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Obituaries, Death Notices and more
[Obituarios, Esquelas y mas]
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Why Should I Research Obituaries? |
An obituary is considered a secondary source. The reason
for this is that except for the death date and funeral information, all
the information is given by someone who was not present when the event
happened. However, it is a source that should be researched. You'll be
glad you did.
Here are some of the reasons:
- They often provide evidence of the individual's marriage,
place and date of birth, parents, siblings, and
children.
- You can determine the exact date and place of death
- Obituaries will often lead to other genealogical sources.
If things like occupations, religion, military service
and similar details are mentioned, be sure to follow up research in these
new sources.
Please do remember that all the information located in an
obituary may not be accurate and true. Like any genealogical source,
details should be verified with other records. Normally the informant for
the source of the information is not given; so it is by definition, a
secondary source, not a primary record.
Here in  , we are slowly extracting some of the data from the death
notices and obituaries published in the Puerto Rican and USA Newspapers.
For more information about the deceased person, please visit a Newspaper
repository to examine the original.
Enjoy your discoveries!
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Funeral
Card Index |
With a long tradition dating back to the 1800's, funeral
cards (also sometimes called mass, mourning or remembrance cards) are an
excellent source of information for genealogists.
While not a traditional
"vital record", they often provide great clues like death and birth dates,
name of the cemetery where the deceased was interred, name of the funeral
home, and sometimes even a photo of the ancestor.
Click here to see the Funeral
Cards Index
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Puerto
Rico Newspaper Obituary Index |
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What we show under this section are the only
obituaries available to us as of today.
We will add more when they become available to us.
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All
Soul's Day [Día de los Muertos] |
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The end of October and beginning of
November bring us "Día de los Muertos", or the Day of the Dead.
Celebrated in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day
on November 1 and All Soul’s Day on November 2, this holiday is
especially important in Latin America. While Mexico is best known for
its "Día de los Muertos" celebrations, which include pageantry,
processions and public display of altars to the dead, in Guatemala it
is more often celebrated as a family holiday, and usually called Día
de los Difuntos.
Here in Puerto Rico, it is a time for families to go to the cemeteries
where they paint and clean up the graves of family members, honor
their ancestors with flowers, candles and prayers. On these days,
especially November 2, the cemeteries are full of life and
celebration, and food and flower vendors set up shop outside the
cemetery gates.
There is also a special In Memoriam
publication in one of the Puerto Rico Newspapers. We will attempt to
locate and present here those publications from previous years.
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In Memoriam |
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In Memoriam Publications:
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United
States Newspaper Obituary Index |
To avoid violating the copyright protection exercised by many newspapers
over complete obituaries, Our database simply cites some of the
information that appeared on the obit notice.
To read or obtain the full obituary you would need to contact the
newspaper or funeral home directly.
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