Comerio Church Records 1832 – 1940
While Puerto Rico is only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide, it contains many municipalities. Comerio is surrounded by 6 municipalities and sits on the eastern side and centered. While many of us think of our families that are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Mary, I cannot stop thinking of what our ancestors…
Researching My African Diaz and Nunez Ancestors in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico
So this is the record of my 3rd great grandfather, Angel Diaz Nunez on my father’s paternal side. He is Manuela’s Diaz’s grandfather. This line is known to inter-exchange the Nunez with Diaz line. This is because this line is of African descent and Angel Nunez and all of his children and grandchildren were black…
How to Locate Ancestors in Church Records
Sometimes as an experienced researcher, you tend to forget somethings are not natural or known to many. So today, I was asked how to find a family member that is in an index in an actual church book that is digitized online. I decided to post about it in the blog because I realize that…
Fajardo Digitized Church Records 1766 to 1946
Fajardo, which was founded in 1760, and is an eastern municipality facing the Atlantic Ocean, has a church called Santiago Apostol. We are fortunate to have these church records filmed since many of Loiza records are gone. While not all books start in 1766, the death records do, which provides visibility to those who live…
Digitized Church Records for Arroyo in Puerto Rico
Before I go into the below records, I need to answer two questions that are being asked by many. I am not the holder of these church records. They are maintained by FamilySearch. While the records are available on their website, currently they are not easy to navigate until they make their changes which will…
Digitized Ponce Church Records 1835 to 1948
Ponce was established in 1692 and had settled prior to this year. While churches did exist prior to 1836, it is the earliest records that were filmed for the region. I cannot say if books prior to this date exist and if they do, they were never filmed. Most importantly, Ponce has a large connection…