Samaná, Dominican Republic Genealogy

Guide to Samana Province family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Historical Background

 * Samana is a province in the Dominican Republic.
 * Samana has been a province since 1907.
 * Samana is divided into 3 municipalities and further divided into 3 municipal districts.
 * According to the Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Samana had a population of 139,707 in 2014.
 * In 1938, the area of Sabana de la Mar became part of the El Seibo province.
 * The current territory of Maria Trinidad Sanchez (formerly Julia Molina Province) was taken from Samana in 1958.
 * Samana was reduced further in 1959 and ceded territory to Trujillo del Yuna.

Finding the Municipality
For immigrants to the United States, use Finding Town of Origin to learn how to locate a municipality or town in the Dominican Republic.

Civil Registration

 * See Dominican Republic Civil Registration for more resources
 * 1801-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($)
 * 1828-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images

Church Records

 * See Dominican Republic Church Records for more resources
 * 1590-1975 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1666-1862 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1726-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), American Ancestors ($)
 * 1743-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($), American Ancestors ($)

Immigration Records

 * 1921-1980 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; Also at Ancestry ($)