Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Finally, ancestor #52! Took me a while to get here and I didn’t finish how I had wanted to on time but I’m glad to be on this post none the less! This post seems like a full circle for me since the tale of this ancestress is what sparked and fueled my interest at …
52 Ancestors – #52 María Inocencia Avilés (1876-1903) Read More »
So FINALLY getting around to finishing up the last two posts of the 52 Ancestry Challenge — better late than never right!? This post will be about my 4th great grandmother, Juana Burgos Vásquez. Juana Burgos Vásquez was from the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico in the southern part of Puerto Rico. My family has …
52 Ancestors – #51 Juana Burgos Vásquez (1839-1899) Read More »
So finally after being abroad for 8 months, I’m finally home in New York! Even though I’ve been home for about two weeks now, I think I’m finally hitting my “Okay, you’re settled and you have time for things now” phase. I’ve ignored this blog for a bit which I never like to do in …
This post will be about my visit to the island of Mallorca, specifically about the town of Sóller, where the Magraner family originally came from before arriving to Río Prieto, Lares, Puerto Rico. I came to Sóller to learn more about Damián Magraner Morell and his life before and after Puerto Rico. I believe that …
Post #50! Almost at the end of the 52 Ancestor Challenge! This post will be about my 2nd great grandfather from the town of Toa Alta, where all my ancestors seem to be from haha. Manuel de Jesús was born in Toa Alta on the 1st of January in 1855 and baptized on the 3rd …
52 Ancestors – #50 Manuel de Jesús Rivera Díaz (1855-1932) Read More »
Ana Morán Nazario, according to records is said to have been born in the town of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico around the year 1870. She would however spend most of her life in Manatí, where she would eventually pass away. Ana Morán Nazario married Agustin Calderón Meléndez around the year 1886, I haven’t been able …
52 Ancestors – #49 Ana Morán Nazario (1870-1944) Read More »
I unfortunately never got to finish the 52 ancestors series before the end of 2014, with traveling around Europe and getting back into the swing of things here in Spain I haven’t really been able to write new blog posts. But hopefully I’ll be able to finish up the 52 Ancestors Challenge and write new …
52 Ancestors – #48 Nicodemus Vélez Ríos (1878-1934) Read More »
Today I want to focus on my 4th great grandmother on my maternal side of the family – María del Carmen Chéverez Santiago. María del Carmen was probably born in Corozal around the 1830s, it is also possible that she was born in Toa Alta but from my search I haven’t been able to find …
52 Ancestors – #47 María de Carmen Chéverez Santiago Read More »
Ok, not fun being behind but hopefully I’ll be able to catch up and get these posts down before the year is over and my holidays start! Here is my 46th post about my 2nd great grandmother Francisca Orozco Santiago. When I first had started my research on my maternal side of the family, I …
52 Ancestors – #46 Francisca Orozco Santiago (1885-1945) Read More »
Today I’m going to focus on my 3rd great grandfather from my paternal side of the family. This will bring me into my November posts and only 7 posts away from finishing the 52 Ancestors Challenge! José Severo Vélez Sepúlveda was born on 6th of November 1837 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico according to his baptismal …
52 Ancestors – #45 José Severo Vélez Sepúlveda (1837-1894) Read More »