This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JrenaA Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11151.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank You. I'll let you know how I get on. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmaap4_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11151.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You might want to try an organization called InterNations of Polish expats living in Cuba. Someone might be able to give you or look for the information you are seeking. Good luck Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JrenaA Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11151/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can anyone point me in the right direction. Where in Havana can I look for information about the Szymorski/Szymurski family. I'm looking for the family of Martin (Marcin) and Stella (Stanislawa) Szymurski/Szymorski. Stella's maiden name was Lukaszewska and she married Martin in Philadelphia around 1910. Martin and Stella had 4 children: Joseph Martin Walter Stanislawa/Stella. Martin and his family lived in Chester at his nephew's Stanislaw Szymurski's house at 3012 W 3rd Street, before moving to Havana, Cuba where I expect went to look for work (around 1920's). From around 1923 to 1929 Stella was in Poland, but I don't know if she was with relatives or friends. Martin Jr., and Joseph returned to the USA in 1924 and went back to live with their cousin Stanislaw. By 1930 I can only find Joseph in the census for Chester, Delaware Co., PA. Unfortunately the present generations of the Szymurski family in Chester PA have no idea what happened to their cousins. Were there any Polish estabishments/churches/groups in Havana around the 1920's? Were there any censuses taken in Havana around the 1920's? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skibran Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11150/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anyone have any ideas as to why an ancestor from Chicago might have travelled to Cuba in 1871? I found a passport application from that year for my ancestor who was a lawyer in his late 40s. No evidence yet as to whether he actually went. Thanks, all:) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: m_longa Surnames: Augustin "Tintin" Longa Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11149/mb.ashx Message Board Post: sorry my spanish is poor. Looking for the descendants of my grandfather Augustin "Tintin" Longa coming from Guadeloupe. It seems to have 2 children in Guantanamo area around 1930-1940 (named angelo and/or angela). After his wife died, he came back to Guadeloupe where he had 3 children and died in 1945. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hola a todos, estoy buscando Montesinos en Guines y Matanzas (la ciudad y tambien Macuriges) en los sigls XVII y XVIII. Gracias, Mike

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lemoneti Surnames: Poppe Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11148/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Buenas tardes, soy un genealogista peruano, y les escribo porque hace poco me entere por una tia mia que el hermano de mi tatarabuela, llamado Alberto Federico POPPE, nacido en Lima, Peru en 1857, se fue a vivir a Cuba masomenos a fines del siglo XIX; buscando en Ellis Island y Ancestry encontre su nombre y algunos datos en un manifiesto del barco en el que viajo a Nueva York por negocios, en el cual dice que Alberto Federico POPPE vivia con su esposa en la ciudad de Bartle, Cuba. Quisiera saber si ustedes tienen alguna informacion sobre alguna familia Poppe en la ciudad de Bartle o alrededores. Pues me gustaria encontrar a mi familia cubana descendiente de mi tio Alberto Federico POPPE. Por favos escribirme a: jplemonniers@hotmail.com Muchas gracias. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Well, that is a possible explanation for my Y haplogroup being I1 (Scandinavian). On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:48 AM, oz hernandez <oswaldo1129@yahoo.com> wrote: > Please be aware that depending on each particular case (inquiry), Spain > did not conquer the Canary Islands until the end of the 1400s, and it took > them (who the natives described as "Castellanos" <Castillians>) several > years to do so. The ethnic/cultural group that inhabited the Islands at > the > arrival of the Spaniards were (or was) called "Guanches," and they were > described as commonly having reddish-color hair. The Canary Islands > served as the "commercial center of commerce" for the Scandinavian > Vikings for more than 400 years. There is a strong possibility that the > Güanches were a mix of Viking and Moroccan Ber-Ber tribes blood and > culture. They were also described as being "ferocious" warriors. > > I am stating this so that you are aware that every single person in the > Canary Islands who has a Spanish surname, will find the origin of that > last name in Spain proper (please, be aware that by stating , "...every > single person," I am about 99 percent correct). > > Oswaldo F. Hernandez-Campos > Asheville, North Carolina > > > --- On Tue, 8/30/11, GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> wrote: > > From: GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> > Subject: Re: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > To: cuba@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 8:40 AM > > > Hola: The only way is to visit the town or city where the records are, > once you make the right person to person contact and pay off the right > person you will get what you looking for. Saludos, Joe. > > > > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:05:49 -0400 > > From: alexthoth@gmail.com > > To: CUBA@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > > > > I’ve been able to track down my Cuban families’ origin to a town in Gran > > Canaria. And I wanted to get some documentation to confirm this. The > local > > church was contacted and it seems we’ve reached an impasse. I was > wondering > > of offering to make a donation to the church would get this moving again. > > How much is a normal donation for this? Does anybody have any advice? I > feel > > like I’m close. > > > > Thank you, > > Alex > > ========================================== > > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > > ~~~~~~ > > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > > ========================================== > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your > answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que > conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Please be aware that depending on each particular case (inquiry), Spain did not conquer the Canary Islands until the end of the 1400s, and it took them  (who the natives described as "Castellanos" <Castillians>) several years to do so.  The ethnic/cultural group that inhabited the Islands at the arrival of the Spaniards were (or was) called "Guanches," and they were described as commonly having reddish-color hair.  The Canary Islands served as the "commercial center of commerce" for the Scandinavian Vikings for more than 400 years.  There is a strong possibility that the Güanches were a mix of Viking and Moroccan Ber-Ber tribes blood and culture.  They were also described as being "ferocious" warriors. I am stating this so that you are aware that every single person in the Canary Islands who has a Spanish surname, will find the origin of that last name in Spain proper (please, be aware that by stating , "...every single person," I am about 99 percent correct). Oswaldo F. Hernandez-Campos Asheville, North Carolina --- On Tue, 8/30/11, GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> wrote: From: GLORIA BOAN <gloandjoe@msn.com> Subject: Re: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records To: cuba@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 8:40 AM Hola:  The only way is to visit the town or city where the records are, once you make the right person to person contact and pay off the right person you will get what you looking for.  Saludos,  Joe. > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:05:49 -0400 > From: alexthoth@gmail.com > To: CUBA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > > I’ve been able to track down my Cuban families’ origin to a town in Gran > Canaria. And I wanted to get some documentation to confirm this. The local > church was contacted and it seems we’ve reached an impasse. I was wondering > of offering to make a donation to the church would get this moving again. > How much is a normal donation for this? Does anybody have any advice? I feel > like I’m close. > > Thank you, > Alex > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message                           ========================================== To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. ~~~~~~ Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. ========================================== ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Khafner11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/529.558/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandmother who is still living at 96 had a father, Benancio Vidal Guasch, who died when she was 2 1917. She stayed in Cuba with her mother and her father's brother's took him to Tarragona, Barcelona, Espana for treatment. I do not know the names of his brothers. I too am trying to find out about my grandmother's family from Spain. She has not had any contact with her father's family since his death. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmaap4_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/5807.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you Constance, it is as I suspected. Best regards Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hola: The only way is to visit the town or city where the records are, once you make the right person to person contact and pay off the right person you will get what you looking for. Saludos, Joe. > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:05:49 -0400 > From: alexthoth@gmail.com > To: CUBA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CUBA] Gran Canaria Church Records > > I’ve been able to track down my Cuban families’ origin to a town in Gran > Canaria. And I wanted to get some documentation to confirm this. The local > church was contacted and it seems we’ve reached an impasse. I was wondering > of offering to make a donation to the church would get this moving again. > How much is a normal donation for this? Does anybody have any advice? I feel > like I’m close. > > Thank you, > Alex > ========================================== > To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. > ~~~~~~ > Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. > ========================================== > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I’ve been able to track down my Cuban families’ origin to a town in Gran Canaria. And I wanted to get some documentation to confirm this. The local church was contacted and it seems we’ve reached an impasse. I was wondering of offering to make a donation to the church would get this moving again. How much is a normal donation for this? Does anybody have any advice? I feel like I’m close. Thank you, Alex

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Gabriel673 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/1998.3576.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have a Granda on my family tree. Do you know where in Cuba did your Granda relative settled? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: constance622 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/5807.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lynn was the second marriage. Best, Constance ps sorry for abrupt message, storm here, no power. Writing from iPhone Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmaap4_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/5807.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Constance, I have Elena married to Guillermo Serjant Lynn y Addison. Perhaps her marriage to Spotorno was a second marriage? If you have any info on thisw let me know. Best regards Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: constance622 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/5807.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have new information on the Yurubis. They did not come from Venezuela, but from Ragusa, Dalmatia. Their original name is closer to Gjurovic. In Cuba, their name was changed variously to Yurubi or Gerovich or Georovich or Guirovich. Maria de las Mercedes Yurubi y Montalvan and Maria Elena Yurubi y Montalvan were sisters. Elena married Francisco Spotorno and was the mother of Juan Bautista Spotorno, acting President of Cuba during the Ten Years' War. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: olgacalderon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/1143.1144.3.2.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jorge, Thank you. Today I googled Ana Proenza Isasi. I found valuable information, please try. I believe Cristobal Arnaldo Isasi could be Lorenza Fuentes father. I am not sure but that is what I thought. Nothing proven, just a thought. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: flor1400 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/1143.1144.3.2.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Olga, My information I got it from the "Libro de Bayamo". Jorge Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: olgacalderon Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/1143.1144.3.2.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jorge, The information I have is limited, try google under books. Type Francisco Leiva,Leyba,etc. and Ysasi,Ysassi,Isassi,Sassi,you will find information on Francisco de Leyba Ysassi.Even his grandson who was a priest in Chihuahua,Chih., spelled his name different at times. I also have Francisco de leyba death year ,23 of august 1679,it said he married in Cuba with Lorenza Ysassi. It had a date of july 18 same year and Bernardo Suares. This could be a testament or something similiar. Family Search .org Image 306 . I also recommend You search Alonso Leyba in Durango. Death 18 May 1705 Sagrario Victoria Durango,Durango, Image108 What year did Francisca Geronima get married and how did you manage to find this information. If you don't know how to search in the web. site I left , let me know. I hope I left information you could use. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.