Samayac, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * With the Independence of Central America in 1821, Samayac was included in the Mazatenango Circuit.
 * In 1838, like the entire western region of Guatemala, Samayac was integrated into the State of Los Altos.
 * This had ephemeral existence, being reincorporated to Guatemala by blood and fire in 1840.
 * Its municipal head was categorized as a village on December 9, 1922.
 * The Samayac Municipality has a population of approximately 21,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1908-1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Census Records

 * 1687, 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Samayac