San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Martín Jilotepeque 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 the doctrine of the Dominican friars until 1754, when they passed it along with the rest of its reductions to the secular clergy; Then, after the Santa Marta earthquakes of 1773, several families who suffered the loss of their homes in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala settled in this town.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, it was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of San Martín Jilotepeque has a population of approximately 60,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Chimaltenango, San Martín Jilotepeque, registro civil -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1679-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Documentos eclesiásticos, 1721-1896 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Martín Xilotepeque: 1815, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de los Magueyes San Martín Jilotepeque
 * Cementerio Municipal San Martín Jilotepeque