Justo Briceño, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On September 23, 1867 it is erected as Torondoy Civil Parish.
 * In 1904 the denomination of Torondoy District was established, made up of three parishes: Piñango, Santa Apolonia and Torondoy.
 * On January 19, 1935, it was decided to change the name to Gómez District.
 * In 1936 it was decided to call it the Justo Briceño District.
 * In 1988, the Tulio Febres Cordero Municipality was detached from the then district.
 * Also in 1988 it was decided to adopt the name of Justo Briceño Autonomous Municipality.
 * In 1992 the word autonomous was removed.
 * The Municipality of Justo Briceño has a population of approximately 7,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1892-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1872-1954 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1872-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1926-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Justo Briceño municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Torondoy