Serra Grande, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The REGION where the municipality is located was, around 1768, known as Timbaúba, due to the large number of trees of this species. In 1816, Captain Manoel Joaquim da Silva, Ensign Venceslau Gomes da Silva and David Pereira, residents of the backlands of Piancó, claimed that, between the Gameleiras, São José, São Gonçalo, Aguiar, Capim and Serra Grande mountains, there were vacant lands, comprising Lagoa Redonda to Sítio Lages, whose granting of the allotment with the initial territory of Serra Grande, was made by André Alves Pereira, Governor of the Captaincy of Paraíba. In 1898, the settlement began when Tomé Ferreira dos Santos, João Ferreira Lima and Pedro José dos Santos and their families settled in the place, facing difficulties proved by the droughts. The installation of an open-air market, which began to be frequented by a large number of residents of the region, contributes to the development of the provoked.

In 1937, the district of Timbaúba appears in the municipality of Misericórdia. On November 15, 1938, the municipality of Misericórdia was renamed Itaporanga and the district of Timbaúba was renamed Serra Grande and lost part of the territory to the new district of São Paulo, in the same municipality as Itaporanga. On December 31, 1943, the Serra Grande district was renamed Ibitirussu, and the municipality of Itaporanga was renamed Misericórdia again. On January 7, 1949, the district of Ibitirussu was renamed Serra Grande again. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Serra Grande, on December 13, 1961, separated from Itaporanga.

Local Offices
Cartório Maria Aglaiva Ramalho Avenida Tomé Pereira Dos Santos, s/n Centro Serra Grande PB 58955-000 Telephone: (83) 3498-1018 E-mail: cartorioserragrande@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Sagrada Família Travessa Pedro Abilio, 07 Serra Grande PB 58955-000 Telephone: (83) 3498-1069