Sonsonate, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Sonsonate is a former province of the Captaincy General of Guatemala that obtained its independence from Spain in 1821.
 * As of June 12, 1824, together with the province of San Salvador, they formed the country that today is called El Salvador.
 * On February 8, 1855 the department of Sonsonate was divided into two: Sonsonate and Santa Ana.
 * The department of Sonsonate has a population of approximately 536,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery indexes of Sonsonate at FindAGrave.com