In conjunction with the Saddleback Area Historical Society at Heritage Hill, Lake Forest, CA, and a couple of Serrano cousins, I've been probing deeper into the genealogy and history of the Francisco Serrano family of Californios. Particularly I will mention cousins Judy Serrano and Ralph Oaxaca Serrano.
Francisco Serrano is first recorded in California as a soldier at the San Diego Presidio in 1782. He had a significant career in the military and was also -- from 1799-1800 -- alcalde or the Los Angeles Pueblo. Francisco was the father of several children, the better known ones being Leandro of Rancho Temescal and Jose Antonio Fernando Serrano of El Toro (Rancho de los Alisos). One of the adobe homes built by Jose Antonio is one of the prime historic buildings located at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest and near where the Saddleback Area Historical Society has its library facility.
Here's a picture of my sister Maggie Brown standing on the covered porch of the Jose Antonio Fernando Serrano adobe taken at the Saddleback Area Historical Society Pioneer Family Gathering, October 25, 2009. We both attended in historical reenactor garb and it was a grand experience.
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