An Amusing Discovery – Jean-Jacques Philippe Guerrier and Juan Antonio Alvarez Cartagena
So as usual, I’m always coming across some really interesting facts about my ancestry and things that occurred in the past. First I was very surprised to discover that my Dominican Cartagena line was very political and involved in the revolution and independence of the country. I came across a surprising article about my 2nd…
Gurabo, Puerto Rico – Where to search?
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,…
Questions on Family Research
I have received many private messages via email or even Ancestry from many cousins with DNA confirmation. Many of us share great grandparents or all the way up to 4th great grandparents. Some of you are double related to me so the centimorgans (cM) we share is higher than it should be. Do not be…
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…
San German Puerto Rico Census Records from the 1800s to 1900s
Since there are so many Census Records for San German, I decided that it needs to sit separately once the remaining records have been digitized and uploaded for everyone to review. There are many more records beyond what I have listed below but currently, you’ll have to order the films to review the records. Rosario,…