Pueblo of Jemez

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Introduction
See also: Jemez Pueblo (New Mexico)

Jemez Pueblo is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

Established: Original Spanish land grant September 20, 1689. United States December 22, 1858

Agency: Southern Pueblos Agency

Tribe: Jemez

Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment: 1,528

Tribal Headquarters
Pueblo of Jemez 4471 Highway 4 P.O. Box 100 Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024 Phone: 575-834-7359 Website

Brief Timeline
1598: Padre Alonzo de Lugo and the Spanish explorer Juan de Onate began to "Christianize" the Jemez.

1680: Pueblo Revolt, effort to drive Spanish from New Mexico.

1694:Diego de Vargas, kills 84 Warriors and captures 361 prisoners.

1838: Attacks by the Comanche and Spanish soldiers force the people to abandon their pueblo

1846: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, New Mexico becomes part of the United States 1936: members of the Pecos Pueblo group join the Jemez

1878: Presbyterian Mission school established

Land Record
Tribal land: 88,680 acres.

Important Websites

 * Puebloan Peoples Wikipedia