An interesting title but something that people do not realize they go together. Unless researchers have dedicated many years and notice the same pattern many of us see. It is the reason I call this article San Juan & Rio Piedras church records has to do with location. As a result, those that live in…
Finding enslaved ancestors in some parts of the world is much easier than in the United States. The slaveholders of many Africans and African descents were usually counted as notches in the United States census and records. One pattern that I noticed with countries held by Spain is that that was not the case. While…
If you were ever told that census records don’t exist for the 1800s then the likelihood is that the person just wasn’t aware. One such group is FamilySearch themselves and they have the records. I had written to them asking when would the Puerto Rico census records be digitized and uploaded. The response I received…
POST UPDATED ON 7/30/2017 WITH CORRECTED LINKS Currently, a portion of Puerto Rico’s Roman Catholic Church records is available to be viewed online. Another portion is only available by visiting the local Family History Library (FHL) near your home. With so many locations available throughout the world, it can be an inexpensive or free way…
For my cousins that descend directly from Cristobal Aleman Naranjo, this article is for you. So, Cristobal migrated from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, España to Puerto Rico, this is true. However, I wanted to share this image of his tree showing his ancestors and direct descendants for correction purposes. Unlike Cristobal, disregard that his parents…