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How to Manage Your Growing Genealogy E-Book and Magazine Collection

Moises Garza | April 17, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

As technology changes and everyone goes digital we are finding our selves with an ever increasing number of genealogy e-books and or digital magazines. Sometimes it can get hard to find just what you want or need when you need it. The following software was made with this in mind and it is made by Adobe the leading PDF software developer. Read the rest of this entry >>

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1881 Civil Registry Death Index of China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 16, 2013 | COMMENTS:2 Comments »

The following is the transcription and images to the 1881 Civil Registry Death Index of China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Nicolas de Ayala and Antonia de la Garza Montemayor,1695 Marriage in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 15, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The following is the 1695 marriage of my 7th great grandparents Nicolas de Ayala and Antonia de la Garza Montemayor. They got married in Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The following document indicates that the parents of Nicolas where Joseph de Ayala and Ana de Benavides and at the time of the marriage both were deceased by then. Read the rest of this entry >>

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1921 Civil Registry Death Index for Doctor Coss, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 14, 2013 | COMMENTS:2 Comments »

This is the 1921 Civil Registry Death Index for Doctor Coss, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is listed by alphabetical order. You can find the original images used for this index at FamilySearch, Mexico, Nuevo León, Civil Registration, 1859-1962 > Doctor Coss > Defunciones 1911-1940 Pg 272 and 273. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Captain Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon Colonizer of South Texas

Moises Garza | April 13, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The following is an excellent book about Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon whom was the son of General Blas de la Garza Falcon (1673-1736), governor of the province of Coahuila from 1723 to 1729 and 1733 to 1735, and Dona Beatriz de Villarreal. He was born in or near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in 1712. He married Dona Catarina Gomez de Castro whom was the daughter of Don Antonio Gomez de Castro and Dona Nicolasa Baez de Trevino, on January 1, 1731 at the mining town of Boca de Leones, present day Villaldamas, Nuevo Leon , Mexico. Read the rest of this entry >>

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1896 Civil Registry Death Index for Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 12, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

This is the 1896 Civil Registry Death Index for Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. You can find the index images at; Mexico, Tamaulipas, Civil Registration, 1800-2002 > Mier > Defunciones 1886-1896 Pgs. 508 -510 Read the rest of this entry >>

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Joseph Manuel Ayala and Josepha Antonia Cantu, 1732 Marriage In Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 11, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The following is the 1732 marriage record for my wife’s 6th great grandparents Joseph Manuel Ayala and Josepha Antonia Cantu. They married in Monterrey Nuevo, Leon Mexico. The following document indicates that Manuel’s parents were Nicolas de Ayala and Antonia de la Garza. Josepha’s parents are listed as Joseph Cantu and Gertrudis de la Garza. The document also indicates that they had received a dispensation for being related in the 3rd degree. I have yet to search for their marriage dispensation. Read the rest of this entry >>

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11 Websites to Help You Find your Ancestors and Break Brick Walls

Moises Garza | April 10, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The following list contains 11 websites that I use constantly to find my ancestors or gather clues to break my brick walls. If you are not using them you are missing out.  Read the rest of this entry >>

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1880 Death Index of China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Moises Garza | April 9, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The following is the transcription to the 1880 Death Index of China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is listed in alphabetical order by last name. Unfortunately some of the page numbers to the left column can not be read. See Original Image used for transcription. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Get a Hard Drive in the Cloud: Online Storage for your Genealogy Research

Moises Garza | April 8, 2013 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

boxnetlogoWhat if the files you need are on your laptop, but you’re on the road with your iPhone or Android device? With the following service, you store files online and then access them anywhere, anytime, on any device. Having a back up plan for your Genealogy research and files should be one of your main priorities. You  should always have them stored in a secure location in the cloud. Read the rest of this entry >>

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