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Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson (March 19, 1828 - April 27, 1868) was the third wife of frontiersman Kit Carson.
Mar 20, 2017 · But what of the women of that era, specifically Carson’s third and most beloved wife and local girl Maria “Josefa” Jaramillo? It was a question that dawned on Karen Douglas, executive director of the Kit Carson Home and Museum in Taos.
- Scott Gerdes
On February 3, 1843, well-known and well-respected frontiersman and scout Christopher Houston Carson (better known as Kit Carson) escorted his bride, Maria Josefa Jaramillo, from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos, where they were married, to their new home not far away.
Jun 9, 2023 · On February 6, 1843, he had married Maria Josefa Jaramillo in Taos, New Mexico, and was anxious to make a new life with her. They settled some 45 miles east of Taos on the Little Cimarron, where Carson and Owens cut timber for cabins and put in considerable grain.
Apr 15, 2024 · Maria Josefa Jaramillo was fifteen when she married well-known frontiersman Kit Carson on Feb. 3, 1843. The 33-year-old Carson appeared fearless and decent and, to young Josefa, the image of forever. She was his third wife and the first non-Indian.
Maria Josefa “Chipeta”. Jaramillo. Carson. Wife of Chistopher Kit Houston Carson. Born to Don Francisco Jamaillo and Maria Apaonia Vigil Jamaillo. Married General Chistopher Kit' Houston Carson on Feb. 6,1848 in Our Lady Guadalupe Church,Taos,New Mexico.
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Two sisters, descended from one of New Mexico’s oldest and most respected families, played an important role in the history of Taos during the tumultuous 1800s. Maria Ignacia Jaramillo and her younger sister, Maria Josefa, were each married to famous men.
