Thalia Rodriguez Rivera's Comments

Thalia,
Dr. Estela Cifre de Loubriel published a book a while ago with names of Canary Islanders. The book is titled "La formacion del pueblo puertorriqueño: La contribución de los Isleños Canarios".
I have a copy of the book, Is there a name you want me to look for?

Hi Thalia,
Still looking for your african ancestors?
There's a list available, but it only includes the town of Ponce:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poncepr/

If you know the town your ancestors are from you can check on www.footnote.com
Here they have the images for the "Registro Central de Esclavos". Before emancipation slave owners had to give the names of their slaves, this list is from 1872.

Hi Thalia,
How are you? Have you found any new ancestors?

Ruth

Hi Thalia, my father told me that he had cousins who were Rodriquez Rivera. His name is Felicito Cardona Rodriquez he now lives in Arecibo.

I'm ok, just wishing that all this rain would blow to Isabela Puerto Rico.
My parents ask that I send it their way, it hasn't rained in town for two weeks. :)

Hello,

Have you seen Angela's post on the African Ancestored Genealogy Group on Puerto Rico records? If you haven't already visited the Carribean Forum at www.AfriGeneas.com you might look there. If no leads are found you can always post a query there and I;m sure you will get some follow-up.

Best wishes in your research efforts,

Art

That would be wonderful wouldn't it?

I know that feeling. I am also in the 1800's. :(

Genealogia Espanola-Espana GenWeb
http://www.genealogia-es.com/index.html

Here is an interesting site:
Pasajeros a Indias

1509-1599
http://www.genealogia-es.com/castilla/indias.html

Thalia,
Do you rent LDS films?
Is there a center near you where you would be able to rent and see it?
I have found many of my ancestors viewing the 1870's census LDS films from my mother's hometown. There were slave owners listed on those records and the names of their slaves. Their given names were those that the slave owners gave them. So many used their slave owners surnames as their own.

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Also I became interested in dna. My mother and her siblings were always talking about the old days and how people were heal from certain diseases.
I was curious and wanted to know if any of my ancestors were Native or Africans, since they were always healing their families with the herbs and such from their land. Its interesting to hear them speak sometimes of the old days and what they went through when growing up in the mountains of Llanadas, Arenales Altos in Isabela and Aguacate and Montana in Aguadilla.

I started because I wanted to know more about my grandparents and then it continued from there.
My parents are still living so they have been a load of help.
I have mailed my parents the info I found on ancestry and when my mother picks up the records I request from the Church she makes a copy for herself and shares it with her brothers and sisters in PR.

Hi Thalia,
No, the Ocasio' are from Isabela.

Hi Thalia,
I'm happy to hear that you found some new ancestors. :)
Yes, I am looking for the Gonzalez Ancestors.
My Gonzalez are from Aguadilla and Isabela.

Have you research your family tree?