Month: June 2016

Expansion of the Blog

In having my DNA done, one of things that I discovered is how my tree is nowhere near the size it should be. Although my family tree currently contains over 6,600 relatives, it is a far cry from what it should be displaying.  The family tree I have is from many years of researching and…

By Anna Bayala June 23, 2016 1

Ramon Soiza Ortiz

Ramon Soiza Ortiz is not a direct ancestor of mine but he is related to me.  He is actually my 4th great grand uncle.  He is also the son of Ignacio Soiza del Carmen and Casimira Cerefina Ortiz de la Cruz.  One of the things I found quite interesting is that although he was born…

By Anna Bayala June 21, 2016 2

Diego Fontanes Zamora and Juana Delgado de Castro

Diego Fontanes Zamora lived on the island of Puerto Rico in the 1600’s and more than likely in the city of San Juan.  While I have not been able to locate his birth record, I was able to locate his wedding record, estimated his age, and used this information to locate his parent’s marriage record. …

By Anna Bayala June 13, 2016 0

Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia & Isabel Lopez de Zamora Malave

Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia is my 9th great grandfather. To many of you he may be your 8th great grandfather or even 10th great grandfather.  It all depends which generation you connect with him.  While I was able to find my Bayala 5th great grandfather arriving in Puerto Rico in 1803, he happened to…

By Anna Bayala June 13, 2016 0

An Amusing Discovery – Jean-Jacques Philippe Guerrier and Juan Antonio Alvarez Cartagena

So as usual, I’m always coming across some really interesting facts about my ancestry and things that occurred in the past.  First I was very surprised to discover that my Dominican Cartagena line was very political and involved in the revolution and independence of the country.  I came across a surprising article about my 2nd…

By Anna Bayala June 8, 2016 5

Gurabo, Puerto Rico – Where to search?

I kind of touched on Gurabo in responding to questions that I have received privately.  I didn’t really provide details but there is more than just Census records from the 1900’s. Gurabo is a municipality that is on the eastern side of the island. The town or barrios that exist in the municipality are, Rincon,…

By Anna Bayala June 8, 2016 3