Juazeirinho, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The region where the current city of Juazeirinho is located was part of the Oliveira Ledo sesmarias, who pioneered the Cariri and Sertão Paraibanos. Ana de Oliveira, sister of Teodósio de Oliveira Ledo, took up residence at Fazenda Joazeiro, according to information from Mr. Wilson Seixas, who extracted from the Book of Notes nº 8, from the 1st Office of the District of Pombal, a power of attorney that granted him the right of heir. The Oliveira Ledo people had already settled in Cariri in Paraíba, since, according to the document above, Ana de Oliveira, in 1753, was in the region with a cattle farm and a house. Her presence was remarkable, and there is even today a farm that preserves, after more than two centuries, its name: farm? Ana de Oliveira?. The Joazeiro farm, owned by Henrique Ferreira Barros, one of the founders, and another, by Carlos Francisco da Cunha, served as initial landmarks for the settlement of the place. In addition to the few existing properties, the rest were vacant lands, which, little by little, were inhabited by settlers who took up residence, bringing their families, their habits and customs. Initially, a muleteers' landing was formed, where the muleteers were sheltered, in their comings and goings, between the hinterland and Campina Grande, becoming an obligatory stop. On farms in the region, cattle, goats and sheep were thriving, in addition to the cultivation of corn, beans and cotton. Thus, people began to talk about selling the surplus of this production, which gave rise to the idea of ​​a local fair, since the fair in Soledade was four leagues away, which made it difficult to transport goods. As part of this initiative, many settlers and landowners made an application to Colonel Claudino Alves da Nóbrega, who authorized the fair. On November 4, 1913, the first fair was held which was a success and quickly prospered. Vila Joazeiro, already with some families, became a trading post, where transactions of cattle, cotton and foodstuffs emerged. On December 31, 1937, the district of Juazeiro appears in the municipality of Soledade. On November 15, 1938, the seat of the municipality of Soledade was transferred to the district of Juazeiro, changing the name of the former municipality of Soledade to Juazeiro. On December 31, 1943, the municipal seat was transferred from Juazeiro to the village of Soledade with the name of Ibiapinópolis, and the district of Juazeiro was renamed Juazeirinho, appearing with this name in the municipality of Ibiapinópolis. On September 17, 1948, the municipality of Ibiapinópolis changed its name to Soledade. Elevated to the category of municipality, with the name of Juazeirinho, on July 25, 1957, separated from Soledade.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Siqueira Campo, 88 Centro Juazeirinho PB 58660-000 Telephone: (83) 3382-1053 Email: cartoriofrancacolaco@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE SÃO JOSÉ 1966 Praça São José, S/N Centro 58660-000 Juazeirinho PB Telephone: (83) 3382-1308

Localities
Distrito de Ténorio