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Digitized Church Records of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico 1787-1922

Early History

Juana Diaz was founded in 1798. It is known as Ciudad de Jacagua. The name is in honor of the Taino Chief Jacaguax. The civil government of this territory was established on April 25, 1798. In 1899, Juana Diaz had a population of 27,896.

Juana Diaz is located on the island’s southern coast. It is south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis, and Villalba. Ponce is on the east. Coamo and Santa Isabel are on the west. The Caribbean Sea is to the south.

The Condition of the Books for Juana Diaz

There are many Church Books available to research. Although not in the best condition, however, they are still readable. However, some of the burial books are too light to read. Remember that many of Juana Diaz’s residents have origins in Patillas and Coamo. Therefore, viewing all the records from the adjacent towns is essential. I have been fortunate to find many documents of extended families. For example, one of my Alvarado lines established itself in this city.

Towns

Juana Díaz is spread over 13 barrios and Juana Diaz Pueblo.

Burials for Juana Diaz

  • Book 3, 1829 to 1843. This book is not in chronological order. Image#1846 starts with the year 1829 and ends in the year 1830. Image# 1861(right side) starts with the year 1843 and ends with image # 1909 (the year 1842). Image #1909 (right side of the page) starts with the year 1835 and ends in 1842. Image #2054 (right side of the page starts in 1835 and ends in 1834. So this is a book you will need to take your time with. Please let me know if anyone wants to volunteer and transcribe this book.
  • The Books of Burials seem not to have been separated by race. So that they would be classified as “All Classes (AC).”
BookYearRace-ACImageIndexNotes
11787-17964
21797-18061816
21806-18291611Transcribed. See below.
31829-1843*1846
41843-18502138
51850-18574
61857-1863303605
71863-1866617918
91866-1869940928
101869-187212481231
111872-187515521536
121875-18761833
121876-18784 Note: A continuation of the above book.
131878-1880124111
141880-1883443418
151883-1885742715
161885-1886974950
171886-188812061177
181888-189015071483
1918901815
201892-189421552123
211894-1895274
221895-1901376336
231901-1906930885
241906-191112861239
251911-19141598

Marriages of Juana Diaz

BookYearRaceImageIndexNotes
11787-1813All Classes1894Transcribed. See below.
21813-1819Whites2000Transcribed. See below.
31813-1838Pardos2029Transcribed. See below.
?1838, 1839, 1840Whites, Pardos1592
31819-1851Whites16821668
41851-1869Whites, Pardos18662157
51870-1877Whites, Pardos21782165
61877-1889All Classes354
71889-1898All Classes333308
81898-1906All Classes672643
91907-1913All Classes932
101913-1932All Classes1240
1838-1840

Baptisms of Juana Diaz

BookYearRaceImageIndexNotes
21796-1810“All Classes”262The book states it is under the jurisdiction of
San Blas de Coamo.
11813-1819Whites554
21810-1820Whites, Pardos4
31820-1835Whites, Pardo, Enslaved205194
41819-1835Whites545
4?1835-1841Pardos. Blacks612The first page is damaged. Unsure of the book number, but could
be Book 4.
51835-1849Blancos8001174
51841-1846Pardos, Blacks195
61850-1851Whites, Pardos12011195
61846-1861Pardos17132017
71851-1857Whites, Pardos13501663
71862-1873Enslaved14441428
81857-1858Whites, Pardos2052
81858-1860Whites, Pardos4 Continuation. 170
91860-1861Pardos187483
101861-1863Pardos518503
111863-1865Enslaved817808
121865-1867Whites, Pardos11261109
131867-186916121592
141869-187119071893
151871-187221852464
161872-1874335326
171874-1876647632
181876-1877953937
191877-1879All Races1247From Books 19 through 42; “All Classes”
201879-188015581545
211880-188218881858
221882-18832186
231883-18844
241884-1885233211
251885-1886548541
261886-1888847829
271888-188911721147
281889-189015071484
291890-189118351813
301892-189321642139
311893-18945
321894-1895336315
331895-1898642
341898-19001148
351900-190414381403
361904-19061747
371906-190820942054
381908-19114
391911-1912348
401912-1918647
411918-192010031276
421920-19221308

Confirmations of Juana Diaz

YearImage
1798-179939

Transcriptions

These transcriptions are courtesy of Johana Colon Perez and Belkis Munoz Gelabert. They cover the years from 1787 to 1838 and are in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, the settings are off. You will need to zoom in to five hundred percent. This will allow you to view the PDF file.

In addition, please review all transcription against the original records. These resources are available as a guide to facilitate your research. Some pertinent information could have been missed. It is a good idea to do this consistently. Only you can confirm your research.

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