Soledade, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The farm owned by Portuguese João Gouveia e Sousa, called Malhada Vermelha (because of the large amount of clay) and later Malhadas da Areias Brancas (as mentioned by Inocêncio Nóbrega Filho, in his book bearing this name), was the first landmark of the municipality of Soledade. The farm was located in one of the lots of Riacho do Padre, the first construction that is known, was a cemetery that received guidance from Father Ibiapina and that was intended to bury the dead of the second epidemic of "choleramorbo" that devastated Paraíba in 1894. A chapel was built in that cemetery and later expanded to occupy the entire area of ​​that sacred field. District created with the name of Soledade, on October 31, 1888, subordinated to the municipality of São João do Cariri. Elevated to the category of town with the name of Soledade, on September 24, 1885, dismembered from São João do Cariri. On November 15, 1938, the municipality of Soledade changed its name to Juazeiro, and Soledade became a district of Juàzeiro. On December 31, 1943, the district of Juazeiro was renamed Ibiapinópolis. Also by the aforementioned decree-law, the municipal headquarters was transferred from the district of Juàzeiro to the former district of Soledade with the name of Ibiapinópolis. The district of Juazeiro was renamed Juazeirinho, São Francisco was renamed Olivedos and Santo Antônio became Seridó. On September 17, 1948, the municipality of Ibiapinópolis was renamed Soledade again.

Local Offices
Cartório Isbelo Guedes Rua Artur da Costa Silva, 12 Soledade PB Centro 58155-000 Telephone: (83) 3383-1491 E-mail: cartorioisbeloguedes@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE SANTA ANA – 1913 Rua Dr. Gouveia Nóbrega, S/N Centro Soledade PB 58155-000 Telephone: (83) 3383-1214 Fax: (83) 3383-1981