Bolívar, Sucre, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was founded in the year 1713.
 * In 1783 when it became a missionary town.
 * On July 9, 1997, a major earthquake occurred in the area with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale, causing significant damage to Mariguitar.
 * The Municipality of Bolívar has a population of approximately 27,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Bolívar municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bolívar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Marigüitar
 * Direction: Calle Mejías, Mariguitar, Bolivar