Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
One day while I was in college, a friend asked me a question that to this day has stuck with me. She asked me, “how far can you trace your maternal line?”. She very well knew I was into genealogy and that I could rattle off various names and generations but I still stopped to …
Ok! So I’m back to posting about my ancestors and I’ll keep going with the ones I had scheduled! Today I’ll be talking about my 4th great grandmother Severina Padilla. I actually don’t have too much information about Severina and her life. Documents point to her origin being in the town of Yauco, Puerto Rico – …
Today’s ancestress, my 2nd great grandmother, Dionisia González Padilla is a very interesting ancestor because her death was very different than most of my other ancestors. Dionisia died fairly young at about the age of 26 and it was due to the 1918 Flu Pandemic. Dionisia was born probably in the year 1892 in Lares, …
52 Ancestors – #18 Dionisia González Padilla (1892-1918) Read More »
Two days ago I got a really nice Christmas miracle. Ironically or coincidentally, every time I help someone out with something genealogical, I get, or rather gave myself, something back in return. I never do anything expecting something back, rather I love genealogy and love providing help whenever I can squeeze myself in. I do …