Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The current territory of the province of Puntarenas was inhabited in pre-Columbian times by various Amerindian groups.
 * In 1814 the deputy of the Province of Costa Rica before the Cortes of Cadiz, presbyter Florencio del Castillo, managed to get them to grant the rank of Puerto Mayor to Puntarenas.
 * In 1840 it rehabilitated Puntarenas as a port for state commerce.
 * On March 5, 1847, it was declared a free port.
 * The population of Puntarenas, head of the canton, acquires the title of "City of Puntarenas" on September 17, 1858.
 * The Canton of Puntarenas has a population of approximately 130,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. El Corazón de Jesús (Puntarenas, Puntarenas) Registros parroquiales, 1850-1935 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Puntarenas Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Chacarita
 * Dirección: Carretera Esparza- Puntarenas, Chacarita, Puntarenas
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 04:00–22:00
 * Cementerio Barranca
 * Dirección: X7VH+3FH, Barranca, Puntarenas
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Cementerio Sardinal
 * Dirección: 45CC+P7G, Sardinal, Puntarenas
 * Camposanto Campos del Pacífico
 * Dirección: Calle La Guaria, San Miguelito, El Roble, Puntarenas
 * Horas: Lunes a Sábado de 07:00–17:00
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puntarenas
 * Dirección: Avenida 1, Puntarenas