New Mexico Biography

Online Resources
Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as a person’s birth date and place; names of family members, including maiden names; education; occupation; and social, political, and religious affiliation. They may also contain a physical description of the person, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research about early settlers and prominent citizens of a state, county, or town. Local histories may contain biographical sketches of lesser-known people.
 * History of New Mexico : from the Spanish conquest to the present time, 1530-1890 : with portraits and biographical sketches of its prominent people
 * History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1, e-book, Vol. 2

The best collection of published biographies in New Mexico is at the New Mexico State Library. The Family History Library has some biographies.

Biographical Encyclopedias
Examples of statewide biographical encyclopedias are:


 * An Illustrated History of New Mexico and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of Today. Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895..


 * Chavez, Fray Angelico. Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish Colonial Period. 1954. Reprint, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The University of Albuquerque, 1973. . This pertains to the period from 1598 to 1821.


 * Coan, Charles F. A History of New Mexico . . . Historical and Biographical. Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: The American Historical Society, 1925. . Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.


 * History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People. Two Volumes. Los Angeles, California: Pacific States Publishing Company, 1907. ; ;.

Websites

 * New Mexico State Library


 * Mexico Access Genealogy - New Biographies