Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Genealogy

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Toa Alta Municipality

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

Municipality of Toa Alta

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History

Toa Alta is located west of the capital city of San Juan and was founded in 1751, making it one of the oldest towns on the island of Puerto Rico. The name Toa Alta comes from the Taíno word for mother or fertility.

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 triggered numerous landslides in Toa Alta Many homes and roads in Toa Alta were destroyed by the hurricane.

in 2010, the United States Census listed the population as 74,000.

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, Toa Alta, browse images
• Puerto Rico Births and Baptisms, 1938-1947 — index

Church Records

• Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969, Toa Alta, browse images

Census Records

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