarch of the famous Boronda family in Alta California.
He married Maria Gertrudis Higuera in 1790 and was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco. Later after the end of his military service to Spain he taught a school for boys and was also a carpenter. His first son was Jose Canuto Boronda.
José Canuto Boronda
4x Great Grandfather (Jan 17, 1792 - Jan 1882)
The first son of Mauel Boronda and Maria Higuera.
José went on to marry Francisca Castro.
Maria Concepcion "Chona" Boronda Deleissegues
3x Great Grandmother (Dec 7, 1820 - April 18, 1906)
Maria Concepcion Boronda Deleissegues was born in 1820 to Francisca Castro and Jose Canuto Boronda and was raised in Monterey.
At the age of 17, she married the French Sea Captian Oliver Deleissegues at the San Juan Bautista Mission. In 1842, she acquired the land grant from Governor Micheltorena for 3,500 acres of property known as Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
Captian Oliver Delleisseguees: Ship Captain's License
3x Great Grandfather
The Ship Captian's License for Oliver Deleissegues 1808. Oliver Deleissegues was the first husband to Maria Concepcion Boronda.
Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo Land Grant
Land grant to Maria Concepcion Boronda
Rancho Potrero consisted of one square legion (about 3,500 acres). The land grant for this property was awarded to Maria Concepcion Boronda-Deleissegures in 1842.
The Delesseigues family moved to this property a few years later. Sadly, Oliver died at sea in May of 1849. Their 5th child was named Justina in honor of her father's ship.
(California History Room, Monterey Public lIbrary - http://oldmorrobay.com/boronda.html)
La Loma Adobe
Downtown San Luis Obispo
After the passing of her first husband, Maria decided to trade most of her Potrero Rancho to Estevan Quintana for part of his La Vina Rancho that included the La Loma Adobe.
The adobe was named after the Nopales cacti that grew not he property and that still grows on the property today.
La Loma Adobe, …Chona Has New SLO "Friends"
By Patti Taylor, Journal Plus, October 2014
Article that appeared in the Journal Plus Magazine, October 2014.
Alexander Deleissegues
2x Great Grandfather
The first son of Oliver Deleissegues and Maria Concepcion Boronda. Born in San Juan on August 5, 1837 and was raised on the Chorro Ranch.
He was married to Eugenia Durazo Deleissegues and had two daughters and five sons. The oldest was my Great Grandfather, Alexander J. Delesseigues.
Alex J. Deleissegues and Hilda Mae Reidenbach
Great Grandparents
Parents to Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues, my grand mother. Alex and Hilda are in the back row in the middle.
Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues
Grandmother, Morro Bay, California
Virginia was married to Eddie J. Pierce, November 6, 1914 to October 25, 1965 - San Luis Obispo, California.
Virginia Lenore Patricia Deleissegues
Headstone for Virginia
November 6, 1914 to October 25, 1965 - San Luis Obispo, California.
