Cataño, Puerto Rico Genealogy

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Cataño Municipality

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

Municipality of Cataño

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History

As people started establishing in the area, Cataño was declared as a barrio of Bayamón. However, there wasn't much success in the town's development during these years due to its swamp-like terrain. Still, around 1690, a hermitage was established to allow residents to receive religious services without having to travel to Bayamón. In the middle of the 19th century, a transport company was founded to facilitate the transportation of merchandise and passengers through the San Juan Bay. This spurred a growth in the population of Cataño, transforming it into one of the most prosperous barrios of Bayamón. Still, attempts to separate themselves from Bayamón on 1839 were unsuccessful. On June 26, 1893, Bishop Antonio Puig y Montserrat separated the barrios of Cataño, Palo Seco, and Palmas from Bayamón's parish and established an independent parish for the residents of these sectors. In 1927, Cataño was officially declared a municipality with the name "Hato de Palmas de Cataño", which was simply shortened to Cataño. Source: Wikipedia

Civil Registration

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• Puerto Rico Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates

Online Records

• Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, index, incomplete
• Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001, index, incomplete
• Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001, Cataño
• Puerto Rico Births and Baptisms, 1938-1947 — index

Church Records

• Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969, Cataño, browse images
• Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969, Bayamón, browse images

Census Records

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