Category: Caribbean slavery

Home Registry for Cap-Haïtien

Another great source of information is the home registry for Cap-Haïtien. This is truly another good resource in trying to locate your illusive ancestors. The documentation in the book is for 1787 which helps build that family tree. While there are only 20 pages to this book, it does help in your research. I hope…

By Anna Bayala July 22, 2021 0

The Cap-Haïtien 1776 Census

Mentioning 1776, many will not think about the Cap-Haïtien 1776 Census. Nothing is more rewarding than finding free resources. Free resources that you can share with many as they search for information on their ancestors. I share this content with the Haitian community in hopes that many will find information about their ancestors. One of…

By Anna Bayala July 22, 2021 0

Puerto Rico Digitized Church Books

Family researchers are looking for Puerto Rico church records. This post will help everyone understand why some are easily available and where you should be looking for the information. A must read for every researcher looking for church records.

By Anna Bayala September 10, 2020 2

Toa Baja Baptisms in Puerto Rico

There are plenty of records online for a genealogist to go through, such as the Toa Baja baptisms books. While not all towns have books available online, consider becoming a member of the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía (SPG). The society which has been around for over 30 years is a great resource for researchers. SPG…

By Anna Bayala September 6, 2020 0

Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Transcribed Church Records

Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, which is the second oldest church in the Americas, constructed in 1521, it is not surprising that book numbers would not be sequential or in any real order.

By Anna Bayala September 6, 2020 0

Loiza Church Records Transcribed / Indexed

One of the churches that I wish that the records were not so damaged or missing is the Loiza church records. For one thing, our Betancourt and Falcon family lines were documented in the Loiza church records. However, prior to Trujillo Alto and San Fernando (today Carolina) existing, many families traveled to Loiza to be…

By Anna Bayala August 4, 2020 0