Brazil, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Brasil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Registros de Cemitérios Municipais

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1897-2012. The collection contains records from the four municipal cemeteries in Belo Horizonte: Bonfim, Consolação, Paz, and Saudade. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. {{Collection citation| text = “Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012.” Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Family members

How to Use the Record
To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Cemetery and Record Type" ⇒Select the appropriate "Volume" which takes you to the images. Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

Keep in mind: There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 >  image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.