Person:Francisco Bernier Santiago (1)

!DEATH-BURIAL: Francisco is buried in the same grave vault as Petrona Rivera. They are buried in The Coamo Municipal Cemetery (1921). Their names are on the same head stone. The head stone states that Francisco died at 26 days of age. Death date is 28 April, 1918. Photograph of head stone in possession of James Halabuk, 114 Sheffield Way, Newport News, VA 23602.

!BIRTH-DEATH-CONFLICT: According to Pedro J. Roig Alvarado in "Genealogical History Of The Berniers" Francisco's birth date is given as 2 April, 1917 at 3:00 AM, and his death date as 8 April, 1918. This is in conflict with grave headstone stating he died at 26 days of age. Also, his civil registration of death certificate shows he died on 3:00 pm on 26 April, 1918.

!DEATH: Civil registartion of death in Coamo, Puerto Rico; FHL Microfilm # 1,855,582, Item # 4, Page # 136, Record # 136; NOTES: Francisco died at 3:00 pm in the afternoon, on 26 April, 1918 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, at 26 days of age. His parents are recorded to be Segundo Bernier Rivera and Carmen Teresa Santiago. Paternal grandparents are listed as Segundo Bernier (deceased), of Aibonito, and Petrona Rivera, of Juana Diaz. Maternal grandparents are shown as Felipe Santiago, of Aibonito, and Teresa Bernier, of Aibonito. The death was registered with Coamo civil authorities on 26 April, 1918. Francisco was buried in the Coamo municipal cemetery.