Coelemu, Ñuble, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in 1750, under the name of Villa Jesús de Coelemu.
 * Originally it was found on the banks of the Itata and Coelemu rivers, but the inhabitants moved to their current site due to the continuous floods.
 * In 1833, it was renamed the Department of Coelemu.
 * On February 27, 2010 an earthquake and its corresponding tsunami strongly affected the commune.
 * It has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1710-1906 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1790-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Coelemu