Joca Claudino, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Born in the 1900s, under various names: Pedoca, Outro Lado, Várzea de Cacimba, it served as an inn and resting place for the donkey troops of the trader known as Manoel Mamoso, who found rest there under the shade of traditional sertão trees, when traveling with a commercial destination from the State of Ceará to Rio Grande do Norte.

In 1912, Mr. Pedro Anacleto de Andrade acquired from Manoel Mamoso the lands previously occupied by him, and which were called "Santarém" by Mr. José Gualbert de Andrade, later owner of the lands. Historically, the origin of the name is linked to the fact that these lands had as their first inhabitants the Iços-Pequenos, Paiacús and Quincus-Pequenos Indians, from the neighboring state of Ceará.

In 1979, Father Antonio José Duarte acquired, through a public deed "purchase/sale", by Mr. José Gualberto de Andrade, the lands that currently make up the city of Santarém, at the time, with only a small number of houses built of brick and rammed earth, some Amazon wells and a small number of cattle, goats and pigs.

In 1981, construction began on the Capela São José Operário, the local patron saint, inaugurated in 1983, with the urban nucleus of the District of Santarém being developed around it, under the constant work of Father Antonio José Duarte who had his family settled there, and seeing the situation both of the land and of its few inhabitants, he raised the idea of ​​raising the district to the rank of a city in future days. With constant work and persistence, it took place in 1985, precisely on the 13th of October, the foundation of the São José Operário Educational and Social Assistance Society took place, exclusively for the purpose of raising funds to benefit the community, which soon began to work for the growth of its homeland, as his parents constituted the Duarte descendants here, on the Santarém farm.

District created with the name of Santarém, on July 6, 1988, subordinated to the Municipality of Uiraúna. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Santarém, on April 29, 1994, separated from Uiraúna.

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia São José Operário Rua São José Operário, s/n Centro Joca Claudino Paraíba 58928-000 Telephone: (83) 3563-1100