Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Recently with the help of David Quénéhervé, I was able to receive a bit more information about Gustave Jean Charles from non-genealogical resources. In an earlier post, I had learned about various records that mentioned Gustave Jean Charles and his wife, known in these records as Adèle Jacson, in the Archive de la Guadeloupe. In …
Gustave Jean-Charles via Notarial Records (Archive de la Guadeloupe) Read More »
In honor of Black History Month and my 4th great-grandmother’s birthday in February, I wanted to dedicate this post to the ongoing research of Julienne Malvina Lautin, my enslaved Martinican ancestor who moved to Puerto Rico. There are many times in genealogy when you think you know well enough the life of an ancestor. Given …
Finally a prompt I can use on the actual day! This post is similar to Tuesday’s prompt so I want to focus on a specific town I visited back in March 2015. One of the main towns I wanted to visit while I was in Puerto Rico was Salinas in the southern region of Puerto …
[Google] A few months back while I was still in Madrid studying abroad, I received a message from another 23andme member wondering if I needed any help searching for my ancestors in Martinique. As you might already know, offering your help to others is known as a RAOK or Random Act Of Kindness, and in …
When fellow French Guadeloupean genealogist David Quénéhervé began his email with “Hi, I think that I’ve found something in Basse-Terre“, I knew that I was going to be delivered some new information pertaining to my ancestors. David has helped me numerous times from finding and using the BNMP, to understanding documents and life in Martinique …
A New Piece to the Puzzle! The Jean Charles Gustave Mystery Continues… Read More »
This second post will be about a challenging ancestor of mine who I have mentioned a lot before but I want to dedicate a post to him since he has been a troubling ancestor to pinpoint. This post will be about my 4th great grandfather Jean Charles Gustave. Jean Charles Gustave has been very elusive …
52 Ancestors – #2 Jean Charles Gustave (1819-1891) Read More »
This genealogical year has been off to a good start! The mystery of my Martinican ancestors is almost coming to a close (though there is still much to sort out!) Last week the Vieques church records I ordered to the LDS center arrived and I was pumped to search through them. I knew that my …
Sometime late last month, I decided to fully explore the possibility of Juliana Balbina Lotten’s death in Ponce, Puerto Rico. I had checked before but to no avail, nothing came up. I checked for the surnames Charles, Gustavo, Pedro, Pérez, Lotin, Sotin, and pretty much every other possibility that I knew was out there. I …
A New Year Is Here!! As the new year rang in, I thought about all the things I want accomplished in my life throughout 2013. But I also thought about the genealogical resolutions I would make for this upcoming year. So I decided to come up with some resolutions and wishes (in no particular order) for …
With my sudden potential discover of a definite Martinique connection, my brain has been yelling “Full Steam Ahead!!!!” I’ve been searching the internet for Martinique books, websites and even videos to find an insight to what my ancestors would have gone through. David Quénéhervé recommended to me a book titled “Black Shack Alley” written by …