Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Now that I’m on Spring Break I’ll try and write a few times and get back up to date on things since I am in Puerto Rico. One of the posts I’ve wanted to write is on the “Gazeta de Puerto Rico” and how I’ve recently looked more into using this resource to learn more …
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 »
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 »
So I’m not gonna lie — this is kind of a cheat post! Before the 52 Ancestor challenge was created I had gone about doing my own little series back in 2012 (has time flown by that fast already?), in which I would focus on ancestors’ stories via the records I had of them. I …
52 Ancestors – #44 Alejandro Rivera González (1883-1958) Read More »
Playing my favorite game once again — the catch up game! Since I’ve been traveling around Spain most of the weekends (which I truly enjoy), I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time to these final few posts. And since my finals are coming up, what better way to procrastinate than to write blog …
52 Ancestors – #43 Blasina Pérez Vásquez (1850-1945) Read More »
I can’t believe that there are only 10 ancestors left to complete this challenge! I’ve said it many times before, but I’ve had a great time searching and researching for these ancestors in my tree and through the records. I’ve been getting behind again with traveling around Spain but I’m going to try and catch …
I can’t believe this is Ancestor #40 already!! Boy has time flown by! I am happy to have finally caught up (yet again) and hopefully I’ll be able to continue to post on the regularly scheduled Friday like I had done before. Today’s ancestor will be Cayetano de los Santos, my 7th great grandfather. Cayetano …
I’m going to keep this ball rolling and continue posting about my ancestors. So here’s post 37 about yet another ancestor from Toa Alta, my 4th great grandmother Gertrudis Román. When I first discovered Gertrudis through the Toa Alta church records I was really excited, being the wife of my 4th great grandfather, Joseph de …
Okay, finally getting into my September ancestors! I can’t believe that this is ancestor #36, so let’s get started! This will be about my 5th great grandmother Isabel de la Fuente. Isabel is also another ancestor from the town of the Toa Alta who I don’t have clear years of birth and death due to …
My 6th great grandfather is a man of both very little and very interesting information. By FamilySearch uploading Toa Alta church records a while back, I was able to extend my once unknown paternal line far back; Juan de Dios Marrero being part of this family. My great grandmother, Mercedes Ortiz Marrero, is related to …