Maria de la Encarnacion Soiza Ortiz in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico
Maria de la Encarnacion Soiza Ortiz is my 4th great grand aunt and the youngest of her siblings. She was born on April 28, 1835 in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico where she was baptized on May 10, 1835 at the Parroquia Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz in Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico. Her…
1872 Slave Schedule in Puerto Rico
While the US Civil War led to the freedom of many enslaved people, the same cannot be said for other regions of the Americas. Slavery was completely abolished in Haiti in 1803 and finally in 1822 in current day Dominican Republic thanks to the then Haitian President. However, Puerto Rico was still enslaving many. Many…
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…
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…