Génova, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Liberal Revolution of 1871, the area received the designation of municipality of «Morazán».
 * On April 10, 1882, the municipality of Morazán was abolished and another named "Franklin" was erected in its place.
 * On November 29, 1879, the vacant lots of Flores Costa Cuca in the place called "Xolhuitz" were distributed to members of the "Sijeño Batallion" who lacked land.
 * Due to a volcanic eruption the town that currently occupies the municipal seat of Genoa was created, since the inhabitants of the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez were forced to settle in "Taltute" due to the destruction of their town.
 * On August 29, 1912 the municipality of "Santa Joaquina" was built, segregating the village that until then was known as Colomba Costa Cuca.
 * The name of Santa Joaquina was preserved until May 3, 1920, when the municipality was recently named "Genoa".
 * The municipality of Genoa has a population of approximately 35,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1901-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Génova

Localities

 * Bolivar
 * El Rosario
 * Nuevo Morazán
 * La Paz
 * San Miguelito