Diego Fontanes Zamora and Juana Delgado de Castro
Diego Fontanes Zamora lived on the island of Puerto Rico in the 1600’s and more than likely in the city of San Juan. While I have not been able to locate his birth record, I was able to locate his wedding record, estimated his age, and used this information to locate his parent’s marriage record. …
Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia & Isabel Lopez de Zamora Malave
Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia is my 9th great grandfather. To many of you he may be your 8th great grandfather or even 10th great grandfather. It all depends which generation you connect with him. While I was able to find my Bayala 5th great grandfather arriving in Puerto Rico in 1803, he happened to…
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…
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,…
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. …
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…