Lucena, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The village of Lucena began several centuries ago. In 1596, according to history, the Governor of the Captaincy donated a sesmaria to the Friars of São Bento on the Miriri River, which passes 5 kilometers north of the headquarters. That same year, the Portuguese were already making their way through Lucena to Baia da Traição. The toponym of the municipality originated from the name of an old resident, whose occupation was to transport passengers from Ponta to the right bank of the Paraíba River. In its beginnings, the municipality experienced remarkable progress and had one of the busiest commerce. The Dutch army even made a landing there, which was unsuccessful. The French, together with the Potyguaraas Indians, used the coast of the municipality a lot, docking their caravels for the trafficking of pau brasil. On December 31,, the district of Lucena appears in the municipality of Santa Rita. Elevated to the category of municipality, with the name of Lucena, on December 22, 1961, separated from Santa Rita.

Local Offices
Cartório Único Rua Américo Falcão, 1050 Centro Lucena PB 58315-000 Telephone:(83) 3293-1262 Email:cartorio.lucenapb@hotmail.com Cartório de Registro Civil Cunha dos Santos Rua São José 474 Fagundes Lucena PB 58315-917 Telephone:(83) 3293-1286 E-mail:cartoriofagundes@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia SAGRADO CORAÇÃO DE JESUS MENINO (2000) Rua Américo Falcão, s/n Centro Lucena PB 58315-000 Telephone:(83) 3293-1263 Santuário NOSSA SENHORA DA GUIA (1988) Fazenda da Guia, s/n Povoado da Guia Lucena PB 58315-000

Localities
Distritos de Paria de Fagundes e Costinha