One of my regular research quests is looking into the family of my 3rd-great-grandfather Gabriel Vasquez, to see if there may have been any siblings of his which will allow me to trace the family further in Chilean records. Switching from my current research questions with DNA, using my Mom's DNA matches I've found a cluster of Gabriel's descendants through his daughter Carmen Vasquez, a younger sister of my 2nd-great-grandmother Maria Jesus Vasquez.
Carmen and Jesus Garcia were married in Pitiquito, Sonora and had at least the following children:
- Leonor Garcia
- Maria Jesus Garcia
- Ana Garcia
- Angela Garcia
- Teresa Garcia
- Gabriel Garcia
- Jose Garcia
Using the methods from the DNA study group, I've identified cousins matching from descendants of Ana, Angela, Teresa, Gabriel and Jose. There's a lot. The large number gives me some hope we might be able to use these matches to work backward to Gabriel, split the DNA network from the Suastegui branch, and potentially see Vasquez DNA connections to Chile. This is essentially the same approach I'm using to figure out the family for my 3rd-great-grandmother Bridget and her Irish family, although in this case I know the names of Gabriel's parents (Jose Vasquez and Agustina Rojas).
What I don't know is if Gabriel had siblings, or if Jose and Agustina made the voyage from Valparaiso, Chile to Mexico. DNA can't tell us the second question, but it can help identify others on the Vasquez line.
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