San Lorenzo, Ahuachapán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1770 San Lorenzo was a prosperous hacienda in the parish of Chalchuapa, but under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Sonsonate.
 * It belonged to the department of Sonsonate from June 12, 1824 to February 8, 1855.
 * It reached town status in 1835.
 * When the district of Ahuachapán was erected, by Law of July 4, 1832, the municipality of San Lorenzo was included in its jurisdictional area.
 * The municipality of San Lorenzo has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Lorenzo (Ahuachapán) Registros civiles, 1862-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Lorenzo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Lorenzo
 * Direction: San Lorenzo