Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Mejillones was founded on December 24, 1862 by the Bolivian government, although Bolivian sovereignty was not secure until the agreement of 1866, when Chile withdrew its claim to the land.
 * When Chile won the Pacific War, the current Region of Antofagasta was annexed.
 * The community of Mejillones has an approximate population of 10,000.

Civil Registration

 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Registros civiles, 1908-1932 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 - in Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Municipal Cemetery of Mejillones