Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures

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Niebes Ruiz, 1794-1904
Ruiz Cemetery, San Francisquito Canyon

[RUIZ CEMETERY INDEX]

March 9, 2002: According to the inscription on her grave marker, Niebes Ruiz was born in 1794 and lived a remarkable 110 years; however, her great-granddaughter Michelle Nuñez, reports that birth records show she was actually born about 1812. Regardless, the Ruiz family came to San Francisquito Canyon in the mid-1800s, operated a farm and left a legacy through numerous descendants.

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