San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was a doctrine in charge of the Mercedarian friars.
 * After independence in Central America in 1821, Ostuncalco was made part of the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco.
 * In 1838 it passed to the State of Los Altos, which was approved by the Congress of the Federal Republic of Central America in that same year.
 * The new state experienced constant tension with Guatemala, until Guatemala regained the region by force.
 * The municipality of San Juan Ostuncalco has a population of approximately 50,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1677-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Juan Ostuncalco