Aroeiras, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In the region, where the municipality is located, there was a single flour mill, owned by Antônio Gonçalves, where farmers traveled with shipments of cassava for processing into flour. Due to the influx of manufacturers and traders of that product, Mr. João de Souza, built in 1881, a rustic trellis, covered with coconut straw, which served as a shelter for the visitors of the Feira de Catolé dos Sousas, as it became known.

The fair, which had the participation of residents from all over the region, grew and soon, new residential houses appeared, forming a population nucleus that was later elevated to the category of Village belonging to the municipality of Umbuzeiro. District created with the name of Aroeiras, on October 25, 1905, subordinated to the municipality of Umbuzeiro. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Aroeiras, on December 2, 1953, separated from Umbuzeiro.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Neco de Andrade, 60 Centro Aroeiras Paraíba 58489-000 Telephone: (83) 3396-1063 E-mail: cartoriosantoslima@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSÁRIO 1953 Rua Padre Leonel Franca, 177 Centro Aroeiras PB 58489-000 Telephone: (83) 3396-1674

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