Category: Dominican ancestry

The Cabreja Family in Dominican Republic

I purchased Roots Magic 7 as an alternative to FamilyTree Maker as I had heard great things about the software. Here are some of the things I like: Easily import my trees from FamilyTree Maker.  Run many reports and are much easier to generate Save reports in many different formats Connects to FamilySearch for research…

By Anna Bayala March 21, 2016 0

Canarios in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

I had the most amazing 2015 in regards to genealogy.  I was able to find my great grandmother’s parents’ names thanks to her filing a Social Security application within 3 weeks of arriving in the USA in the 1940’s. She joined the ranks of working along with the many other immigrants that came to America. …

By Anna Bayala January 2, 2016 0

Traveling Puerto Rican and Dominican Families – Finding Your Ancestors

Happy 2016 everyone!  Nothing like starting off the new year by celebrating our family and culture!  One thing I have learned as well as many of you is that each of us carry DNA that is global.  Our culture and islands have seen people from all over the world. So my next blog post is…

By Anna Bayala January 1, 2016 3

Cabreja Family from Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

I am providing this post this one time in both English and Spanish in hopes to help others in their research. I have put together a family tree on Ancestry to help anyone with family with the Cabreja last name that comes from Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. If you do not have a paid account,…

By Anna Bayala December 29, 2015 0

Dominican Biography Dictionary for Genealogy Research

I am always seeking for documentation that isn’t easy to find and hoping that I will hit jackpot.  One of these sources that is not well known is a Dominican Historian named Rufino Martinez.  He was from Puerto Plata before leaving us in 1975 at the age of 82.  Martinez left one important dictionary that…

By Anna Bayala December 15, 2015 0