São José da Lagoa Tapada, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The municipality emerged from a farm belonging to Fr. Izidro Gomes de Sá first person of the Sá family in São José, where a chapel was built and, around it, several houses were being built. With the growth of buildings, a small village was formed, initially called Oiticica for having several oiticica trees, further on Oiticicatuba, and soon after São José da Lagoa Tapada, receiving this name in honor of the patron saint of the São José chapel and for the village has been populated around a pond that with the construction of houses the pond was covered. On December 31, 1937, the district of São José da Lagoa Tapada appears in the municipality of Sousa. On 11-15-1938, the district of São José da Lagoa Tapada changed its name to Oiticica. By state decree-law nº 520, of 11-31-1943, the district of Oiticica changed its name to Oiticicatuba. On November 31, 1943, the district of Oiticicatuba was renamed -São José da Lagoa Tapada. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of São José da Lagoa Tapada, on July 28, 1959, separated from Sousa.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Rua Ananias Sarmento, s/n Centro 58815-000 São José da Lagoa Tapada PB Telephone: (83) 3538-1074 E-mail: cladiocoloral@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia São José (1960) Rua da Matriz, s/n Centro São José da Lagoa Tapada PB 58815-000 Telephone: (83) 3538-105