São Domingos do Cariri, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
On the 22nd of April 1922 the young Francisco Amâncio Diniz arrived in this region, who, encouraged by his adventurous spirit, left his homeland (the city of Taperoá) seeking to extend the trade he lived in through various regions of the state. At the time, when he arrived, he found other traders who were sheltering in the leftovers of a quixabeira where they put their products for sale. As there were no land demarcations until then, since everyone who was here, like Francisco Amâncio, came from other regions, he (Francisco Amâncio) took the initiative of an organized settlement, where everyone led by them began to demarcate the land. Taking the banks of the Paraíba River as a reference, Francisco Amâncio, who was also a bricklayer, built the first house, and it was he who gradually organized the following constructions, where we can highlight the main works left by him, such as the old (Igreja Velha), the cemetery, and the new Church, which was also his initiative, starting the works shortly before his death on December 21, 1976. After a village was formed, in 1961 São Domingos was promoted to the category of district, an act in the sanctioned by the then Governor Pedro Gondim. The District was created with the name of São Domingos, on December 20, 1961, subordinated to the municipality of Cabaceiras. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of São Domingos do Cabaceiras, on April 29, 1994 separated from Cabaceiras.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil de Notas e Documentos Rua Inacia Merencia da Conceição, 77A Centro 58485-000 Telephone: (83) 3357-1050 E-mail: elizetesc@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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