Maunabo Digitized Church Records

While writing another post, I realized that I never covered Maunabo digitized church records. It would appear that I accidentally skipped over this town. So, we can thank the Caguas Archdiocese as they made it possible to have the Maunabo digitized church records online.

Maunabo is a town located northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. In addition, Maunabo established itself as a town in 1799. The town’s name derives from a river that the indigenous people of the island named Manatuabón. Finally, Maunabo has surrounding high mountains on two sides with peaks named Pico Hutton on Sierra Guardarraya, Cerro Santa Elena, Cerro Santa Elena, and Cerro de la Pandura.

Known for its seclusion from other towns in the region, Maunabo still holds onto its colonial past.

The church books have missing volumes but it does not mean that other books do not exist.

Maunabo Digitized Church Records – Baptisms

• 1800 – 1817 Book of Baptisms (Image 86)
• 1817 – 1835 Book of Baptisms (Image 149)
• 1839 – 1851 Book of Baptisms (Image 3)
• 1813 – 1847 Book of Baptisms (Image 229)
• 1852 -1856 Book of Baptism (Image 574)
• 1857 – 1866 Book of Baptisms (Image 221)
• 1864 – 1870 Book of Baptisms (Image 485)
• 1866 – 1872 – Book 9 of Baptisms (Image 309)
• 1872 – 1876 – Book 10 of Baptisms (Image 585) with an Index in the back
• 1876 – 1881 – Book 11 of Baptisms (Image 861)
• 1884 – 1890 – Book 6 of Baptisms (Image 1170)
• 1890 – 1894 – Book 7 of Baptisms (Image 1509) with an Index in the back
• 1902 – 1908 Book of Baptisms (Image 1365)
  • The baptism book is very damaged. Starting with Image 1583, it jumps to the year 1895. Then the remaining images go up to the year 1902, which ends on Image 2002 as pages are all mixed up. Potentially these are two different books. Hence, take your time with this book.
• 1918 – 1919 Book of Baptisms (Image 1832)
  • There are some loose pages from Images 2196 to 2208 covering the years 1890 to 1895. Hence, take your time with these images.
• 1920 – 1925 Book of Baptisms (Image 2211)
• 1925 – 1926 Book of Baptisms (Image 6)
• 1925 – 1926 Book of Baptisms (Image 705) with an Index in the front
• 1929 – 1932 Book of Baptisms (Image 917)
• 1932 – 1935 Book of Baptisms (Image 1127) with an Index in the back

Marriage Books

The marriage books start in 1802 which makes that books 1 in the series since the town was founded in 1799. Hence, you should be able to find older records. However, the series of marriage books are also in bad condition.

• 1802 – 1848 – Book 1 of Marriages (Image 2542)
• 1859 – 1883 – Book 3 of Marriages (Image 2005) with an Index in the back
• 1883 – 1901 – Book 4 of Marriages (Image 2350) with an Index in the front
• 1902 – 1907 – Book 5 of Marriages (Image 2207) with an Index in the back

At this present time, I believe that this was the last town that I had to add to the website. Unfortunately, the church books for this town are in bad condition. Therefore, I hope you have a great pair of glasses or larger monitor.

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