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Show THE The constitution, constitutions of the things, contained a views of the native lived in Santa Fé WITH MEXICO 273 as framed, shows that it was modeled after the newer states of the Union, and, among other clause prohibiting slavery, in order to’ meet the New Mexicans who were pronouncedly opposed until February, commenced was capitol which WAR by 1876. He drew the original plans of the government the general and which twenty-five years afterward the Civil before Shoemaker, In 1876 he married a daughter of Captain ing’? at Santa Fé. military store keeper and ordnance officer at Fort Union, N. M. of the assembly legislative The War was completed as the ‘‘ Federal build- territory passed congress to a memorial Many incidents in Judge Houghton’s career asking for his removal in 1868. are narrated in The Military Occupation of New Mexico, 1846-1851, pp. 171Judge Houghton died at Las Vegas, 180, R. E. Twitchell, Denver, 1909. N. M., in Charles Sieur de at Three affairs of the name 1877. Hipolyte Trotier, Sieur de Beaubien, was the son Beaubien, and Louise Adelaide Durocher, and was Rivers. Several members of his ancestry became the Dominion and in the United States. The first in Canada was Jules Trotier, who was of Paul Trotier, born in Canada, prominent in the representative of born in France, at St. Malod- His son, ‘lye au Perche, in 1590, where he was married to Catherine Loyseau. Antoine, Sieur des Ruisseaux, married Catherine Lefebone, of which marriage there was a son, Michael, Sieur de Beaubien, the first of the family to be called Beaubien, Seigneur de la Riviere du Loup. The latter married Agnes Godfroy de Linctot, and, after her death, he married Therese Mouet de Moras. Louis Trotier, Sieur de Beaubien, son of the second marriage, married Marie Louise Robida Manseaux. Of this marriage Charles Hipolyte Trotier, Sieur de He left Canada for the United States during the war Beaubien, was born. of 1812, and came to New Mexico in 1823, in company with a number of French Canadians who were making investigations in the province. Beaubien went directly to Taos, at which place, in 1827, he married Paula Lobato, of one of there were daughter marriage Of this the most prominent citizens of New Mexico. born Narciso, who was murdered during the revolution at Taos, in 1847; Luz, who married Lucien B. Maxwell; Leonor, who married V. Trujillo; Juanita, who married L. D. J. Clouthier; Teodora, who marricd Frederick Muller; Petrita, who married Jesus G. Abreu; and Pablo, who married Rebecca Abreu. oe Prior to the American who New Mexico, was occupation of collector of New customs for Mexico, the a prominent on government, citizen of its northern frontier, the Arkansas river, Don Guadalupe Miranda, had asked for a grant of land from his government, and this grant was made to Beaubien and Miranda, After the grant had been made, who had previously agreed to the partnership. Miranda sold his interest to Beaubien, who by the purchase, became possessed of over a million acres of land, the value of which today with its cities, wvil- lages, coal mines, and coking plants approximates fifty million The dollars. Srant comprised a tract of land larger than three states the size of Rhode Island. It was made by Manuel Armijo, at that time governor of New Mex“0, with whom Miranda was a great favorite, and who was also well disBeaubien. He died February 10, 1864, Antonio José Otero, the posed toward was a man of fine character and held his judicial Position up to the time of the creation of the territory of New third member of the ‘‘Kearny Mexico. Court,’’ was He Valencia county, New Mexico, having been born at the town . ei hb encia on the 13th ‘day of March, 1809. His father’s name was our “ro, and his mother was Gertrudes Chaves. His grandfather was Pedro a |