Sossêgo, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In 1704, the first allotment of the place was donated, requested by the Count of Alvor. Meanwhile, Caetano Dantas Correia, applied for the date of Lagoa do Cuité. Together with his brother Simplício Dantas Correia, he began to organize the settlement of the place. He built the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Mercês, fixed, the same, subordinated to the Parish of Caicó, in Rio Grande do Norte, until 1801. District created with the name of Sossêgo, on December 20, 1961, subordinated to the municipality of Cuité. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Sossêgo, on April 29, 1994, separated from Cuité.

Local Offices
Cartório Do Registro Civil Rua Francisco Alves Dantas, 106 Centro Sossêgo PB 58497-000 Telephone: (83) 9148-4744 E-mail: cartoriosossego@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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