Monteiro, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
At the end of the 18th century, Custódio Alves Martins, João Pereira de Melo and others established cattle ranches in the place where the municipality of Monteiro was built. In 1800, Manuel Monteiro do Nascimento and his wife donated, from their Lagoa do Periperi Farm, half a league of land in frame, to constitute the patrimony of the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Dores, built by them in the courtyard of their property, 300 meters away, on the banks of the Middle River. The fertility of the soil attracted many inhabitants and, in a short time, there was a village there that, in 1840, had already changed its name from Lagoa de Periperi to Povoação da Lagoa. Later, in honor of its founder, it was named Alagoa do Monteiro. The district of Alagoa do Monteiro was created in 1865 and the Municipality, in 1872, with territory separated from that of São João do Cariri. Installation took place the following year. In 1921, Alagoa do Monteiro received City charters, changing its name, simply, Monteiro. District created with the name of Alagoa do Monteiro, on September 4, 1865, subordinated to the municipality of São João do Cariri. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Alagoa do Monteiro, on June 28, 1872, separated from São João do Cariri.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil de Pessoas Naturais Rua desembargador Feitosa Ventura, 34 Centro Monteiro PB 58500-000 Telephone: (83) 3351-3215 E-mail: cartoriorcmonteiro@bol.com.br

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DAS DORES – 1875 Rua Coronel Santa Cruz, S/N Centro Monteiro PB 58500-000 Telephone: (83) 3351-2216 E-mail: paroquiademonteiro@hotmail.com

Localities
Districts: Alagoa do Monteiro, São João do Tigre (Camalaú e Tigre), Caroá (São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro), Sumé (São Tomé), Prata (Mugiqui)