Puerto Rico: My Ancestors and Their Descendants

Resource	Coamo	Rio Grande	Salinas
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MAPS Coamo 1886, Rio Grande and Salinas 1921
The "Barrios" 1910 Census	Pueblo - East Pueblo - West Pulgillas Hayales Coamo Arriba Pasto Pasto - East Cuyon Palmarejo San Ildefonso - East San Ildefonso- West Llano Santa Catalina - East Santa Catalina- West Pedro Garcia	Pueblo Herreras Zarzal Mameyes I Mata de Platano Mameyes II Sabana Jimenez - East Jimenez - West Guzman Abajo- East Guzman Abajo- West Guzman Arriba Cienaga Alta Cienaga Baja	Pueblo Palmas Quebrada Yeguas Aguirre Aguirre - South Lapa Lapa - West Rio Jueyes- East Rio Jueyes- West
Churches - Contain records of baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and others. Retrievable information: applicant's full name, parent's names, godparents (depending on the record you request), grandparents et.al., the event's date and place. The church records differ from the Demographic Registrars in that their records, for some municipalities, go back to the 17th century. To request a copy of a record you should petition the aid of the parishioner. This may be done in one of two ways: 1. Sending a letter to the bishop of the diocese (Step 1) which oversees the church you are requesting information from. Or, 2. Sending a letter to the parishioner (Step 2) himself requesting his aid. (In my case it would be the ones listed below.) Upon receipt of their assent letter (either from the bishop's office or the parishioner) send a copy of it along with your letter of request, a money order in the amount of $5.00 made payable to the church, and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Your letter of request should state why the information is being requested, name of the individual, the event (baptism, birth, etc.) a reasonable time range for the search (what year[s] the event may have occurred) and any other information available to you that would help in the search of the requested record. Access Genealogy.Com for an example form letter in Spanish.
Diocese and Church	Step 1 Obispado de Ponce S.E.R. Mons. Fremiot Torres Oliver P.O. Box 32205 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00732 787-848-5265 Step 2 Parroquia San Blas de Ilescas Apartado 196 Coamo, Puerto Rico 00769 787-825-1122 Holdings: Baptism: 1701-1794, 1802-1872, 1875, 1978, 1880, 1883, 1885-1886, 1889-1900 Confirmation: 1774, 1829-1864 Marriage: 1778-1906 Death: 1773-1830, 1833-1847, 1853-1920	Step 1 Archivo Historico Arquidiocesano S.E.R. Roberto Gonzalez Nieves Arzobispado de San Juan Apartado 1967 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-1967 787-727-7373 Step 2 Parroquia Nuestra Sra. Del Carmen Calle Carmen #9 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 00745-0845 787-887-2365 Holdings: Baptism: 1859 - 1862; 1866 - 1904 Marriage: 1864 - 1921	Step 1 Obispado de Ponce S.E.R. Mons. Fremiot Torres Oliver P.O. Box 32205 Ponce, Puerto Rico 00732-2205 787-848-5265 Step 2 Padres Del Espiritu Santo Parroquia Nuestra Sra. De La Monserrate Apartado 1172 Salinas, Puerto Rico 00751-1172 787-824-2215 Holdings: Baptism: 1854 - 1901 Confirmation: 1860 - 1942 Marriage: 1854 - 1901 Death: 1854 - 1872; 1874 - 1899
Demographic Registrars - (Registro Demografico) Contain vital records as of 1885. Their records: birth, baptism, marriage and death records. To obtain a record, send your request along with a copy of your photo ID, a $5.00 money order made payable to the Secretary of the Treasury and a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope). As with requests for church records - the same applies. Your letter should state why the information is being requested, name of individual, event, a reasonable time range for the search (what year[s]it may have occurred) and any other information available to you that would help in the search of the requested record. Access Genealogy.Com for an example form letter in Spanish. If your search is before July 22, 1931 your request must go to the Demographic Registrar in the municipality where the event occurred. However, if it occurred after July 22, 1931 you may write to: Departamento de Salud, Registro Demogr�fico, P.O. Box 11854, Fern�ndez Juncos Station, Ave. Ponce de Le�n #1906, San Juan, PR 00910, 787-767-9120 ext.2315 Go to the following link: Departamento de Salud for a complete listing of all Demographic Registrars in Puerto Rico.
For events before July 22, 1931	Centro de Salud Familiar Registro Demografico Coamo, PR 00769 787-825-3590 or 787-825-1094	Rio Grande Community Health Ctr. Registro Demografico P.O. Box 786 Rio Grande, PR 00745 787-887-3429	Departamento de Salud Registro Demogafico P.O. Box 1151 Salinas, PR 00751 787-824-2500
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(FHC) The Family History Center Holdings	Coamo Available Records Registros civiles Note: Indice de nacimientos 1885-1931 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855515 Items 1-2 Note: Nacimientos 1885-1887 (Dicen �ndice de nacimientos, en error) Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855515 Items 3-5 Note: Nacimientos 1887-1892 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855516 Note: Nacimientos 1892-1898 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855517 Note: Nacimientos 1898-1905 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855518 Note: Nacimientos 1905-1910 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855525 Note: Nacimientos 1910-1914 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855526 Note: Nacimientos 1914-1920 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855527 Note: Nacimientos 1920-1926 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855528 Note: Nacimientos 1924-1930 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855529 Note: Indice de matrimonios 1919-1950 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855530 Item 1 Note: Matrimonios 1886-1911 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855530 Items 2-7 Note: Matrimonios 1911-1940 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855562 Note: Matrimonios 1940-1949 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855563 Note: Indice de defunciones 1931-1990 Location: FHL INTL Film 1855564 Items 1-2 Note: Defunciones 1885-1889 Location: FHL INTL Film 1855564 Items 3-7 Note: Defunciones 1890-1898 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855579 Note: Defunciones 1900-1903 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855580 Note: Defunciones 1904-1911 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855581 Note: Defunciones 1911-1923 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855582 Note: Defunciones 1923-1933 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855583 Note: Defunciones 1933-1939 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855584 Note: Defunciones 1939-1947 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855609 Note: Defunciones 1947-1959 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855610 Note: Defunciones 1959-1977 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855611 Note: Defunciones 1977-1992 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855612 Note: Natimuertos 1904-1990 Location: VAULT INTL Film 1855613 Registros parroquiales, 1700-1922 Note: Defunciones 1887-1920 -- Confirmaciones 1861-1774-1940 (en desorden cronol�gico) -- Bautismos 1852-1855, 1790-1794 -- Matrimonios 1778-1798 Location: FHL INTL Film 820743 Note: Bautismos 1700-1832 (faltan algunos a�os) Location: FHL INTL Film 820747 Note: Bautismos 1832-1878 (faltan algunos a�os) Location: FHL INTL Film 820731 Note: Bautismos 1878-1902 Location: FHL INTL Film 820732 Note: Bautismos 1902-1922 -- Bautismos de hijos naturales 1850-1871 Location: FHL INTL Film 820733 Note: Matrimonios 1798-1922 -- Defunciones 1773-1815 Location: FHL INTL Film 820734 Note: Defunciones 1815-1887 (faltan 1848-1852) Location: FHL INTL Film 820735	Rio Grande Available Records Note: C�dulas de vecindad y padrones Location: Caja A 1860, 1871, 1875, 1880, 1882, 1888, 1898 Caja B 1860-1870 Film: VAULT INTL Film 1511699 Items 1-2 Note: Escuelas Location: Caja C 1886-1899 Film: FHL INTL Film 1511742 Item 3 Note: Nacimientos Location: Caja A 1891-1897 Note: Matrimonios Location: Caja B 1891-1903 Note: Defunciones 1899 Film: FHL INTL Film 1563564 Items 2-4	Salinas Available Records Note: Bautismos 1854-1906 Film: FHL INTL Film 538741 Note: Bautismos 1899-1910 Film: FHL INTL Film 538742 Items 1-3 Note: Confirmaciones 1860-1942 (faltan a�os) Film: VAULT INTL Film 538743 Item 2 Note: Matrimonios 1854-1927 Film: FHL INTL Film 538742 Items 4-6 Note: Defunciones 1854-1872 Film: FHL INTL Film 538742 Item 7 Note: Defunciones 1874-1882 Film: FHL INTL Film 538742 Item 11 Note: Defunciones 1882 Film: VAULT INTL Film 538743 Item 1 Note: Defunciones 1882-1899, 1913 Film: FHL INTL Film 538742 Items 8-10