Ojos de Agua, Chalatenango, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The Ojos de Agua canton in 1807 belonged to the Chalatenango Party.
 * In 1841 it formed an electoral canton with the towns of Las Vueltas and La Ceiba.
 * It was built as a town in 1847 and from 1855 it became part of the department of Chalatenango.
 * As of March 12, 1902, the Zapotal canton was annexed and the El Coyolar and Yurique cantons were incorporated, segregated from the Las Vueltas municipality and the El Portillo canton.
 * It was segregated from the municipality of El Carrizal on April 8, 1943.
 * The municipality of Ojos de Agua has a population of approximately 3,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ojos de Agua municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Chalatenango, Chalatenango) Registros parroquiales, 1777-1937 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica (Ojos de Agua, Chalatenango) Registros parroquiales, 1850-1969 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Ojos de Agua may be located in findagrave.com