GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-24

St. Joseph Church
43148 Mission Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94539

Phone 510-656-2364

 

Mission San José and Museum
43300 Mission Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94539

Phone 510-657-1797, Extension 106

 

Hours (Parish Office): See parish website

Access: Some restrictions apply

Copying Facilities: Yes

 

History: Mission San José de Guadalupe, Fremont, Alameda County, California, was a predominantly Native American parish, now in the Mission San José District and the Diocese of Oakland (Archives: Oakland, California).

1797-1842 (Natives diminished)	Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered San José de Guadalupe Mission (Miwok, Ohlone, Yokuts); superiors included Fray Narcisco Durán, O.F.M., 1806-1833, and Fray José Gonzales Rubio, O.F.M., 1833-1842
1842-1868 (no longer Native)	Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San José
1869	An earthquake destroyed the mission, which was replaced by St. Joseph Church a year after
1981-1985	San José Mission was restored

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1797-ca. 1850

Volume: Several volumes

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of San José de Guadalupe Mission and St. Joseph Church; includes copies.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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