Aserrí, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * On November 4, 1825, the State of Costa Rica was divided into two large departments, the Eastern Department and the Western Department.
 * Through it, Aserrí was established as a town in the district of San José, part of the Oriental department.
 * In the administrative territorial division of Costa Rica in 1836, Aserrí appears as a town in the province of San José.
 * In the Political Constitution of November 30, 1848, a new political and administrative division was established.
 * Among the cantons of the province of San José, there was the canton of Curridabat and Aserrí, which included most of the current canton of Aserrí.
 * On November 4, 1862, the territory of the Republic is divided again for municipal purposes. Aserrí became part of the canton of Desamparados.
 * On November 27, 1882, Aserrí was created as a canton of the province of San José.
 * On August 10, 1920, the town of Aserrí received the title of city.
 * On April 22, 1999, the seventh district of Salitrillos was created, segregated from the district of Alajuelita.
 * The Canton of Aserrí has ​​a population of approximately 61,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Luis de Asserrí (Aserrí, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1782-1969 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Antonio de Curridabat (Curridabat, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1811-1948 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Aserrí Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Aserrí
 * Dirección: 209, Aserri
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Antiguo Cementerio de Aserri
 * Cementerio de Jorco