São José de Piranhas, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of São José de Piranhas ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
It is assumed that the territory was constituted by the old sesmarias belonging to the Casa da Torre and the farmers of Piancó who settled there, around the 18th century. Apparently, there were farms in the region, because in 1764, when there was the registration of the required Sesmaria, there is a description regarding the demarcation of lands, which leads us to believe that it was previously from the aforementioned sesmaria. After the construction of residential houses, a village was formed, called São José de Piranhas, on the banks of the river of the same name. In 1908, President João Machado created the position of Municipal Mayor, and Malaquias was appointed to occupy that position. Over the years, the Boqueirão reservoir was built and the engineers came to the conclusion that the dam would cover part of the village of São José de Piranhas, currently inhabited by Piranhas Velhas. With that, the village was transferred to Jatobá. This name lasted until 1952, when it returned to the toponym of São José de Piranhas. District created with the name of São José de Piranhas, on November 10, 1840, subordinated to the municipality of Cajazeiras. Elevated to the category of village with the name of São José de Piranhas, on September 24, 1885, separated from Cajazeiras. On November 28, 1935, the headquarters of the village of São José de Piranhas was transferred to a place called Jatobá. On December 18, 1936, the town's headquarters were renamed São José de Piranhas.

Local Offices
Cartório Distrital de Bom Jesus Rua Inácio Lira, 322 Centro São José de Piranhas PB 58940-000 Telephone: (83) 3552-1283

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
Paróquia São José (1840) Rua Juvêncio Andrade, 13 Centro São José de Piranhas PB 58940-000 Telephone: (83) 3552-1299 WebSite: www.paroquiasaojosedepiranhas.com.br

Localities
District: Bonito de Santa Fé e Carrapateira