San Marcos La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times came the Kachiquel settlers from where the modern municipalities of San Lucas Tolimán and Santiago Atitlán are currently located.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, he joined the department of Sololá / Suchitepéquez.
 * In 1838 he became part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he reincorporated it to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of San Marcos La Laguna has a population of approximately 3,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1920-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1647-1907 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1894 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1751 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal, San Marcos La Laguna