Miguel Bayala Flores – Marriage Contract in Trujillo Alto
On a trip to Puerto Rico in September of 2010, Hijos de Coamo, his pen name, paid a visit to the Archivo Histórico Arquidiócedano in Old San Juan and brought back a really nice surprise. I cannot thank him enough for the selfless act he did for me without me asking. He brought back with…
Death of Enslaved and Freed Blacks in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Book 1 of Defunciones
Going through Gurabo’s San Jose parish books, I documented from Book 1 of Defunciones the following slaves or freed people. I hope it will help someone researching their ancestors in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Book 1 covers from 1822 to 1840. I didn’t capture the folios (page) on these but it does provide you with dates.…
Using the International Genealogical Index for Research
When I first started off researching and heard about Family Search’s website, I didn’t realize how much information it held. One such database is the International Genealogical Index also know as the IGI. The IGI contains millions of records that have been submitted by people that are directly related to the deceased person. The database…
Researching Panamanian Ancestry
Panama has a rich history with connections to many in the Caribbean islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. No matter which island you are from, you will discover cousins from Panama. Personally I’d like to see an increase in people from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to have their…
Indexing Project for Dominican Republic Underway – Assistance Needed
Currently there are two projects for Dominican Republic that Family Search is looking for volunteers to transcribe records for their free index. www.Familysearch.org provides free access to digitized records for the entire globe is looking for assistance wint transcribing records written in Spanish. To ensure that records are indexed correctly and accurately, they need our…
Marriages from Book 1 of Cathedral in San Juan – Nuestra Senora de los Remedios
I have spent a lot of time pulling marriage records out of book 1 of marriages for Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. This is the cathedral in San Juan that was originally built in 1521, was destroyed by a hurricane in October 1526 by San Francisco and rebuilt in 1529. It is the 2nd oldest…