Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Adjuntas family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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History
Although there are traces of the Taino people (indigenous people of the Caribbean) there is no specific group of settlers prior to the Spanish colonization around the year 1579. The Anusim, Maranos, and other Sephardic Jews settled in the area. Adjuntas was officially recognized and founded in 1815. Many immigrants from the Mediterranean island of Corsica and Majorca and African slaves later inhabited the area. Many of these groups established coffee plantations in the mid 19th century. After 1894, the United States Army occupied the town during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Seventeen Barrios currently make up the municipality of Adjuntas. September 20th, 2017 saw Hurricane Maria with its corresponding high rainfall and numerous landslides. Adjuntas currently has a population of 19,483.

Civil Registration
More recent records are protected by privacy laws. However, close relatives can request them for genealogy. Please go to Where to Write for Vital Records for information about ordering Puerto Rico Birth, Death, and Marriage records.

Online Records

 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, index
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index
 * Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, Adjuntas, 1885-1990, browse images

Church Records
Until the church records of this municipality are digitized and published online, write to the local Catholic Church for records prior to 1876. Consult The Catholic Directory to find the address of the local parish. The Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy. will help you with organizing your letter and phrasing your requests with examples of questions and phrases. Please use the Spanish Letter Writing Guide if the priest would prefer to correspond in Spanish.

Online Records

 * 1645-1969 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Catholic Church Records, San Joaquin Parish, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico,1815-1925 browse images
 * — index

Census Records
Search the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 census records for information about your Puerto Rican ancestors who were there during that time period. Click here to go to the Puerto Rico Census Page