Dominican Republic Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
República Dominicana, Registros Misceláneos

Record Description
These records include residency permit requests, immigration tax exemption requests, fire arm permit renewals, passenger arrival and departure lists, and immigration-related correspondence. The records are originally housed at the Archivo General de la Nación in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Record Content
These emigration and immigration records usually include the following information:


 * Name of the immigrant
 * Age, race, color, gender and occupation
 * Physical descriptions of the immigrant
 * Port of entry and mode of transportation
 * Date of entry
 * Departure place
 * Residence

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Related Websites

 * Dominican Republic Ancestry Maps
 * Dominican History
 * Archivo General de la Nación

Related Wiki Articles

 * Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Dominican Republic Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Dominican Republic

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.