Northern Samar Province, Philippines Genealogy

Asia Philippines  Northern Samar Province

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
In the early days of Spanish occupation, Samar and Leyte islands were under the jurisdiction of Cebu. In 1735, Samar and Leyte were separated from Cebu and declared into one province with Carigara, Leyte as the capital. Consequently, during the Spanish-American colonial period, Samar was separated from Leyte and declared as a province in 1768 with Catbalogan as the provincial capital.

On June 19, 1965, RA 4221 was passed by Congress dividing Samar Island into three (3) provinces: Northern Samar with Catarman as capital, Eastern Samar with Borongan as capital, and Western Samar with Catbalogan as capital. A subsequent legislation passed on June 21, 1969 (RA 5650) changed the title “Western Samar” to simply Samar.

Cemeteries

 * Find A Grave
 * Gamay Northern Samar Cemetery
 * Las Navas Public Cemetery
 * Sta. Margarita Cemetery
 * Calbayog Catholic Cemetery
 * Calbayog Civil Cemetery

Websites

 * Northern Samar Wikipedia
 * Samar
 * Philippine Sites
 * Province of Northern Samar, Philippines
 * Directory of Cities and Towns in Province of Northern Samar, Philippines
 * PHILIPPINE Provinces, Cities, Municipalities
 * Northern Samar Map
 * ZIP Codes & Phone Area Code of, Philippines