GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-101
San Miguel Arcángel Mission
775 Mission Street
P.O. Box 69
San Miguel, CA 93451
Phone: 805-467-3256
Hours: See website
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying Facilities: Yes
History: San Miguel Arcángel Mission, San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California, was once a predominantly Native American (Yokuts) parish in the Diocese of Monterey (Archives: Monterey, California).
1797-1836 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered San Miguel Arcángel Mission (Yokuts) |
1836-1853 |
Two Californias diocesan priests (Archives: Hermosillo, Mexico) administered San Miguel |
1853-1859 (Natives declined) |
Monterey diocesan priests administered San Miguel |
1859-1862 |
Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests at San Antonio, Jolon, attended to San Miguel |
1862-1878 |
Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests at San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, attended to San Miguel |
1878-ca. 1900 (no longer Native) |
Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San Miguel |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1797-ca. 1900
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Miguel de Arcángel Mission (copies).
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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