This blogger is about my father Benjamin Lopez Apodaca. My attempt is to share and give information about his family and heritage His Lucero family came from Mexico City to Santa Fe, New Mexico to (Paso del Norte) present day, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (170years) came to southern New Mexico in 1840 to Mesilla Territory, New Mexico. His Apodaca family came from Mexico, to Salem, Fierro, and Pinos Altos, NM. Hisparents settled in Los Angeles, CA in 1950.
DNA RESULTS
This is my DNA through my paternal grandfather. My uncle Rueben Apodaca is the one who took the DNA test for us. The test was taken by Family Tree DNA kit and was submitted to the validated the New Mexico Genealogical Society for validation.
This is our results:
Big 700 Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FTD63610: most distant male ancestor =
Juan Lopez de Godoy 1570-1727 Santa Fe New Mexico
This Photo was taken in Mesilla, New Mexico around 1900. These are family members related to the Lucero, Provencio, and Abillar families. . My dad Benjamin L. Apodaca got this photo while searching for our Lucero lineage. He met his cousin Eustolia in Anthony, New Mexico while researching information about his grandfather Hesiquio Lucero who was born in Mesilla, New Mexico in 1852. Eustolia's grandmother was Marianna Lucero who is the half sister of my grandfather Benjamin Lucero Apodaca. Eustolia had this photo in her possession. She gave my dad this copy. Here are some names to the people in this photo.
Second Row, second man from left is Crescencio Albillar, below him is his wife Gregoria Lucero half sister to my grandfather. The fourth man in the second row is my Great-uncle Alcario Lucero, brother of my grandfather Benjamin Lucero Apodaca Sr.. Below Alcario is his wife Felipa Provencio, and their daughter Albina Lucero. Albina Lucero would be half first cousin to my father Benjamin L. Apodaca.
“Do you recognize anyone else in this photograph, or has stories about these families. ? I would love to hear from you and help preserve their memories.”
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