Saint Pierre Church Records 1866 to 1915 in Pétion-Ville Haiti
I have yet to visit Haiti, which is on my bucket list, I know that it has a connection to my family based on my DNA results and hopefully, Saint Pierre Church records will assist me in this journey. In short, the many images that have been shared with me provide visibility into a country that validates my ambition with traveling to Haiti in the future.
Because media coverage about Haiti has been negative when it comes to images, it has become a huge pet peeve of mine. Negative images of Haiti appears to remain consistent as we never see anything beautiful. Therefore, the media images are always of bohios or shanty homes, starvation, poverty, and violence. It is as if the underlying agenda is to continually punish the people of this country for revolting and winning their freedom from the cruelties of enslavement. Consequently, it appears that the main agenda is to discourage people from visiting the country and providing tourist dollars.
Do You See Beauty or Poverty?
We are not denying that poverty exists in Haiti. All in all, poverty exists in every country, including the USA. Therefore, should we be concentrating on poverty?
Or should we be concentrating on the beauty around us when looking at Haiti? Some may only see poverty in Haiti, I see beauty. Haiti is a beautiful country that has plenty to offer to anyone willing to see it firsthand.
So to be clear, I do feel for those who are living in poverty and we should try our best to help them out of the situation, but that is not all Haiti has to offer. As private citizens, we should be flooding the internet with beautiful images from Haiti to encourage others to visit such a historic place. In conclusion, each city in Haiti has something to offer, like Pétion-Ville, a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Above all, when it comes to genealogical Haitian research, there are many blocks and challenges that the researcher or family historian may face. Part of my digging through the internet to find content to share was discovering that there are many records available. In fact, the problem is that they are not online for us to review.
Researching Free Resources
Researching free resources such as FamilySearch is a great option when it comes to genealogy. However, with Haiti, many images remain on microfilm or the records completely out of circulation but contained within FamilySearch’s vaults. Records in FamilySearch’s catalog with no associated film number indicates this to be the case.
Sometimes we luck out with finding Haitian church records online. While it is not the entire catalog, something is better than nothing. So without further delay, the following records are available for review online. These church records are for Saint Pierre, which is located in Pétion-Ville. Please use Google Translate if you cannot read French as the records are in French.
Baptisms Books
- 1861 to 1865 Book
- 1866 to 1867 Book
- 1867 to 1870 Book
- 1877 to 1878 Book
- 1878 to 1881 Book
- 1881 to 1885 Book
- 1885 to 1887 Book
- 1887 to 1888 Book
- 1889 to 1891 Book
- 1891 to 1895 Book
- 1895 to 1899 Book
- 1895 to 1896 Book
- 1896 to 1899 Book
- 1899 to 1901 Book
- 1901 to 1903 Book
- 1907 to 1910 Book
- 1903 to 1907 Book
- 1910 to 1912 Book
- 1913 to 1915 Book
- 1916 to 1918 Book
- 1916 to 1918 Book (Another Book)
Confirmations Books
Confirmations sacramental ceremonies were not performed when someone reached a certain age like it is done today. Some individuals received confirmation as babies, small children, young adults, or adults. In other words, individuals confirmations were performed based on the Bishop’s availability to perform the sacrament. And, only Bishops are permitted to perform confirmations.
So in conclusion, confirmations are a great resource in finding family members. Never skip the confirmation books when researching.
Marriages Books
- 1866 to 1867 Book
- 1868 to 1870 Book
- 1870 to 1872 Book
- 1874 to 1884 Book
- 1886 to 1899 Book
- 1900 to 1905 Book
- 1906 to 1913 Book
- 1908 to 1915 Book
Deaths Books
If FamilySearch ever converts the remaining films to online images, I will update this post and add the available books here. While content is limited, hopefully, it will assist many of you in your research.