Concepción Chiquirichapa, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * During the colonial era it was a doctrine of the convent of San Juan Ostuncalco.
 * On April 3, 1838 Chiquirichapa became part of the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * Concepción Chiquirichapa rose to the category of municipality in 1860.
 * The municipality of Concepción Chiquiricapa has a population of approximately 18,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1929-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1722-1910 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal #1 de Concepción Chiquiricapa
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de Concepción Chiquiricapa

Localities

 * Los Duraznales