Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
These Vega Baja census records have been an absolute goldmine for my genealogical research. I have already talked about how they helped to extend my Morán and Calderón lines and today I want to focus on my Meléndez line. One that has been full of mystery since I discovered the civil registry records of Puerto […]
Vega Baja Census Breaks Down Another Brick Wall Read More »
I recently posted about finding more records on FamilySearch via the “Images” search function which allowed me to find more records on my family from Vega Baja. Amongst these records was the 1858 Census which located a few of my Calderón Nazario ancestors living in the neighborhood of Pugnado Afuera. I wanted to focus my
Another Look at My Vega Baja Roots Read More »
In the past, I posted about finding the Vega Baja municipality census of 1841. This was an important find because Vega Baja does not have church records online, so research halts at 1885 when the Civil Registry began. Though I have been able to identify ancestors born before 1885 and who died after this year,
“Hidden Records”: Finding More on FamilySearch Read More »
This morning I came across this YouTube video by Family Locket on using AI to map land using deeds. I was intrigued because I heard that recently ChatGPT had updated its model for creating images. Nicole (the presenter) was impressed by the accuracy of the image created and so I wanted to see what it
Exploring the Power of AI Imagery in Genealogy Read More »
In the past, I have posted about the use of fairly recently released Full Text Search tool in FamilySearch which has been amazing for quickly identifying non-vital records that may have important information for you research. I have used it to find information about my ancestors from Martinique and Guadeloupe that lived on the east of Puerto
The Importance of a Wildcard Search Read More »
One of my goals this year is to learn more about Puerto Rican history and to create a timeline to help me better understand events that occurred throughout the lifetime of my ancestors. I have not really thought about how I want to go about this – whether creating just one big timeline or different mini
Puerto Rican Resource: Notas para su historia Read More »
About five years ago, I learned that my Román Ayala branch originated in the town of Arecibo but made their way to Guaynabo. This was very interesting to me because the Román branch married the Rivera branch of Toa Alta and for some long I had no idea they were from a town outside of
A Slave Owning Family: de Ayala Read More »
Seven years ago, I wrote about the marriage that occurred between my 4th great-grandmother, Dorotea Ramos Martínez, and her husband Manuel Ruiz Soto on 19 July 1860 in Maunabo, Puerto Rico. I was not a descendant from Manuel, but from her first husband Tomás Ruiz. Nonetheless, I found this marriage interesting because there was a
Revisiting a Consanguineous Marriage Read More »
When I first began researching my ancestors from Guadeloupe and Martinique, one of the most interesting things that I kept coming across various records was that they were actually from St. Thomas; however, I never understood why this story existed. Even when I met a cousin that grew up knowing the Charles family, she mentioned
A Puerto Rican Look at: Danish West Indies Passenger Records Read More »
Puerto Rican genealogy typically entails the use of two main resources when it comes to Puerto Rican-produced vital records: (1) the Puerto Rican Civil Registry, and (2) Parish records from the Catholic church. However, as mentioned in various other posts in the past – there are definitely other records out there! I have written about
A Puerto Rican Look at: Applications for Seaman’s Protection Certificates Read More »