Category: Betancourt family

Trujillo Alto Church Records & Other Resources

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Trujillo Alto Church Records & Other Resources

One of the hardest things is locating family records for Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico due to the lack of access to books or not all books being filmed by the LDS back in the 1980s. However, that should not stop us from seeking information on what is available. I am currently working on the…

By Anna Bayala July 7, 2019 0
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Genealogy Lesson on Last Names When Researching

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Genealogy Lesson on Last Names When Researching

One of the biggest lessons I can teach others is understanding last names and how they can lead you down the wrong path, very quickly. I’ll provide two examples as these are actually a reality for everyone and not just some. One of the biggest misconceptions in researching is that if the last name is…

By Anna Bayala June 1, 2019 6
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Supporting Your Research & Providing Support

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Supporting Your Research & Providing Support

I have seen an unfortunate pattern in genealogy research, the constant request of “Where do I find records for my family?”.

By Anna Bayala January 7, 2019 0
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Gurabo, Puerto Rico – Where to search?

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I kind of touched on Gurabo in responding to questions that I have received privately.  I didn’t really provide details but there is more than just Census records from the 1900’s. Gurabo is a municipality that is on the eastern side of the island. The town or barrios that exist in the municipality are, Rincon,…

By Anna Bayala June 8, 2016 3
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Casimero Bayala Carmona and Ana Beatriz Aleman Betancourt

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Casimero Bayala Carmona and Ana Beatriz Aleman Betancourt

Below is the wedding record of two Canary Island descendants; Casimero and Ana Beatriz. Casimero was born on 15 of May in 1846 in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.  We know this thanks to his baptism record which can be found in Book 2A of baptism in the same church he married Ana Beatriz. Ana Beatriz…

By Anna Bayala December 12, 2015 4
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Indexing: Why You Should Help Family Search

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It is truly a great resource to be able to access records, view them, search for them via indexes when we visit www.familysearch.org.  I find it to be an amazing resources for all of us to be able to browse through records that would cost us thousands upon thousands of dollars as well as countless…

By Anna Bayala August 29, 2015 1
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