Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history

Rodríguez

52 Ancestors – #19 Luisa Rodríguez Masantini (1878-1913*)

My 3rd great grandmother has been one of my tougher genealogical brick walls and so I write this post in hopes that one day I will shed some more light on her and her past. My 3rd great grandmother has been been written down with two names on documents, the most common one was Luisa …

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Clearing Up A Mix-Up

ancestry, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Correa, Genealogy, Morovis, Puerto Rico, Rivera, Rodríguez, Vega Baga / By Luis Rivera

In all honesty, my maternal grandfather’s line has been one of the hardest to trace for what ever reason. Mostly because I have no communication with him, but I was fortunate enough that my grandmother was aware of some names in his family such as his mother’s name as well as her parents which was …

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