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Puerto Rico is a commonwealth and territory of the United States after the Spanish American War of 1898. Puerto Ricans are natural-born citizens of the United States. Ancestry.com has made available the Puerto Rico Civil Records after 1885 as well as the census from 1910, 1920, 1930, 1935, and 1940 under US census rules. Puerto Ricans have a long history in Philadelphia although in the early 1900's their numbers were much smaller compared New York. The Puerto Rican population grew when manufacturing brought them in in the post-WWII migration of the 1940's. The purpose of Puerto Rico Genealogy is to provide information to beginners on how to find ancestors from Puerto Rico. I may include other parts of the world as Puerto Rico is a fusion of different cultures. I will also provide information about the history of Puerto Rico. I also want to share information related to Genetics.

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

• 1807-1880 - Extranjeros (Foreigners in Puerto Rico), ca 1807-1880 at FamilySearch — images
• 1815-1845 - Puerto Rico, records of foreign residents (Puerto Rico, registros de extranjeros), 1815-1845 at FamilySearch — images
• 1816-1837 - Emigrados, 1816-1837FamilySearch — images
• 1901-1962 - Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists 1901-1962 at Ancestry — index and images $

Naturalization and Citizenship Records[edit | edit source]

• 1795-1889 - Pasaportes (Passports), 1795-1889, at FamilySearch — images
• 1815-1845 - Puerto Rico Records of Foreign Residents, 1815-1845, at FamilySearch — images; Also at Ancestry.com($) — images
• 1897-1985 - Puerto Rico, Naturalization Records, 1897-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1899-1900 - Declaraciones de naturalización (Naturalization Records), 1899-1900,at FamilySearch — images
• 1900-1981 - Puerto Rico, naturalization records, 1900-1981, at FamilySearch — images

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Many Puerto Ricans grow up being taught that they're a mixture of three races: black, white and indigenous. Census, a majority of Puerto Ricans choose 'white' as their only race.

Migration Patterns[edit | edit source]

Puerto Ricans are by law citizens of the United States and may move freely between the island and the mainland. Puerto Ricans 'were collectively made U.S. citizens' in 1917 as a result of the Jones-Shafroth Act. Therefore, a Puerto Rican person moving to the United States will not have a naturalization record because they are already citizens.

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Emigration is a major part of contemporary Puerto Rican history. Starting soon after World War II, poverty, cheap airfares, and promotion by the island government caused waves of Puerto Ricans to move to the United States, particularly to the Northeastern states, and Florida. This trend continued even as Puerto Rico's economy improved and its birth rate declined. Puerto Ricans continue to follow a pattern of 'circular migration', with some migrants returning to the island. Source: Wikipedia