Digitized Church Records of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Digitized Church Records of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Did you know that what we know today as Río Piedras had its origins as a settlement called El Roble along the shores of the Piedras River? Originally, it was known as the Village or Villa del Roble, and the official foundation took place in 1714 under the name of El Roble with the authorization of Governor Juan de Rivera. The name comes from the Piedras River that crosses it. In 1832, Río Piedras comprised four wards: Roble (pueblo), Cupey, Caimito, and Monacillos. Interesting fact: in 1823, the municipal government requested Governor Miguel de la Torre to approve the purchase of land to form an urban zone divided and granted to people interested in constructing homes. This action resulted in the formation of streets and alleys, giving the appearance of a metropolitan area within the countryside.

Baptisms for Digitized Church Records of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

1763 to 1899

• Book 12 is missing.

BOOK	YEAR	RACE	IMAGE	INDEX	NOTES	Transcription
1	1763-1770	All Classes	5		70 images. In deplorable condition. Transcription Available	PDF
2	1771-1784	All Classes	2		236 images.
3	1786-1798	All Classes	2		242 images.
4	1799-1810	All Classes	1		330 images.
5	1810-1815	All Classes	1		155 images.
1	1812-1830	Whites	2	270	274 images.
6	1815-1822	All Classes	1		208 images.
7	1822-1826	All Classes	1		227 images.
8	1826-1831	All Classes	1		294 images.
2	1830-1852	Whites	2		254 images.
9	1831-1837	All Classes	2		286 images.
10	1837-1842	All Classes	1		221 images.
11	1842-1852	All Classes	15	2	353 images.
1	1852-1871	Enslaved	1		(1852-1881) 62 images.
13	1859-1863	All Classes	2		235 images.
13b	1863-1865	All Classes	1		Continuation of the book above.
14?	1865-1871	All Classes	2		340 images. Pages 1 to 4 are missing.
15	1871-1875	All Classes	1		332 images.
16	1875-1880	All Classes	2		346 images.
17	1880-1885	All Classes	1		300 images.
18	1885-1889	All Classes	1		334 images.
19	1889-1893	All Classes	1		365 images.
20	1893-1895	All Classes	1		248 images.
20b	1895-1896	All Classes	1		84 images. Continuation of the book above.
21	1896-1899	All Classes	1		349 images.

1899 to 1932

BOOK	YEAR	RACE	IMAGE	INDEX	NOTES
22	1899 to 1903	All Classes	1		332 images.
23	1903 to 1905	All Classes	1		204 images.
24	1905 to 1907	All Classes	1		190 images.
25	1907 to 1910	All Classes	1	3	212 images.
26	1910 to 1913	All Classes	1	1	242 images.
26b	1913 to 1915	All Classes	1	1	137 images.
27	1915 to 1920	All Classes	1		411 images.
28	1920 to 1921	All Classes	1		91 images.
28b	1921 to 1925	All Classes	1		311 images. Continuation of the book above.
29	1925 to 1927	All Classes	1		318 images.
30	1927 to 1929	All Classes	1		268 images.
31	1929 to 1932	All Classes	1		255 images.
31b	1932 to 1932	All Classes	1		25 images. Continuation of the book above.

Marriages Digitized Church Records of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

BOOK	YEAR	RACE	IMAGE	INDEX	NOTES
1	1771 to 1800		1		193 images.
2	1801 to 1832		2		267 images.
1	1812 to 1843	Whites	2		202 images.
3	1832 to 1858		1		312 images.
2	1843 to 1852	Whites	2		30 images. The book states it is a continuation of book 1 of Whites.
6	1872 to 1896		14	3	349 images. The book is a continuation of a previous book that is not filmed, possibly book 5.
7	1896 to 1902		13	2	167 images.
8	1902 to 1922		3		261 images.
9	1922 to 1924		1		53 images.
9b	1924 to 1936		3		260 images. A continuation of book 9.

Burials Digitized Church Records of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

BOOK	YEAR	RACE	IMAGE	INDEX	NOTES
1	1764 to 1770		271
2	1770 to 1800		330
3	1801 to 1812		872
3a	1812 to 1815		8		A continuation of the above book.
4	1815 to 1823		75
5	1823 to 1827		448
6	1827 to 1833		606
7	1833 to 1843		841
7a	1843 to 1843		6		A continuation of the above book.
8	1843 to 1853		49	42
9	1853 to 1856		338	332
10	1856 to 1865		539	524
11	1866 to 1871		896	884
11	1870 to 1873		6		A continuation of the above book.
12	1873 to 1881		137	107
13	1881 to 1887		504	461
14	1888 to 1893		893	861
15	1898 to 1898		32	5
16	1898 to 1922		423	410

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