Humacao Church Records Available Online – Digitized
There is an updated post to this post found here. Well, it looks like we are ending 2016 on a good note when it comes to genealogy for those of us researching our ancestors in the Caribbean islands. While I would have loved to learn that all the records had been digitized and released like…
Feliz from Guinea – An Enslaved Man in 1773 in Puerto Rico
One of the regions I see many Africans that were enslaved and listed in church records in Puerto Rico is a West African coastal country, Guinea. While I see many other African countries listed, this one stands out because I also have plenty of ancestry from this region. Guinea today is a far cry from…
Enslaved and from St. Thomas – Lucia Carrasquillo in 1773
In going through the Santurce book of baptisms in Puerto Rico, I came across a record that potentially can explain how many of us have DNA cousins from all over the Caribbean, Central and South America as well as the United States and Mexico. I am a first generation born on the mainland of the…
Josef Vicente Arroyo de Jesus – Born Free from Slavery in 1785
Another blogpost while sitting at the airport, had to add the image to this post. Josef Vicente Arroyo de Jesus baptism record can be found in Book 1, Folio 58, and is the 336th entry at the San Matheo Apostle Roman Catholic Church located in Santurce but the area was known as Cangrejos at the…
Josef Julian Mangual Falcon Baptism in 1785
So here is another post that I had sitting in reserve that just needed for me to add the image. Since I’m sitting at the airport, I decided to add the image and release the post for Josef Julian Mangual Falcon. You never know where you’ll find an ancestor. A perfect example was discovering Josef…
Challenging Relationships with Our Ancestors
While I haven’t posted in quite awhile, I thought today would be the perfect time to update my blog. We all face challenges in our relationships with our spouses, significant other, our family members, and friends. One of the things I have discovered is that our ancestors are truly no different than any of us…